# Senior Clinical Coder - Remote 20% R&R & 5% Fringe

**Company**: The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
**Location**: Harlow
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Salary**: £32073.00 to £39043.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Senior Clinical Coder to join our team at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. The successful candidate will provide an efficient and high-quality clinical coding service to support the business needs of the Trust.

The role involves analysing and extracting diagnostic and procedural information from patient case notes and information systems, assigning appropriate codes in accordance with local and national coding practices.

The Senior Clinical Coder will act as an expert, guiding occupational policies, assisting coders with complex coding queries, and providing expert advice to other departments on coding issues.

Key responsibilities include:

- Supporting the Clinical Coding Specialist Health Group Lead to ensure targets are met within specified timescales

- Mentoring coders for accuracy and consistency of coding

- Extracting, analysing, and translating complex clinical information from patient case notes

- Allocating accurate diagnosis and operational procedure codes

- Coding finished consultant episodes for all sites of the Trust

- Liaising with clinicians, information teams, finance, and other departments

The role is subject to a 20% recruitment and retention supplement, reviewed at 12 months, and a 5% high-cost area supplement per annum.

Remote/home working is available for this role.

The salary range for this position is £32,073 to £39,043 per annum.

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## Skills

### Required
- Accredited Clinical Coder qualification
- Clinical coding foundation Course
- Evidence of attendance to a Clinical Coding refresher course
- Demonstrable in-depth specialist Clinical Coding experience
- Excellent working knowledge of the National Tariff payment System
- Comprehensive knowledge of coding rules and Classifications
- Use of MS Word & excel to an intermediate level

### Nice to have
- Postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience in managing a performance output-based service
- Evidence of attendance on Clinical coding speciality workshops
- Leadership and Management qualification
- Approved Clinical Coding Auditor or Trainer Qualification
- Degree in an anatomy or physiology-related subject

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