Senior Clinical Coder
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
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Job summary
We are looking for a motivated, Accredited, enthusiastic Clinical Coder to join our well established Clinical Coding Team. You will have passed the National Clinical Coding Qualification and so hold Accredited Clinical Coder status. You will need to demonstrate a high level of Clinical Coding skills across a range of specialties with the ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail whilst working under pressure to meet required deadlines.
As a Senior Clinical Coder, you will be expected to look at complex information and ensure accurate code assignment whilst maintaining national clinical coding standards. The information is essential to the National Tariff payment system that underpins Trust income. You will be required to liaise with Clinicians, service leads and other key Trust members to ensure accurate clinical information. You will assign clinical codes using ICD-10 and OPCS 4 Classifications ensuring adherence to National Standards and conventions, you must be able to prioritise your workload to meet the needs of the department and the Trust.
Main duties of the job
The majority of the Clinical Coding Team are home based, only attending site if they choose to work on site. There may be the odd requirement to attend site for a meeting, but this is not likely to happen often. The Team connects with each other via MS Teams, email, and phone. Clinicians are contacted in the same way.
Since working from home, the Clinical Coding department have put many things into place to ensure that the Team can still communicate with each other as they would of on site. It's extremely important to the Team to have one another for support to discuss complex coding queries and any other issues that could impact on the quality of coding if not discussed. Regular Team meetings, MS Teams Chats and virtual meetings are just a few of the ways the Team remain connected to each other. The Trust are extremely supportive of the Wellbeing of all their Staff and there is a Trust wide Wellbeing Team to offer support to all staff as and when necessary.
If you are able to work as an individual using your own initiative to plan your day, but equally want to be part of a supportive and well-connected team and have the required Accredited Clinical Coder Status then this could be the role for you.
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?o As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.o We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes. o We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.Why work for us?o We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.o As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.o Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.What do we stand for?o Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.o Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.o Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Date posted
31 October 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum pro rata, 20% RRP
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
434-C6700921
Job locations
Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Mandeville Road
Aylesbury
HP21 8AL
Employer details
Employer name
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Mandeville Road
Aylesbury
HP21 8AL
Employer's website
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