Trainee Clinical Coder | Flexible Working & Study Leave

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, 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.