Accredited Clinical Coder (R&R Premia incentive)
The West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust are seeking to recruit Accredited Clinical Coders to join our Clinical Coding team.
Remote Working and Hybrid-Working opportunities available.
A Recruitment and Retention Premium of 12% per annum (approximately £3725) will be payable, to be reviewed annually.
We welcome applications from Non-Accredited Clinical Coders with relevant NHS hospital clinical coding experience who are willing to work towards their accreditation. If successful, a non-accredited applicant will commence at on a Band 4 pay scale until they received accreditation.
The department offers comprehensive training for all coders with help developing existing skills and learning new ones, and has an established internal Clinical Coding audit programme
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have responsibility for the coding of all specialities based patient admissions, by abstracting clinical data from electronic patient records and translating it into diagnostic (ICD10) and procedure (OPCS4) coding classifications.
Applicants will be eager to work with good organisational skills, be able to work well under pressure and prioritise their own workload.
A first-class knowledge of medical terminology and anatomy and physiology is essential along with the ability to demonstrate competence in the use of ICD10 and OPCS4 classifications. The application of clinical coding standards across specialities is a prerequisite.
About us
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and teamwork guide how we work and behave as a team.
At West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust we provide:
NHS/Blue Light Discounts
Local Business Discounts
Occupational Sick Pay
Occupational Maternity Pay
Employee Assistance Programme
Discounted Abbeycroft Leisure Membership
Long Service awards
Recognition Awards - Putting you First and STAR (Special Thanks and Recognition)
Salary Sacrifice Schemes
Cycle to Work Scheme
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyone's voice counts, and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE:
To accurately extract relevant clinical information from the Patient Health Care Record and to assign appropriate codes following established National Coding Guidelines
To interface with clinicians, healthcare workers, and other relevant personnel in order to ensure coding accuracy and integrity are maintained at the highest level
To mentor and support all junior staff.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
* Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) or equivalent experience and willing to work towards
* Good general education (Degree level or equivalent)
* Certificate in Medical Terminology
* Clinical Coding Standards Course
Experience & Kowledge
* NHS clinical coding experience
* Knowledge of Anatomy, Biology, Physiology
* Refresher course in past 3 years.
* Awareness of patient confidentiality and GDPR
* Working knowledge of an electronic patient record system
* Working knowledge of Medicode encoder/other encoder
* Wide speciality coding
Skills & Abilities
* Good interpersonal and communication skills
* Ability to work calmly in a busy environment
* Polite and efficient manner
* Good analytical skills
* Able to maintain levels of high concentration
Personal Qualities
* Team player
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.
West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
£32,073 to £39,043 a yearPer annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time,Part-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working
Reference number
179-7893522-C-A
Job locations
West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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