Job vacancy: Clinical Coder, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Headington, oxford

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

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

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

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment , we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.

Nursing and Midwifery: For candidates applying from outside the UK: Please be advised that we work in partnership with Envertiz who will be managing your recruitment therefore by applying you are consenting to us passing your contact details and application to Envertiz so they can manage your recruitment and on-boarding. If you do not consent to this, please do not apply.

Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.

Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.

Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.

No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.