Acc Lead Coder
3 weeks ago
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Clinical Coding Department as an ACC qualified Clinical Coder at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP)
Having demonstrable relevant experience and an ACC qualification you will provide highly accurate clinical coding, have good organisational skills, an eye for detail and accuracy and the ability to work as part of a successful and innovative team.
Core duties are the provision of an efficient and high-quality clinical coding service, as well as meeting Trust deadlines associated with clinical coding. The role will also require some engagement in validation meetings with clinicians, education of junior clinicians in the importance of co-morbidity recording, building working relationships with service teams and to act as a point of contact for coding issues.
We require a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to join our extremely busy team. If you are looking to develop your skills in the coding environment and feel that you can make a positive contribution to our service, we would like to hear from you.
We also offer a limited Working from Home Rota and are working towards implementing an EPR system which will create the opportunity for further flexible working.
**Main Duties**:
To provide comprehensive, high quality, efficient clinical coding of inpatients and day cases using ICD 10 and OPCS4 classifications to facilitate Payment by Results, statistical and performance analysis, and clinical care/audit. The UHP Clinical Coding Department codes approximately 143,000 inpatient and day case episodes per year.
Duties may also include some engagement in validation meetings with clinicians, education of junior clinicians in the importance of co-morbidity recording, building working relationships with service teams and to act as a point of contact for coding issues.
The Clinical Coding Department is made up of a team of 25 Coders including our Manager, Deputy Manager, Trainer and Auditor and Support Trainer/Auditor and an Admin Support Team of a Team Leader and 3 Admin Assistants. The team are based on Level 7 at Derriford Hospital.
The role of a coder is rewarding with good career prospects, the team are all very supportive of each other.
The working environment is quiet as the role requires a high degree of focus and concentration.
Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS at Risk staff throughout Devon who is able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.
**Job Purpose**:
To provide comprehensive, high quality, efficient clinical coding of inpatients and day cases using ICD 10 and OPCS4 classifications to facilitate Payment by Results, statistical and performance analysis, and clinical care/audit. The UHP Clinical Coding Department codes approximately 143,000 inpatient and day case episodes per year.
Duties may also include some engagement in validation meetings with clinicians, education of junior clinicians in the importance of co-morbidity recording, building working relationships with service teams and to act as a point of contact for coding issues.
**Key Dimensions**:
The post-holder will provide comprehensive, high quality, efficient clinical coding of inpatients and day cases for a wide range of specialties and will assist the Clinical Coding Service Manager and the Performance Improvement Manager in acting as a point of reference for clinicians and other staff groups throughout the service lines.
The post-holder will provide support to other Coders.
PRIMARY DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
To be fully conversant with the relevant publications of International Classification of Diseases (ICD 10) and Classification of Surgical Operations and Procedures (OPCS4).
To critically examine the clinical information required assigning the national codes in accordance with the national guidelines.
To extract diagnoses and operations from summary sheets and health records for all inpatient and day case episodes, showing a high level of expertise across all specialties.
To classify diagnoses and operations and to accurately input onto the iPM system, every code relevant to the care episode that affects the care and influences the health status of the patient.
To prioritise and code any outstanding uncoded episodes as identified by computer printouts, so that work targets, laid down by the Clinical Coding Service Manager are met.
To act as a mentor giving support and advice to other more junior coding staff.
To act as a specialty lead for at least one specialty, attending audit meetings as required and advising on review / audit issues to that directorate/specialty.
To ensure adherence to local procedures for clinical coding relating to individual specialties/consultants.
To liaise with consultants, junior medical staff, business managers, information analysts, finance staff, clinical effectiveness and audit staff and medical secret
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