Job description
Job Role: Clinical Coder
MPA are currently recruiting a Band 4 Clinical Coder for our public service client based in Belfast.
Location – Belfast
Hours of Work – 37.5 hours per week
Salary - £12.86 per hour
KEY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES
Analyse case notes, discharge letters, outpatient letters and other relevant documentation relating to patient diagnosis, operations/procedures and episodes of care.
Validate, input and access information using appropriate Clinical and Information Systems in completion of the coding function.
Liaise with senior medical staff or other appropriate officers to clarify data anomalies as required.
Advise on appropriate codes to use for those using analytic tools to extract coded data.
Adhere to the Regional Clinical Coding Policy and relevant Trust policies, procedures and agreements
To assist the Regional Clinical Coding Trainer to mark clinical coding exercises completed during Foundation, Refresher and Revision Clinical Coding Courses
To assist in preparing training materials for the various courses provided by the Regional Clinical Coding Trainer
To assist the Regional Clinical Coding Auditor with the audit process for example in the preparation of materials for audit
To feedback to the Regional Clinical Coding team issues/queries arising in Trusts
Facilitate shared learning between Health & Social Care Trusts.
To co-operate and assist with the monitoring of data quality working closely with the Information Standards & Data Quality team and Regional Data Quality Group
To communicate with clinical and professional staff such as Consultants, Nurse Clinical Specialists, Midwives to help achieve resolution to queries
Liaise with various staff, both internal and external in order to adhere to deadlines and responding to queries.
Work with internal and external staff to provide coding expertise for new/changing services/system
Communicate complex coding rules to medical, clinical and administrative staff and external agencies.
To upload information as required to the SharePoint site and work with the team to continue to develop the site
To sit on working groups which provide best practice regional guidelines for clinical coding departments to meet and achieve all targets while still attaining depth and accuracy.
To work with the administrative support staff to ensure minutes, agenda and any other documentation required for the Regional Clinical Coding Forum and other Clinical Coding meetings is updated
To contribute to the continuous improvement of the delivery of an efficient and effective customer-focused information service. This will involve gaining an understanding of the work done by and demands placed on managers throughout the organisation.
Produce and translate coding reports for assigned department or clinicians.
Assist with data quality and other duties as directed by the Regional Clinical Coding Coordinator. These may include:
o Assisting with Information Team queries re. appropriate codes to use to support information analysis
o Assisting with queries from the Regional Clinical Coding Department to support development of Northern Ireland coding standards
o Ensuring that data relating to in-patients and day cases has been recorded accurately on the PAS and amended or reported to the Data Quality team when necessary
o Printing various PAS/Business Objects reports to identify un-coded patient episodes, etc.
o Assisting with the preparation of statistical returns - answering queries from the DHSS&PS, Trust Information and Data Quality Teams, Acute Services, etc. as required.
Experience
· Demonstrate experience in the use of Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point
· Knowledge of SNOMED CT and other clinical terminologies
Qualifications
· The UK National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ)
OR
· Have a minimum of 5 months experience working in an acute healthcare environment and knowledge of how clinically coded information is used in the HSC
· Commitment to undertake all mandatory clinical coding courses on commencement of employment and to work towards sitting the UK National Clinical Coding Qualification two years post recruitment
Additional Information:
A Basic Access NI Check is required at a cost of £16.
How to Apply
To apply for this position please send your CV to chris.oneill@mparecruitment.co.uk
Or for further information and a confidential discussion on this post please call Chris at our Belfast office on 02895 211111
Please ensure your CV is accurate and updated with full personal contact details, education history, qualifications, and employment history.