NHS
Senior Clinical Coder
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Job Description
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- Substantial Clinical Coding experience on complex case-mix
- Experience of mentoring members of the Clinical coding team
- Excellent knowledge of Clinical Coding rules and Conventions
- Knowledge of Information Governance, Data Protection and Cyber Security
- Able to demonstrate sound judgement on interpretation of source documentation and data to fulfil duties
- Knowledge of Healthcare Resource Groups (HRGs), Tariffs, and Payment Systems
- Knowledge of SNOMED-CT
- Experience of Clinical Coding engagement with Clinicians, Managers and other stakeholders
- ECDL or equivalent proficiency in computer skills
- Ability to delivery quality Clinical Coding in a pressurised environment
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills using a variety of mediums
- A high level of Clinical Coding accuracy
- Presentation Skills
- National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ)
- Clinical Coding Standards Refresher Course (CCSRC) (within 3 years)
- Inclusion
- Make a difference
- Patient centred
- Accountable
- Continuous Improvement
- Teamwork
- Substantial Clinical Coding experience on complex case-mix
- Experience of mentoring members of the Clinical coding team
- Excellent knowledge of Clinical Coding rules and Conventions
- Knowledge of Information Governance, Data Protection and Cyber Security
- Able to demonstrate sound judgement on interpretation of source documentation and data to fulfil duties
- Knowledge of Healthcare Resource Groups (HRGs), Tariffs, and Payment Systems
- Knowledge of SNOMED-CT
- Experience of Clinical Coding engagement with Clinicians, Managers and other stakeholders
- ECDL or equivalent proficiency in computer skills
- Ability to delivery quality Clinical Coding in a pressurised environment
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills using a variety of mediums
- A high level of Clinical Coding accuracy
- Presentation Skills
- National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ)
- Clinical Coding Standards Refresher Course (CCSRC) (within 3 years)
- Inclusion
- Make a difference
- Patient centred
- Accountable
- Continuous Improvement
- Teamwork
Job summary
We are able to offer a fully remote / home working position as we use a Electronic Patient Record, or a hybrid working model to suit your needs, as well as a £4,000 annual Recruitment & Retention Premia (conditions apply).
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our amazing Clinical Coding team at Liverpool Heart & Chest NHS Foundation Trust.
At LHCH we are one of the Top rated Trusts in the country year-on-year and are currently rated Outstanding by CQC two times consecutively!
We are top in the country for 'a place to work', 'care is our top priority', we are compassionate and inclusive', 'we each have a voice that counts', 'staff engagement', and 'morale' in NHS Staff Survey 2024 and are in the HSJ top 100 'Best Places To Work'.
We are a small, but dynamic and dedicated Coding team, ensuring a very high accuracy of coding is maintained across the largest single site specialist Heart & Chest Hospital in the UK.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Clinical Coder role is vital in providing efficient and high-quality Coded data, ensuring exceptional accuracy with the abstraction, analysing, translation and data entry of complex patient care records, using the (ICD-10) International Classification of Diseases and the (OPCS) Classification of Interventions and Procedure (OPCS-4).
This will be carried out to agreed timescales across a variety of case mix and complexity, ensuring the Trust meets its coding targets, DSP requirements, as well as local and national mandatory data and finance submissions.
We are looking for a experienced Clinical Coder who has already obtained their National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ), and is comfortable with regularly coding complex case mix, as well as supporting other Coders.
While the role is limited in the number of specialties available to code, it does allow for continued development and autonomy for the Senior Clinical Coder - to help improve documentation in our EPR, processes & practices, local guidance & procedures, and Clinician and wider stakeholder engagement.
About us
As the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospital in the UK, we, at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, have a clear vision 'to be the best cardiothoracic integrated healthcare organisation'.
We provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine both in the hospital and out in the community.
We serve a catchment area of 2.8 million people, spanning Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man, and increasingly we receive referrals from outside these areas for highly specialised services such as aortics.
Our reputation for strong performance is important in delivering the best care for our patients and high quality clinical services. This is underpinned by a culture of research and innovation, delivered in modern estate and our encouragement of flexible working in a variety of forms.
Please visit our website - https://www.lhch.nhs.uk/
Please follow this link for a tour of our site - https://bit.ly/36ylsoq
Date posted
28 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year + Recruitment & Retention Premia of £4,000
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
Reference number
410-COR-7140073
Job locations
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Thomas Drive
Liverpool
L14 3PE
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Address
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Thomas Drive
Liverpool
L14 3PE
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Address
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Thomas Drive
Liverpool
L14 3PE
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.