Job summary
Are you an Accredited Clinical Coder, and are thinking of a new challenge then why not apply to be a flexible worker across the Clinical Coding team at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
Abstracts, analyses, translates and enters, codes based on medical information from patient records.
Deal with enquiries; liaise with clinicians regarding coding queries.
Locates and collates missing source material e.g. missing case notes or electronic documentation, histology or data quality records.
Achieves the performance requirements of an Accredited Clinical Coder.
Passes Clinical Coding Audit in all coding areas and works towards exceeding audit requirements.
Applies knowledge of complex national coding standards in order to assign codes using the ICD and OPCS classifications to record all diagnoses, procedures and interventions for in-patient, day case and regular day/night admissions, although this will be monitored (through audit), they will be expected to code areas they have previously been signed off in independently.
Works independently (without supervision) within all specialties.
Follows defined coding processes for resolving queries on their own.
Selects own workload to and knows when to use the internal query process to escalate more complex issues to senior members of staff or clinicians.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
What youll be responsible for:
Working independently (without supervision) within all specialties.
Following defined coding processes for resolving queries on their own.
Selecting own workload to and knows when to use the internal query process to escalate more complex issues to senior members of staff or clinicians.
Is responsible for the provision of a high-quality clinical coding service. Abstracting and analysing documented medical terminology, then translating into clinical codes that can be used to give an accurate record of inpatient (Elective, Day Case and Emergency) hospital admissions.
Analysing medical terminology in terms of diagnostic and procedural information from patient documentation (The Trusts Scanning System, various clinical systems and paper case notes) in order to extract all relevant information to accurately reflect the patients stay in hospital.
Performing advanced Clinical Coding that requires the post holder to make analytical judgements regarding a wide range of complex patient documentation and utilising clinical coding conventions.
Abstracting, analysing, translating and entering, codes based on medical information from patient records.
Dealing with enquiries; liaise with clinicians regarding coding queries.
Locating and collating missing source material e.g. missing case notes or electronic documentation, histology or data quality records.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What youll be responsible for:
Working independently (without supervision) within all specialties.
Following defined coding processes for resolving queries on their own.
Selecting own workload to and knows when to use the internal query process to escalate more complex issues to senior members of staff or clinicians.
Is responsible for the provision of a high-quality clinical coding service. Abstracting and analysing documented medical terminology, then translating into clinical codes that can be used to give an accurate record of inpatient (Elective, Day Case and Emergency) hospital admissions.
Analysing medical terminology in terms of diagnostic and procedural information from patient documentation (The Trusts Scanning System, various clinical systems and paper case notes) in order to extract all relevant information to accurately reflect the patients stay in hospital.
Performing advanced Clinical Coding that requires the post holder to make analytical judgements regarding a wide range of complex patient documentation and utilising clinical coding conventions.
Abstracting, analysing, translating and entering, codes based on medical information from patient records.
Dealing with enquiries; liaise with clinicians regarding coding queries.
Locating and collating missing source material e.g. missing case notes or electronic documentation, histology or data quality records.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- ACC (Accredited Clinical Coder) Qualification
Experience
Essential
- UK clinical coding using ICD-10 and OPCS-4
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- ACC (Accredited Clinical Coder) Qualification
Experience
Essential
- UK clinical coding using ICD-10 and OPCS-4
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.
