Clinical Coder Higher Level - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Nottingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description
Band 4


Main area

  • Clinical Coding
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Grade

  • Band 4
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Contract

  • Permanent
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Hours

  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
  • Home or remote working
37.5 hours per week
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Site

  • QMC
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Town

  • Nottingham
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Salary
- £23,949 - £26,282 per annum
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Salary period

  • Yearly
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Closing

  • 06/02/2023 23:59Job overview


An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Clinical Coding team at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust for an NHS experienced non ACC/ACC qualified coder.

We expect you to poses
_either_ your NCCQ - Accredited Clinical Coder (professional qualification - Institute of Health Record and Information Management)
_or_ equivalent coding expertise (evidenced through testing)


You'll have a minimum of 2 years NHS coding experience in a variety of specialties with documented evidence of formal training and competency achievement gained or formal refresher training.


Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust promotes a positive work/life balance. This role provides a remote working opportunity with some members of our Coding team already working across the country. We also offer the added benefit of flexibility in working hours - option to work hours over a seven-day period with additional flexibility on core hours.

Main duties of the job


In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.


In this role you will abstract and analyse clinical information from digitised casenotes, other relevant documents, hospital electronic systems and translate into diagnostic and operative procedure codes using the current classifications, adhering to the national standards and conventions, inputting the data on to the Trust's patient information system to meet the Trust' financial and statistical data commitments.


You'll need the ability to work independently, code accurately to national coding guidelines with little or no supervision and organise/prioritise your own day to day work requirements.

You'll be physically capable of sitting for prolonged periods, using computer systems.

Working for our organisation


Working in a friendly and welcoming environment, we are looking for someone who enjoys a challenge and working to tight deadlines.

We are looking for an enthusiastic person, with a positive attitude who is a team player.

You will need to have exceptional attention to detail and a willingness to work around the needs of the team and organisation.


Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust promotes a positive work/life balance. This role provides a remote working opportunity with some members of our Coding team already working across the country. We also offer an added benefit of flexibility in working hours, option to work hours over a seven-day period with additional flexibility on core hours.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities


You will abstract and analyse relevant clinical data from a variety of manual and computerised sources, including digitised case notes, laboratory reports and discharge summaries.

You will need to be confident working independently with mínimal supervision.


You will ensure that complex clinical data regarding diagnoses and surgical procedures on patient episodes is coded using national (OPCS-4) and international (ICD-10) or any other classifications that may be implemented in the future adhering to all national standards and conventions.


You will be responsible for entering coded clinical information into the Trust's patient information system in conjunction with a clinical encoder ensuring accuracy, completeness and timeliness at all times.

You will work within tight deadlines whilst maintaining a high quality of accuracy and completeness of clinical coding.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

  • NCCQ
  • Accredited Clinical Coder (professional qualification established by Connecting for Health in collaboration with Institute of health record and information management) or equivalent coding expertise (evidenced through testing)
  • Possess 5 GCSE/GCE or equivalent experience
Experience

Essential criteria

  • NHS Coding experience
  • Ability to work independently and code accurately and to national coding guidelines with little or no supervision
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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience.

Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.


Salary:
The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence:

All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.


At Risk of redundancy:
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