Senior Clinical Coder

Job Overview

Are you a Clinical Coder looking for an exciting development and progression opportunity with flexible working hours? East Cheshire has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Coder to join our friendly team.

Experienced coders play a pivotal role in enhancing our coding department, working within the team to meet deadlines, reporting back to the Clinical Coding Manager, and collaborating with both non-clinical and clinical staff within the Trust to ensure high data quality.

Hours per week: 37.5

Main Duties of the Job

1. To provide an efficient and high-quality Clinical Coding service to support the business needs of the Trust, including Clinical Governance, Information Governance, and Finance by ensuring accurate, consistent, timely, and complete inputting of medical terminology.
2. To provide consistently recorded data to well-defined Clinical Coding standards. The Clinical Coding Department uses the ICD-10 and OPCS 4 classifications to record all diagnoses and procedures for all inpatient and day case admissions.
3. To assist the Clinical Coding Management to ensure that complete and high-quality Clinical Coding is delivered within the timescales set by the Secondary User Service and Payment by Results/National Payment Tariff System.
4. To enhance the original information provided for Clinical Coding and therefore improve the quality of coded information, the job holder will assist the Clinical Coding Management to develop an improved communication system between the Clinical Coding Department and Clinicians and other Medical Professionals.

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