Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Coding
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3 to Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 321-CORP-6358273-B3-PUB
- Employer
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- John Radcliffe Hospital
- Town
- Headington, oxford
- Salary
- dependant on experience/ per annum pro rata
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
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Clinical Coder
NHS AfC: Band 3 to Band 5
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
Job overview
Clinical Coder Band 3-5
Oxford University Hospital NHS Trust is investing in its Clinical Coding Department and is looking to recruit an experienced Clinical Coder to join our well-established team.
To apply you must have at least 2 years’ experience in coding using ICD 10 & OPCS classifications as well as having an excellent knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology.
The Clinical Coding department has its own Working from Home Local Agreement which gives the candidate the opportunity to work remotely, this is available upon request dependent on certain Trust and Department criteria.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Coding Team is responsible for the extraction and translation of inpatient information using the ICD-10 and OPCS-4 Coding Classifications. This information is essential for the effective management of the Trust and crucial to the National Tariff Payment System that underpins Trust income. Coded data is also important for clinical audit, governance and research. As part of the role, you will be expected to interact with clinicians, operational staff and have responsibility for your own work load whilst maintaining accurate clinical coding quality. Please contact: Rachel Franklin, Clinical Coding Operational Manager on 07377881895 Closing Date: |
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training, and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Clinical Coding Team is responsible for the extraction and translation of inpatient information using the ICD-10 and OPCS-4 Coding Classifications. This information is essential for the effective management of the Trust and crucial to the National Tariff Payment System that underpins Trust income. Coded data is also important for clinical audit, governance and research.
As part of the role, you will be expected to interact with clinicians, operational staff and have responsibility for your own work load whilst maintaining accurate clinical coding quality.
This is an exciting opportunity for anyone who is an experienced Clinical Coder to progress their career further.
Person specification
criteria
Essential criteria
- • Presentable • Articulate
- • Positive approach
- • Logical approach
- • Organised
- • Work on own initiative
- • Good time management
- • Attention to detail and accuracy
- • Willingness to learn new skills
- • Reliable
- • Good interpersonal/team skills
- • Ability to relate appropriately to various professional groups within the Trust to include clinicians, medical, management and admin staff
- • Ability to relate appropriately with external agencies, e.g. Coroners office
- • Ability to liaise appropriately with patients when required.
- • Knowledge of Electronic Patient Record Systems (EPR)
- • Knowledge of Hospital Intranet
- • NHS Experience
- • Customer focused outlook
- • Ability to translate information from a variety of sources using clinical coding rules into ICD10 diagnoses codes and OPCS 4.8 procedure codes
- • GCSE ‘C’ grade or equivalent in English and Maths
- • Interest to develop knowledge of medical terminology
- • Ongoing learning and development aspirations
- • Ability to deal with indirect exposure to disturbing photographs and case notes about abuse and terminally ill patients.
- Completion of the Clinical coding Standards course
Desirable criteria
- • Calm temperament
- • Ability to write reports
- • Knowledge of other hospital databases e.g. DataCam
- • GSCE Biology/Human Biology or Basic Physiology and Anatomy qualification
- Ongoing learning and development aspirations
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Franklin
- Job title
- Clinical Coding Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07377881895
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