Classification and Terminology Specialist

Job summary

We are seeking Accredited Clinical Coders to join our established team. You will:

• Be competent in accurately coding multiple specialties.
• Understand the need for high quality coded data to support healthcare planning, reimbursement, management of services, statistical analysis, and research.
• Be interested in assuring the Trust wide Clinical coding SNOMED implementation and quality improvements within the clinical coding team
• Have excellent communication skills.
• Ideally hold the National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ), although experienced coders without may be considered.

If this is you, we offer a unique opportunity to be involved at the intersection of health informatics and digital transformation within the Trust. You will be part of the clinical coding assurance team, liaising within the directorates, clinical service leads, to provide the trust with accurate clinical information.

The role requires you to work to strict deadlines, whilst paying attention to detail and always maintaining a high level of accuracy. There will be some collaboration with our sister Trust NHFT.

We are committed to staff health and wellbeing, including offering flexible working, remote working will also be considered. Compassionate leadership is at the forefront of everything we do and we also offer a wide variety of training and developmentopportunities to support personal and career development goals.

Contact Details: Sarah Ratcliffe, sarah.ratcliffe11@nhs.net, 07787439306

Main duties of the job

Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)

• As a Senior Clinical Coder, you will be responsible for extracting clinical information from the patients electronic medical record, then translating this medical terminology into a series of codes using international and national classifications.
• Ensuring departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and targets are consistently achieved
• To work autonomously without direct supervision
• To be proactive, flexible, and supportive towards an electronic way of working as the Trust develops its electronic patient record
• To be self-sufficient in resolving complex clinical coding queries and issues

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

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