Trainee Clinical Coder

The Methodist Church in Britain; Whitehaven; Remote; GBP 24,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

NHS Pension

Counselling service

Relocation assistance

Discounts

Salary sacrifice

Job summary

The Clinical Coding team at West Cumberland Hospital, part of North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, is recruiting a trainee on a 36-month fixed-term contract. The role turns diagnoses and procedures from health records into ICD-10 and OPCS-4 codes, entered on the Patient Administration System to national coding standards.

This is a training post: the holder works towards the National Coding Qualification over two to three years and moves up to Band 4 on achieving it.

Qualifications

• GCSE English, Maths and Biology (human anatomy/physiology or equivalent).
• Essential IT skills (EITS) or equivalent.
• Computer and Microsoft Office experience.
• Experience handling confidential information.
• Experience working in an office environment.
• Knowledge of equality issues.

Responsibilities

• Extract diagnoses and procedures from health records.
• Translate diagnoses and procedures into ICD-10 and OPCS-4 codes.
• Input codes onto the Patient Administration System using encoding software.
• Follow the National Clinical Coding Standards.
• Produce data that can be tabulated, aggregated and sorted for statistical analysis.
• Attend the National Clinical Coding Standards Training Course, which may be residential.

Skills

IT skills (EITS)

Knowledge of equality issues

Continuing professional development

Teamwork

Communication skills

Prioritising work

Initiative

Education

GCSEs in English, Maths and Biology

Job description

The Clinical Coding team at West Cumberland Hospital, North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, is recruiting a trainee on a 36-month fixed-term contract. The role turns diagnoses and procedures from health records into ICD-10 and OPCS-4 codes, entered on the Patient Administration System to national coding standards. It is a training post: the holder works towards the National Coding Qualification over two to three years and moves up to Band 4 on achieving it. Applicants need GCSEs in English, maths and biology, and IT skills.

What the job involves

• Extract diagnoses and procedures accurately from health records
• Translate diagnoses and procedures into ICD-10 and OPCS-4 codes
• Input codes onto the Patient Administration System using encoding software
• Follow the National Clinical Coding Standards
• Produce data that can be tabulated, aggregated and sorted for statistical analysis
• Attend the National Clinical Coding Standards Training Course, which may be residential
• Complete a 2-3 year programme of study to achieve the National Coding Qualification

What’s required

Qualifications

• GCSE English, maths and biology, including human anatomy and physiology or equivalent
• Essential IT skills (EITS) or equivalent

Experience

• Computer and Microsoft Office experience
• Working with confidential information
• Working in an office environment

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of equality issues
• Continuing professional development with a portfolio
• Working effectively as part of a small team
• Effective communication skills
• Prioritising work to meet deadlines
• Using initiative appropriately

Checks & eligibility

• DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975
• Eligibility to be employed under current UK immigration rules

Other

• Ability to attend external courses
• Adherence to the Trust's Study Leave Policy
• Personal study programme to achieve the qualification

Nice to have

• NHS Digital Coding Foundation Certificate
• IHRIM ACC QualificationExperience working within the NHS
• Medical records or clinical coding experience
• Medical terminology knowledge
• Abstraction skills
• Clerical or administrative skills

What’s offered

• 27-day holiday rising to 33 after 10 years
• Flexible working scheme
• NHS discounts (subject to eligibility)
• Salary sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work (subject to eligibility)
• Excellent development opportunities (subject to eligibility)
• Competitive NHS Pension scheme
• Free, confidential Vivup counselling and information service
• Relocation assistance may be available for certain posts