Senior Clinical Coder

at  Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country with over 270,000 finished consultant episodes per year. The Trust has embraced a vision in which the clinical coding department is integral to the success of the organisation; aiming to maintain a specialist coding workforce whose skills and interests can best capture the complexity of work it undertakes. Coders work closely with clinical teams in many areas and the post holders will assist in developing processes and streamlining the efficiencies of clinical coding. A dynamic rolling audit program with a high activity of clinical engagement ensures that coding and clinical input work together in a productive and exciting partnership.
An opportunity now exists for 2 senior coders to join the Clinical Coding team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. The coding teams across the trust work corporately in a rotation of five clinical PODS and are responsible for ensuring a responsive and accurate delivery of Trust activity to sustain trust financial flows and to support the operational and strategic management of the organization.
You will need to exhibit excellent analytical skills, logic, and a high level of interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written. Flexible in your approach, you must be able to work as a part of the team to tight deadlines.
To participate with all team members in meeting strict local, national and contractual deadlines for the assignment of clinical codes using the classifications ICD-10 and OPCS-4, to ensure accurate and timely reimbursement for each patient treated within the trust.
To enhance the accuracy and completeness of the clinical coding through improved sources of information, engaging clinicians, and the Divisions and relevant departments in particular where it impacts on high cost and complex specialised areas where additional expertise is required.
Provide professional coding technical support to the coding teams and also SLA, Divisions and Information/ICT and Finance in these and other areas.
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
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