Senior Clinical Coder - London, United Kingdom - Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Accredited Clinical Coder to join our small but very efficient Coding Team.

Our Clinical Coders provide a highly valued service to all departments across Homerton Healthcare.

You will act as an expert specialist in clinical coding and be able to advise on complex coding queries to other departments across the trust.

You will provide accurate information to support HRGs (Health Resource Groups) to facilitate maximisation of trust income through the PbR (Payment by Results) process.

You will need an excellent understanding of ICD 10 & OPCS 4

As a Senior Clinical Coder you will be responsible for coding a multiple of specialities within the Trust.

You will work as part of a team and keep to very tight deadlines, our coding department always achieves 100% by the 12th of every month.

As a band 6 Senior Coder you must be ACC (Accredited Clinical Coder) you will bring your expertise & knowledge of ICD 10 classifications and OPCS 4.10, have excellent communication skills both written and verbal, able to organise and prioritise your own workload, keep your coding skills up to date through regular attention to all coding instruction manuals and Delen.

Using EPR as the main source of documentation undertake abstraction, analysis and interpretation of complex clinical data so that every specialty is coded 100% for all finished consultant episodes (fces) making sure you follow the conventions of ICD10 and OPCS 4 and /or other terminologies as required by the Trust.

Input encoded clinical data onto the Trust's patientadmiration system using 3M Medicodeencoding software, ensure the accuracy standards are in line with thedefinition'scontained in the Trusts Clinical Coding Policy & procedure manual, be responsible for own workload and to supervise/mentor more junior coders, work within the team useunitiveto ensure that the deadline/freeze dates are met 100% every month.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients.

In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required.

For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.