Job summary
Are you interested in making a difference to how we support cancer patients at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre through Clinical Coding then this could be the role for you?
We are looking for a full time Senior Accredited Clinical Coder to join our award winning BI team. This role will be vital in ensuring that we deliver a high quality Clinical Coding service. We are looking for an experienced Clinical Coder who is interested in joining a small but perfectly formed Clinical Coding Team to support delivery of the clinical coding. The team have recently received the highest level of assurance in the clinical coding audit.
This would be an ideal role for someone who has extensive experience and detailed understanding of NHS Clinical Coding. The ideal candidate would be an experienced accredited clinical coder who is interested in cancer specialisms.
This position is full time for 37.5 hours a week. The team are currently working in a blended fashion with an opportunity to work in our Wirral Centre or Liverpool Spine offices or to work at home.
If you would like to make any informal enquiries then please contact Helen Clamp, Clinical Coding Manager on helen.clamp1@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
To provide an accurate, timely and consistent abstraction and coding of all relevant clinical information, relating to the diagnoses, procedures and treatments for all patients admitted to the Trust according to the coding conventions and standards of ICD-10 International(Classification of Diseases) and OPCS-4 (Classification of Surgical Operations and Procedures).
Applying independent judgement in the interpretation, transposition, and sequencing of clinical data to reflect an exact clinically coded representation of the patient's hospital stay. This data is essential for the effective management of the Trust and directly influences income in line with the "Payment by Results" process. It also forms the basis for clinical audit, clinical governance reporting, bench marking and medical research.
Accredited Clinical Coders will be trained coders who have achieved the National Accreditation in the National Clinical Coding Qualification (UK). Clinical coders are also required to attend specialist workshops and refresher training once every 3 years.
This role requires substantial attention to clinical detail and a logical thought process. The clinical coding process supports the provision of data for the Trust's clinical activity.
A strong commitment to continued professional development is required including attending in-house and external training to ensure that coding knowledge is current and reflects mandatory requirement and best practice.
About us
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading providers of non-surgical cancer treatment, caring for a population of 2.4 million people across Cheshire & Merseyside, North Wales, the Isle of Man and parts of Lancashire.
Our flagship specialist cancer hospital in Liverpool opened in June 2020, supported by our hospital on the Clatterbridge Health Park in Wirral providing outpatient cancer treatment and supportive care, and our radiotherapy treatment centre on the Aintree Hospital site.Together, working across three sites and operating specialist chemotherapy clinics in four of Merseyside's district hospitals, we are able to deliver a comprehensive range of inpatient care, advanced radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other systemic anti-cancer therapies including gene therapies and immunotherapies. We also deliver a pioneering Treatment at Home and Work service; are the only facility in the UK providing low-energy proton beam therapy to treat rare eye cancers and host the region's Teenage and Young Adult Unit, (supported by the Teenage Cancer Trust).
Working with leading experts from The University of Liverpool and the Cancer Research UK Liverpool Cancer Trials Unit we strive to stay at the forefront of novel treatments and techniques to deliver more effective and personalised treatments than ever before.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibility for Information Resources1. Working as part of the Coding Team to ensure that the Trust have 100% coding completeness and a high standard of coding accuracy. Accredited clinical coders should work to a minimum of over 90% accuracy for primary diagnoses and procedures and over 90% for secondary diagnoses and procedures2. Identify missing information and retrieve in order to achieve departmental and Trust targets on completeness of coding.3. Use coding manuals to translate all relevant clinical information into ICD10 diagnostic and OPCS-4 procedural clinical codes, which accurately reflect the patients condition and treatment in the Trust.4. Code in accordance with National coding standards and appropriate Trust policies and procedures
Analytical and Judgement Skills1. Extract and analyse all available clinical information from electronic sources ie EPR clinical information system, Aria (Radiotherapy System) CRIS (Radiology System) to include nursing and clinical noting, documentation, ward round notes histology forms etc.in order to assign and sequence the episode coding2. Use of own knowledge and judgement to translate and identify appropriate codes for complex cases, carrying out duties independently and without routine supervision.3. Use and maintain an extensive knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, to assist in the selection and application of clinical codes and to investigate and resolve possible inconsistencies between source data and test results.4. Liaise with clinicians to ensure patient documentation is complete and accurate to facilitate compliance with national standards and respond to clinicians queries with regards to coding and documentation requirements.
