Senior Clinical Coder - Acc Qualified

Support the production of comprehensive clinical coded data to fulfil the Trust's internal and external information requirement.

Deliver accurate and timely clinical coding data by extracting relevant diagnostic and procedural data from case notes and other sources and translating into codes conforming to National Standards (OPCS and ICD).

Support the provision of a high quality clinical coding service to the Trust to support data quality, clinical audit and information management by ensuring accurate translation of medical terminology.

Applications will only be considered from ACC qualified coders (professional qualification - Institute of Health Record and Information Management). You must demonstrate experience of coding across a wide range of specialities for an acute NHS Trust as well as evidence of attending a refresher course in the last 2-3 years.

Provide consistently recorded data to well defined national standards.

Provide accurate information to support Healthcare Resource Groups in facilitating the Payment by Results (PbR) process within the NHS.

Demonstrate competency across all Clinical Coding Specialties.

The post holder will have attained the Accredited Clinical Coding Qualification (ACC). This qualification is recognised nationally by Trusts, ISB's/ CSU's as an indication of a clinical coder's competence around adherence to Clinical Coding guidelines/standards, coding rules and coding accuracy. The attainment of this is seen by providers as a mark of a Trust's coding quality.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Achievements: Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal) National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applicants is reached.

Advertising date - 20-September 2024

Closing date - 20-November 2024

Interview Date - 5th December 2024
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