Senior Clinical Coder

3 hours ago

Crewe, United Kingdom Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

If you have submitted an application within the last 3 months you need not apply.

We have a vacancy for an experienced qualified Clinical Coder to join our expanding clinical coding team.

We are passionate about supporting staff with personal development and would have a training plan that aligns to individual needs.

We are looking for someone who is forward thinking, who has experience in coding multiple specialities. Willing to lead and develop trainee staff and support a work programme of clinical engagement.

You must be able to demonstrate expert knowledge in the National Clinical Coding Rules and conventions , along with good understanding of medical terminology and anatomy.

Main duties of the job

The post holder's key responsibility is to abstract complex clinical information from the patient's health record on discharge and translate the medical terminology into alpha- numerical codes using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD 10) for diagnoses, and the OPCS Classification of interventions and procedures in compliance with national clinical coding standards and guidelines. Participate in the training and mentorship of less experienced coders and assist with problem resolution. Day to day mentoring, allocating work to trainees, sharing expert knowledge to achieve maximum coding assurance. Participate in the delivery of clinical coding awareness and engagement sessions, including recruitment evenings. To liaise with other departments including clinicians, medical secretaries, nursing staff, medical records team, and ward clerk to promote confidence and awareness in clinical coded data.

About us

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and emergency care, cardiac, critical care,child health,maternity services and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Trust provides over 500 beds and employs over 5,100 members of staff. A comprehensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools through our Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership.

We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West Place-based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five-year Trust Strategy, there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, be it in the hospital or out in the community.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

We welcome all applicants and assess all job applications based on knowledge, skills and experience needed for the post.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see full job description for full details

1. Attend and contribute to speciality coding meetings to help resolve issues encountered and improve the quality of coded data

2. Act as a lead to designated coders to discuss coding issues and to provide advice on clinical documentation.

3. Undertake routine and complex clinical coding using judgement to translate complex cases, whilst achieving high levels of accuracy.

Problem solve and action the review of coding process problems to continually improve coding quality and timeliness. Ensure all queries raised by other Trust staff are resolved promptly and effectively, or where appropriate are referred to the Clinical Coding Team Leaders. Accompany where necessary the Coding Auditor to discuss coding issues relevant to areas of expertise.

7. Post holder must have the ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently. This role requires independent working to manage own workload by working on own initiative, as well as taking directives from the managers and team leaders as required.

8. The post holder will be responsible for the mentorship of trainee clinical coders and support less experience coders through their training and development plan set out by the Team Leaders along with overseeing day to day activities, leading them on the tasks.

9. May be required to deputies for the Team Leaders in training sessions of inexperienced coders.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

National Accredited Clinical Coder Qualification (ACC) Certification of attendance of Coding refresher Course within the last 3 years Certification of attendance of Medical Terminology & Anatomy Course 5 GCSE's A - C including English, Maths , Science or equivalent

Desirable

Degree in Health Informatics or related subject

Knowledge

Essential

Expert Knowledge in Anatomy and Physiology Expert knowledge in national clinical coding standards and conventions and their relationships to the Healthcare Resource Group (HRG) Expert knowledge of medical terminology covering all acute specialities

Desirable

Knowledge of Payment by results Knowledge of SNOMED CT

Skills

Essential

Excellent Analytical skills and ability to use own judgement to interpret and summaries relevant clinical terminology used for diagnostic and procedural information. Ability to work with prolong concentration. Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills Experience of working on own initiative and effectively within a team. Effective inter-personal skills and persuasive skills to liaise with Clinical and Administration staff on issues of clinical coding and complex medical information. Proven keyboard skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel Ability to work under pressure with a high degree of accuracy, within strict deadlines.

Desirable

Ability to receive feedback and act on feedback in order to improve performance and knowledge. Ability to work flexibly to meet the changing needs of the services Ability to work with a calm approach to agreed timescales and standards.

Experience

Essential

Extensive knowledge/ background of coding in an acute hospital In Depth knowledge and experience of using an encoder, specifically PCS and Simple code Experience of training and mentorship of other staff in complexities of coding. Coding experience in a minimum of 6 specialities.

Desirable

Staff and organisational development skills Appreciation of and compliance with the Data protection act and Caldicott.

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