Clinical Coding Officer

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wrenthorpe; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is offering a training role in its Clinical Coding Department to become a fully qualified clinical coder. The role involves reviewing patient records, translating information into ICD-10 and OPCS-4 codes, and meeting national coding timescales.

You will receive a structured training programme and support to achieve the National Clinical Coding Qualification. Previous coding experience is not required.

Qualifications

• Good literacy and numeracy.
• Strong written and spoken communication skills.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Willingness to learn and develop in a training role.
• Ability to extract relevant information from medical records.

Responsibilities

• Review patient health records and extract information relevant to the full episode of care.
• Interpret clinical information and identify diagnoses, conditions and procedures.
• Translate clinical information into ICD-10 and OPCS-4 codes using approved systems and references.
• Ensure coded data is accurate, complete and entered within national timescales.
• Liaise with clinical and administrative staff to obtain missing or unclear information and resolve documentation queries.
• Manage and prioritise workloads to meet coding deadlines.

Skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Communication

Attention to detail

Willingness to learn

Job description

Our Clinical Coding Department is responsible for the accurate and timely recording of clinical data to support the Trusts clinical and business requirements and regional and national NHS statistics. In this role, you will undertake a training and development programme to become a clinical coder.,

• Review patient health records and extract information relevant to the full episode of care.
• Interpret clinical information and identify relevant diagnoses, conditions and procedures.
• Translate clinical information into ICD-10 and OPCS-4 codes using approved systems, standards and reference resources.
• Ensure coded data is accurate, complete and entered within national timescales.
• Liaise with clinical and administrative staff to obtain missing or unclear information and resolve documentation queries.
• Manage and prioritise workloads to meet coding deadlines, seeking support where required.
• Complete the national Clinical Coding Standards Course and participate in a structured training and development programme.
• Maintain and develop coding knowledge through ongoing learning, standards updates and professional development.
• Work towards the National Clinical Coding Qualification when eligible.
• Maintain confidentiality and professionalism when handling sensitive patient information.
• good literacy, numeracy and communication skills
• accuracy and close attention to detail
• a willingness to learn and develop
• the ability to extract relevant information
• teamworking alongside the confidence to work independently
• organisation, prioritisation and the ability to meet deadlines
• an understanding of confidentiality and appropriate handling of sensitive information

Previous Clinical Coding experience is not required, as full training and support will be provided. All our vacancies are based on the Pinderfields Hospital site, but team members may also work within our other hospital facilities, including Dewsbury Hospital. We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.