Trainee Clinical Coder / Clinical Coder

The Methodist Church in Britain; Tees Valley; Teletrabalho; GBP 18 000 - 23 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Staff benefits

Opportunities for personal and profess

Home or remote working

Flexible working

Compressed hours

Resumo da oferta

The North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Trainee Clinical Coding Post. You will convert patient records to ICD10 and OPCS4 codes, work with clinicians, and train under NHS England Clinical Coding Standards.

Remote or home working options are available, with cross-site collaboration across University Hospitals Tees as needed. Key requirements include GCSEs in Maths and English, a willingness to learn, strong attention to detail, and the ability to work in

Qualificações

• Understanding of health records or previous health records experience.
• Experience of administrative processes.
• Ability to work as part of a team.

Responsabilidades

• Abstract clinical information into ICD10 and OPCS4 codes, accurately and on time.
• Liaise with wards and departments to view source documents, collect discharge summaries and chase outstanding data.
• Verify recorded data with clinicians regularly and help them understand the coding process.
• Resolve coding queries, escalating to the Manager or Deputy Manager where needed.
• Complete office-based coding training and NHS England Clinical Coding Standards Course to reach proficiency.
• Plan and prioritise own workload to meet performance and quality targets.
• Attend coding and data-quality meetings and take part in departmental discussions.
• Highlight administrative coding discrepancies, such as clinician or method of admission.
• Contribute to improving accuracy and completeness of admitted-care coding.
• Keep up to date with national coding guidance and widen knowledge across clinical specialties.
• Cover colleagues' workload during periods of absence.
• Apply statutory and local rules on disclosure and safe keeping of information, including Data Protection and Caldicott.

Conhecimentos

Attention to detail

Excellent communication

Teamwork

Organisation

Data confidentiality

Formação académica

GCSE Maths & English

Descrição da oferta de emprego

This trainee clinical coding post sits in the clinical coding service at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, coding inpatient and day-case episodes from all specialties. The work turns patient records into ICD10 and OPCS4 codes accurately and on time, and involves checking unclear entries with clinical teams. Training is office-based and runs through the NHS England Clinical Coding Standards Course, with home or remote working listed as an option. Post-holders may be asked to work across sites in University Hospitals Tees.

What the job involves

• Abstract clinical information from case notes and electronic systems into ICD10 and OPCS4 codes, accurately and on time
• Liaise with wards and departments to view source documents, collect discharge summaries and chase outstanding data
• Verify recorded data with clinicians regularly and help them understand the coding process
• Resolve coding queries, escalating to the Manager or Deputy Manager where needed
• Complete office-based coding training and the NHS England Clinical Coding Standards Course to reach proficiency
• Plan and prioritise own workload to meet performance and quality targets
• Attend coding and data-quality meetings and take part in departmental discussions
• Highlight administrative coding discrepancies, such as clinician or method of admission
• Contribute to improving accuracy and completeness of admitted-care coding
• Keep up to date with national coding guidance and widen knowledge across clinical specialties
• Cover colleagues' workload during periods of absence
• Apply statutory and local rules on disclosure and safe keeping of information, including Data Protection and Caldicott

What's required

Qualifications

• GCSE level or equivalent, including Maths and English

Experience

• Understanding of a health record or previous health records experience
• Experience of administrative processes
• Ability to work as part of a team

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of uses of clinical coded data in the NHS
• Understanding of confidentiality, data security and Caldicott
• Ability to organise own workload and work to Trust deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal

Other

• Flexible approach to work and ability to prioritise workload
• Friendly and able to interact with colleagues
• Professional appearance

Nice to have

• Basic computer course, such as ECDL
• Certificate in Anatomy and Physiology
• Medical terminology qualification
• Previous experience using Patient Administration Systems
• Previous experience using encoders
• Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology
• Keen to learn and enthusiastic to progress

What's offered

• Health and wellbeing initiatives
• Staff benefits
• Opportunities for personal and professional development
• Home or remote working
• Flexible working
• Compressed hours