Senior Clinical Coder

Position Overview

We are currently looking to recruit a Senior Clinical Coder (ACC) to join our centralised Clinical Coding Team, committed to providing accurate and timely coded data, for use by the Trust and secondary users. As a key member of the department you will be responsible for ensuring high standards of coding accuracy, efficiency and compliance with national guidelines. This is a full time, 37.5 hours per week, hybrid clinical coding role.

The clinical coding department of Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for determining the clinical coding of around 12,000 episodes of care per month. The Trust provides a full range of hospital specialties, supplemented by a significant number of regional and national specialist services.

The trust has a fully electronic medical record (Cerner EPR) and all clinical coding is undertaken from electronic source documentation.

• Hold the NCCQ (National Clinical Coding Qualification) and demonstrate extensive expert knowledge of complex clinical coding across all specialitieso
• Have extensive experience in all aspects of clinical coding practice.
• Conduct clinical coding across all specialities in accordance with all local and national policies, conventions and guidelines.

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