Employer Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Aintree University Hospital Town Liverpool Salary £26,530 - £29,114 If not an Accredited Clinical Coder, Annex 21 will be considered Salary period Yearly Closing 29/07/2025 23:59
Clinical Coding Officer
Band 4
Job overview
*** Previous applicants need not apply***
Job Overview
To extract, analyse, translate and data entry complex medical patient care records into diagnostic and procedural coding in an accurate and timely manner adhering to the Trusts deadlines.
The post holder should be able to demonstrate a high level of communication skills, excellent organisational and time management skills and the ability to work accurately under pressure to meet deadlines.
All necessary and relevant training will be provided to the post holder to enable them to carry out all roles and responsibilities of the post.
**Please note that candidates must be available on the 31st July and 1st August for open day and interviews.**
Main duties of the job
Main Duties
Extraction of complex clinical information from the health record on discharge of the patient and translation of medical terminology using ICD10 and OPCS4 into a form that can be tabulated, aggregated and sorted for statistical analysis, applying national and international rules and conventions to agreed standards.
Training and workshops will be provided by our team of Trainers.
All coders will attend workshops on a regular basis to enable them keep up to date with any changes within clinical coding and support learning skills and development.
All coding to be completed by the 2nd working of each month for the previous month following discharge to support payment by results with the assistance of the Clinical Coding Assistant Manager when necessary, and in line with department procedure.
Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
An excellent development opportunity has arisen for keen, enthusiastic, highly motivated individuals to join our Clinical Coding Team at Liverpool NHS Foundation Trust.
Ideally we are looking to recruit an ACC qualified Clinical Coder, however we recognise that there is a shortage of people who hold this specialist qualification. We would therefore encourage candidates who are interested in becoming a Trainee Clinical Coder to apply. Those appointed to a trainee position will be appointed in accordance with annex 21 of the AFC terms and conditions and the salary will be paid as a percentage of the top of the band dependant upon the length of training.
As a department we can offer clinical coders a comprehensive training and development structure through strong leadership, an in-house training programme delivered through Terminology and Classifications Delivery Service Approved Clinical Coding Trainer’s, and CPD for clinical coders and ACC coders, developing existing skills and learning new ones.
As a trainee clinical coder you will ideally have previous experience of working within an acute hospital environment and possess excellent IT and communication skills. Over a period of 2-3 years, you will embark on an extensive training & mentorship programme, including working towards & attaining the National Clinical Coding Qualification (ACC), to become a fully qualified Band 4 clinical coder.
The department offers a flexible approach to working patterns to promote a healthy work/life balance. Home working up to 2 days per week is available by request dependent on level of experience.
The Clinical Coding Department is based over three sites; Aintree, Broadgreen and the Royal site. On occasions you may be required to travel across sites.
Person specification
Qualifications
* GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
* Accredited Clinical Coder
* Relevant Diploma, other higher degree or equivalent experience
Experience
* Experience as a clinical coder
* NHS experience
* Working with an encoder software
* Experience of working with Dr Foster Data
Skills
* Excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills
* Use of patient administration system
* Able to use own initiative with support from Manager
* Able to work with a range of professionals
* Flexible approach to work
* Good communication skills in all media, face to face, telephone & written
* Good organisational skills
* Use of patient administration system
* Negotiation, motivation and influencing skills
* Confidentiality awareness
* Experience of managing staff
Other
* Excellent reliability
* Willingness to assist colleagues
* Present a professional image at all times
Knowledge
* Ability to interpret information and to present information to diverse groups Trust wide
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.
Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Candidatesapplying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months’ of their 18 th birthday.
The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.
The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.
Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £23 (standard disclosure) or £43 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. DBS applications submitted from 2nd December will be subject to the new DBS fee of £26.50 (standard) and £54.50 (Enhanced).
From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.
Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.
This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.
Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.
All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.
As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.
If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.
Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
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