Senior Clinical Coder in London

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Main area: Clinical Coding

Grade: Band 5

Contract: 12 months (12-month fixed-term contract from date of commencement)

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 271-ICT- -A

Site: Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Town: London

Salary: £38,488 - £46,852 per annum inclusive

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 08/11/ :59

Job overview: The Clinical Coding Department is responsible for abstracting and analysing complex clinical information from patients' records and translating this into a coded format in line with National Standards. You will work as part of a team of experienced trained staff, rotating between duties working on all specialties. As a senior member of the Clinical Coding team, you will support and mentor Clinical Coding Officers and assist the Clinical Coding Manager in ensuring accurate and timely clinical coding is achieved for all patient activity.

Main duties of the job:

• Review and interpret complex clinical information from patient health records and a range of clinical systems, applying your knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology.
• Accurately code inpatient and day case activity using ICD-10 and OPCS-4 classifications, in accordance with national and local clinical coding standards, rules and conventions.
• Ensure coded information is accurate, complete, consistent and submitted within agreed Trust timescales.
• Act as a key coding contact for designated specialties, building positive working relationships with clinical teams and supporting the resolution of complex coding queries.
• Liaise with clinicians and their teams to clarify clinical documentation where this is required to support accurate coding.
• Provide guidance and support to trainee, junior and less experienced Clinical Coders, including mentoring, checking work and helping colleagues develop their coding knowledge and confidence.
• Support the induction of new team members and work with the Clinical Coding Manager to identify learning and development needs.
• Participate in clinical coding audits, review findings and contribute to improvements that support consistently high standards of coded information.
• Support the Clinical Coding Manager in developing and implementing local processes and guidance in line with national standards.

Person specification:

• Holds Accredited Clinical Coding Qualification.
• Demonstrated medical terminology and anatomy knowledge.
• Knowledge of Patient information systems.
• Evidence of attendance to a Clinical Coding refresher course, within the last 2 years.
• Holds an NHS Digital approved Clinical coding Auditor or trainer classification.

Experience/Knowledge:

• A thorough knowledge of ICD-10 and OPCS – 4.
• Significant coding experience.
• Be able to explain the complex coding rules to all disciplines of staff including medical and clinical.
• Specialist Paediatric coding experience.
• Understanding of clinical coding and the impact on HRGs and financial flows.

Skills/Abilities:

• Have excellent verbal communication skills, in person, by telephone and in writing (including emails), using tact, discretion and sensitivity.
• Working with VDU’s, standard keyboard skills for inputting into computer more or less continuously.
• Frequent requirement for prolonged concentration.
• Use of MS Word & Excel to an intermediate level.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet financial and statistical deadlines.
• Gather, analyse, interpret and present extensive and/or complex data and information.
• A committed, pro-active individual able to work on their own initiative and prioritise workloads.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of coding classifications, standards and guidance, including ongoing changes to ICD-10 and OPCS-4.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.

Please be advised that the recruitment process for all admin and clerical roles at Bands 2-4 will be a two-stage recruitment process whereby shortlisted candidates will undertake an online literacy, numeracy, ICT and typing test. Only those candidates who pass the competency test will proceed to a formal interview. The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification criteria for this post will be shortlisted.

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.