Clinical Coding Trainee – Start Your Coding Career

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

Benefits offered by this job

Access to NHS pension plan

27 days holiday + bank holidays

Employee health and wellbeing services

Cycle to work scheme

Car lease salary sacrifice

Flexible working options

Job summary

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust invites applications for a Clinical Coding trainee. The role offers full training and development to become a clinical coder, with learning to screen patient records and translate data into ICD-10 and OPCS-4 codes under supervision.

You'll work across our hospital sites at Pinderfields Wakefield, Dewsbury, and Pontefract, with access to structured training and a focus on confidentiality and quality. Previous coding experience is not required.

Qualifications

• Minimum A level qualification or equivalent knowledge.
• Experience in a health care environment is desirable.
• Good knowledge of clinical/medical terminology and information systems.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Ensure coded data is accurate, complete and entered within national timescales.
• Liaise with clinical and administrative staff to obtain missing information and resolve queries.
• Manage and prioritise workloads to meet coding deadlines and participate in training.

Skills

Literacy skills

Attention to detail

Willingness to learn

Extract information

Teamwork

Time management

Confidentiality

Education

A level or equivalent

Tools

ICD-10

OPCS-4

Job description

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust invites applications for a Clinical Coding trainee. The role offers full training and development to become a clinical coder, with learning to screen patient records and translate data into ICD-10 and OPCS-4 codes under supervision.

You'll work across our hospital sites at Pinderfields Wakefield, Dewsbury, and Pontefract, with access to structured training and a focus on confidentiality and quality. Previous coding experience is not required.