Mental Effort1. Responsible for examining case notes and radiotherapy and chemotherapy prescriptions to facilitate complete and accurate data entry (i.e. not data entry from a completed pro forma)2. Responsible for carrying out duties independently without routine supervision reporting to clinical Manager on any coding/system queries or for reference- Responsible for prioritising own workload- Responsible for working to strict deadlines- Responsible for adhering to national guidelines for clinical coding and Trust Policies3. Ability to concentrate for prolonged periods of timeHigh level of concentration to extract and input relevant and accurate clinical data Undertake auditing of complex cases regularly through the method of double coding, requiring prolonged effort.4. Clinical Coders are responsible for maintaining up-to-date expertise within their specialism as incomplete or inaccurate clinical coding will impact on Trust finances. Clinical coding underpins the Payment by Results process of funding and the coding team must ensure that the Trust have 100% coding completeness and a high standard of coding accuracy. Accredited clinical coders should work to a minimum of over 95% accuracy for primary diagnoses and procedures and over 90% for secondary diagnoses and procedures in order to maintain a Level 3 of the DSP Toolkit requirement
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibility for Information Resources1. Working as part of the Coding Team to ensure that the Trust have 100% coding completeness and a high standard of coding accuracy. Accredited clinical coders should work to a minimum of over 90% accuracy for primary diagnoses and procedures and over 90% for secondary diagnoses and procedures2. Identify missing information and retrieve in order to achieve departmental and Trust targets on completeness of coding.3. Use coding manuals to translate all relevant clinical information into ICD10 diagnostic and OPCS-4 procedural clinical codes, which accurately reflect the patients condition and treatment in the Trust.4. Code in accordance with National coding standards and appropriate Trust policies and procedures
Analytical and Judgement Skills1. Extract and analyse all available clinical information from electronic sources ie EPR clinical information system, Aria (Radiotherapy System) CRIS (Radiology System) to include nursing and clinical noting, documentation, ward round notes histology forms etc.in order to assign and sequence the episode coding2. Use of own knowledge and judgement to translate and identify appropriate codes for complex cases, carrying out duties independently and without routine supervision.3. Use and maintain an extensive knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, to assist in the selection and application of clinical codes and to investigate and resolve possible inconsistencies between source data and test results.4. Liaise with clinicians to ensure patient documentation is complete and accurate to facilitate compliance with national standards and respond to clinicians queries with regards to coding and documentation requirements.
Mental Effort1. Responsible for examining case notes and radiotherapy and chemotherapy prescriptions to facilitate complete and accurate data entry (i.e. not data entry from a completed pro forma)2. Responsible for carrying out duties independently without routine supervision reporting to clinical Manager on any coding/system queries or for reference- Responsible for prioritising own workload- Responsible for working to strict deadlines- Responsible for adhering to national guidelines for clinical coding and Trust Policies3. Ability to concentrate for prolonged periods of timeHigh level of concentration to extract and input relevant and accurate clinical data Undertake auditing of complex cases regularly through the method of double coding, requiring prolonged effort.4. Clinical Coders are responsible for maintaining up-to-date expertise within their specialism as incomplete or inaccurate clinical coding will impact on Trust finances. Clinical coding underpins the Payment by Results process of funding and the coding team must ensure that the Trust have 100% coding completeness and a high standard of coding accuracy. Accredited clinical coders should work to a minimum of over 95% accuracy for primary diagnoses and procedures and over 90% for secondary diagnoses and procedures in order to maintain a Level 3 of the DSP Toolkit requirement
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NCCQ Qualification - ACC status
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of anatomy, physiology and medical terminology
- Knowledge of computerised systems
Desirable
- Expertise in Oncology coding
- Knowledge of Meditech/Medicode
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years experience in clinical coding
- Experience of Electronic Patient Record systems systems (EPR)
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines routinely
- Ability to communicate with staff across all levels
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NCCQ Qualification - ACC status
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of anatomy, physiology and medical terminology
- Knowledge of computerised systems
Desirable
- Expertise in Oncology coding
- Knowledge of Meditech/Medicode
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years experience in clinical coding
- Experience of Electronic Patient Record systems systems (EPR)
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines routinely
- Ability to communicate with staff across all levels
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
