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Band 5 Clinical coding Liaison Officer

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Job LocationNorth West London
EducationNot Mentioned
Salary£29,057 - £36,134 per annum, inc benefits
IndustryNot Mentioned
Functional AreaNot Mentioned
Job TypePermanent, full-time

Job Description

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. In July 2004, we were one of the first NHS trusts to achieve Foundation Trust status.Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across seven sites.Job Purpose

  • The post holder is responsible for providing high quality and timely coded clinical data. This requires the application of all coding rules and conventions pertaining to ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases, Version 10) and OPCS-4 (Classification of Interventions and Procedures), incorporating national standards as set down in the Clinical Coding Instruction Manual ICD-10 and OPCS-4.
  • Clinical Coding has a crucial role in the management of the hospital for contractual/billing purposes, due to the implementation of Payment by Results and is a source of healthcare data for the Department of Health (DOH) and World Health Organisation (WHO).
  • With formal training, the post holder would have the initiative to collect the necessary medical information via a wide range of hospital personnel, information systems and case notes for the coding to be completed within timeframes. Ability to organise and prioritise workloads, meet deadlines and tackle problems systematically is of paramount importance.
    • Main Duties and Responsibilities
  • Provide accurate, timely and complete clinical coding to the directorates for all specialities across the trust.
  • Participate in regular training sessions in order to develop and enhance coding speciality skills.
  • Update national classification books and manuals in line with national standards released by the NHS Classification Service. For example Coding Clinics and errata’s.
  • Participate in monthly audits of completed work with the Lead Auditor in order to provide accurate coding standards, whilst routinely attaining the Trusts correct percentage targets.
  • Demonstrate a high level of skills in the use of International Classification of Diseases, volume 10 (ICD-10) and the Classification of Interventions and Procedures, (OPCS-4.8).
  • Supervise new Clinical Coders in conjunction with the Coding Manager and Team Leaders to bring them up to the required level of competence including the monitoring of incomplete episodes reports.
  • Liaise with the Information Department with regards to timeframes for the completion of coded data.
  • Identify and report errors found on the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system e.g. incorrect consultant designation.
  • Work with specialty divisions to support and maintain a professional and flexible coding service.
  • Ability to code all specialties and to rotate as and when required, with appropriate support and training.
  • In line with Data Security & Protection Toolkit (DSPT) requirements underpinning coding standards, all coders are expected to regularly attain 95%+ coding accuracy in primary diagnostic and procedural coding.
  • To ensure consistency in timeliness and delivery of the Trusts coding deadlines, each coder is expected to code FCE numbers in line with minimum specialty targets.

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