ACC Clinical Coder

Job Title: ACC Clinical Coder

Hours: Availability 7 days a week – hours to suit

Location: Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Trust Location: Rotherham Hospital Moorgate Road, Rotherham, S60 2UD

Contract Type: Temporary – 6 months

Reference: 89532

What you’ll be responsible for:

· Providing an efficient and high-quality clinical coding service to support the business needs of the Trust.

· Ensure timely and accurate high quality coded data adhering to ICD10 and OPCS4 classifications to record diagnoses and procedures for all in-patient and day case admissions to meet local and national coding deadlines.

· Provide accurate information to support Healthcare Resource Groups in facilitating the commissioning process within the NHS.

· Effectively manage assigned workload to ensure all internal and national commissioning coding deadlines and the Trust’s internal clinical coding targets and standards are met.

· Uses Clinical Coding expertise to discuss highly complex clinical Information and coding rules on a “peer” level with stakeholders including consultants, other medical and administrative staff, senior managers and external agencies and to confidently discuss the rationale for code assignment.

You’ll learn the following whilst working at the trust:

· An in depth understanding of the roles and responsibilities involved in working within the NHS

· Knowledge of the systems used, to effectively complete your role to the highest standard at all times

· A sense of teamwork, gained through working alongside and supporting colleagues from all levels, within the organisation

You’ll have the following skills/experience:

· Extensive knowledge / background of coding in an acute NHS hospital

· Ability to code complex cases to a high level of accuracy

· Hold (ACC) Accredited Clinical Coder status through completion of the National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ).

· Experience using Solventum Encoder

This role may require you to show evidence of Clinical Coding accreditation.

As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits:

· Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week

· Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime

· Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts

· Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone

· Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements

· Training and development opportunities- Keep up with the essentials and more

· Build holiday allowance for every shift you work- your work life balance is important to us

· Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yours

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We specialise in putting people in place to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.

As an equal opportunities’ organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply.

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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

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