Clinical Coder
Hampshire Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust, Popley, Basingstoke and Deane
Clinical Coder
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Hampshire Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust, Popley, Basingstoke and Deane
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 day ago, 15 Sep | Get your application in today.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: f97de66a4a8742afa72a3268452dc462
Location ref: Popley, Basingstoke and Deane
Full Job Description
- Code a diverse case mix, from high-volume day cases to highly specialised activity, ensuring accuracy and timelines
- Maintain high levels of accuracy whilst meeting coding deadlines and productivity targets.
- Work collaboratively with clinicians and colleagues to resolve coding queries and support data quality improvements.
- Mentor and support less experienced coders, strengthening team capability. If you're anexperienced ACC Clinical Coderwho takes pride in delivering high-quality data,apply today and join our team Clinical Coding is a unique department within NHS Hospitals supporting Business Intelligence and Finance teams within Hampshire Hospitals. The Clinical Coding team work hard to provide an efficient, reliable, and effective service to the Trust in order to provide data on the Trust's clinical activities, by abstracting information from various clinical documents and translating into diagnostic and procedure codes. The post holder will be responsible for managing the volume of uncoded activity in assigned specialties against agreed deadlines. They will also be required to participate in coding audits and assist in the provision of high-quality information required by the Trust in a timely and accurate manner.
We are seeking a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual who is competent in accurately coding across multiple complex specialties and who understands the importance of high-quality coded data in supporting healthcare planning, reimbursement, service management, statistical analysis, and research.
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire. Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive. We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer. The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust. We are a centralised coding team with coding offices on two sites. Coders can work on site full time or have the option to adopt a hybrid working approach, working part on site and part remotely.
Direct job link
https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/clinical-coder-127402092