Overview

This is an exciting opportunity in Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust working remotely full time. You will be an Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC). Working as part of a large team, you will abstract and analyse clinical information from digitised case notes, other relevant documents, hospital electronic systems and translate into diagnostic and operative procedure codes using the current classifications, adhering to the national standards and conventions, inputting the data on to the Trusts patient information system to meet the Trust financial and statistical data commitments.

Responsibilities

• Abstract and analyse relevant clinical data from a variety of manual and computerised sources, including digitised case notes, laboratory reports and discharge summaries.
• Code complex clinical data regarding diagnoses and surgical procedures on patient episodes using national (OPCS-4) and international (ICD-10) classifications, adhering to all national standards and conventions.
• Input coded clinical information into the Trusts patient information system in conjunction with a clinical encoder, ensuring accuracy, completeness and timeliness.
• Collaborate with the data quality team to ensure correct episode data on the patient hospital system.
• Work within deadlines while maintaining a high quality of accuracy and completeness of clinical coding.
• Effectively manage assigned workload and participate in in-house audits to promote accuracy and consistency of coding and representation of activity and case-mix.
• Continue professional education and personal development to refresh clinical coding skills and stay up to date on changes to coding guidelines and local policy amendments.
• Maintain confidentiality of all coded and other patient information.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) or equivalent.
• Ability to work independently with little or no supervision; organise/prioritise daily work; sit for prolonged periods; and use computer systems.
• Knowledge of national coding guidelines and ongoing changes, with awareness of local policies.
• Experience with NHS trusts and clinical coding environments is advantageous.

Organisation

Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust; remote full-time role; part of a large team.

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.