Qualified Accredited Clinical Coder

Job Purpose 

Clinical coding provides the clinical element to what is otherwise administrative data. It is vital in enabling the Trust to plan its services and to engage in clinical audit, research and epidemiology. The accuracy of coding is determinant of the Trust’s data quality and is key to operational management, the wider governance agenda and many International and National indicators. 

Under the Payment by Results (PbR) system, timely, accurate and complete clinical coding is core to identifying and receiving Trust revenue. If patient episodes are not coded within PbR deadlines the Trust may not receive payment; and if they are not fully coded or inaccurate the Trust may not be correctly paid for its activity. 

Location: Remote

Job Type: Temporary 

Duration of booking: TBC

Proposed start date: ASAP

Pay Rates: Between £25per hour and £33 per hour dependant on experience and payment method

Hours / Working Days: Monday to Friday, 2pm– 8pm 

Sector: Healthcare 

Based: Remote 

Job Statement 

• Interrogate key sources of information such as patient casenotes which can be difficult to interpret therefore requiring expert knowledge and experience to abstract and collate clinical information for both inpatient and outpatient activity from a variety of sources. 
• Act as mentor to novice coders on a day-to-day basis supervising their personal development and progression from Novice to ACC (Accredited Clinical Coder) 
• As Accredited (ACC) qualified specialists in Clinical classifications the Clinical coder will translate clinical statements as written by the clinician to provide high quality timely clinically coded data using International Classifications currently ICD 10 (International Classification of diseases) and OPCS 4 (Classification of Interventions and Procedures) 
• Create and uphold close working relationships with clinical teams to ensure coded information is comprehensive and accurate. 
• Maintain a ’Specialist Clinical Coder’ standard of 95% accuracy rate across all specialty coding areas. 
• Achieve a minimum productivity level of FCE’S (Finished consultant episodes) as set by the Clinical Coding Manager from a variety of sources. 

Experience and Knowledge

• To have obtained a Pass in the National Clinical Coding Qualification (ACC)  
• Have attended an NHS Classifications Service Standards course.  
• Higher Diploma, Foundation Degree, Vocational Qualification level 5 or equivalent 
• Be able to provide evidence of attendance  on Refresher Training within the last three years of employment.  
• Be able to provide evidence of attendance on Specialty Workshops. 
• Have extensive experience working as a clinical coder following Standards course. 
• Able to provide evidence of a maintained standard of 95% accuracy across all specialties. 
• Able to provide evidence of maintained productivity levels that have met the needs of the current or previous clinical coding post. 
• Experience of working within the NHS or other relevant Healthcare service  
• Profound knowledge of Medical Terminology. 
• Has an excellent knowledge of human anatomy & physiology.  
• A knowledge of NHS Information flows. 
• Extensive knowledge of Clinical Coding rules and conventions 
• Knowledge of Payment by Results framework