Job summary
Remote Clinical Coding Analyst
Band 5
**Accredited Clinical Coders only**
Successful applicants that hold the ACC qualification for over a year can expect £2,500 uplift in addition to their Band 5 salary per year.
Following a detailed review of the Trust's Clinical Coding Service, an exciting opportunity has arisen within the department for full time, ACC qualified coder with enthusiasm and motivation to join our extremely busy Clinical Coding Department. The post holder will have responsibility for the clinical coding of all acute specialties, by abstracting clinical data from the patients records and translating it into diagnostic (ICD10) and procedure (OPCS) coding classifications.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Coding Team performs an extremely important role in the information and financial flows of the Trust and is a source of healthcare data for the Department of Health (DOH) and World Health Organisation (WHO).
As an Accredited Clinical Coder, you will have experience of coding a variety of specialties that occur within an acute NHS organisation. You will have a flexible and adaptable approach to work and strive to create accurate clinically coded data, embracing the national clinical coding standards, rules, and conventions, to ensure the Trust data is sufficiently robust.
We would be delighted to receive applications from ACC qualified Clinical Coders who live outside the geographical area who are interested in remote working.
We are a centralised coding team with coding offices on two sites. Coders can also choose to work on site full time or have the option to adopt a hybrid working approach, working part on site and part remotely.
Our source documentation for coding is a mix of paper and electronic documents, emphasising moving towards a fully electronic patient record.
About us
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good general education to GCSE level with Maths and English
- Relevant NVQ3 / A levels or equivalent. To have obtained a Pass in the National Clinical Coding Qualification (ACC)
- Have attended an NHS Classifications Service (NHSCS) foundation course
- Be able to provide evidence of attendance at a nationally approved Refresher Training Course within the last three years of employment.
- Be able to provide evidence of attendance on nationally approved Specialty Workshops
- Ongoing relevant experience and development to degree equivalent level.
Desirable
- Degree in Sciences/Biology
Experience
Essential
- Have extensive experience working as a clinical coder following foundation training.
- Experience of working within the NHS or other relevant Healthcare service
Desirable
- Experience of using encoding/Hospital Systems
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Essential
- Able to provide evidence of a maintained standard of 90% accuracy across all specialties.
- accuracy across all specialties. ? Able to provide evidence of maintained productivity levels that have met the needs of the current or previous clinical coding post.
- Profound knowledge of Medical Terminology.
- An excellent knowledge of human anatomy & physiology.
Desirable
- Able to provide evidence of a maintained standard of 95% accuracy across all specialties.
- Able to demonstrate an extensive and thorough knowledge of Medical Terminology and Anatomy & Physiology
- Able to present complex and technical clinical coding rules and standards to a non-coding, technical/professional audience.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good general education to GCSE level with Maths and English
- Relevant NVQ3 / A levels or equivalent. To have obtained a Pass in the National Clinical Coding Qualification (ACC)
- Have attended an NHS Classifications Service (NHSCS) foundation course
- Be able to provide evidence of attendance at a nationally approved Refresher Training Course within the last three years of employment.
- Be able to provide evidence of attendance on nationally approved Specialty Workshops
- Ongoing relevant experience and development to degree equivalent level.
Desirable
- Degree in Sciences/Biology
Experience
Essential
- Have extensive experience working as a clinical coder following foundation training.
- Experience of working within the NHS or other relevant Healthcare service
Desirable
- Experience of using encoding/Hospital Systems
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Essential
- Able to provide evidence of a maintained standard of 90% accuracy across all specialties.
- accuracy across all specialties. ? Able to provide evidence of maintained productivity levels that have met the needs of the current or previous clinical coding post.
- Profound knowledge of Medical Terminology.
- An excellent knowledge of human anatomy & physiology.
Desirable
- Able to provide evidence of a maintained standard of 95% accuracy across all specialties.
- Able to demonstrate an extensive and thorough knowledge of Medical Terminology and Anatomy & Physiology
- Able to present complex and technical clinical coding rules and standards to a non-coding, technical/professional audience.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
