Trainee Clinical Coding Analyst

The Methodist Church in Britain; London Borough of Bromley; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-house Clinical Classification

Mentoring

Potential for career progression

Part-time remote working aftertraining

Job summary

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, based at Princess Royal University Hospital, seeks a trainee clinical coder to translate clinical notes into ICD-10 and OPCS-4 codes for finance, clinical and statistical data.

You will attend a 24-day mandatory course and progress toward Accredited Clinical Coder while mentoring colleagues. Part-time remote working may be available after a competency review and additional training.

Qualifications

• A level in science or biology.
• Willingness to learn new computer systems and specialist software.
• Experience of working with NHS hospital administrative systems.

Responsibilities

• Identify discharged episodes on the PAS and complete their coding daily.
• Assign, sequence and enter all ICD-10 and OPCS-4 codes that reflect the patient's total care.
• Extract diagnosis, procedure and date information from source documents.
• Check episode details against the patient record to keep coding consistent, complete and high quality.
• Raise problem reports and report data quality issues for documentation or episode errors.
• Liaise with auditors and trainers to reach firm decisions on diagnoses and procedures.
• Use the EPR and other systems to retrieve data for coding.
• Meet coding quality and timeliness targets for service performance.
• Build links with clinical staff to improve data quality.
• Work towards the Accredited Clinical Coder qualification and study independently.
• Attend mandatory coding training, including the Standards Course and workshops.
• Support new procedures and systems, and mentor less experienced staff.

Skills

Knowledge of anatomy and physiology

Knowledge of medical terminology

Accuracy and attention to detail

Working under pressure to meet deadli​

Using own initiative to solve problems

Prioritising workload amid conflicting

Education

A level in science or biology

Tools

Word

Excel

Teams

Job description

This trainee clinical coding role sits in the coding team at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, based at Princess Royal University Hospital. The post translates clinical notes into ICD-10 and OPCS-4 codes that feed the Trust's finance, clinical and statistical data. Trainees attend a 24-day mandatory course with no annual leave during it, and may move to part-time remote working after a competency review. Start date is on or after 1 April 2027.

What the job involves

• Identify discharged episodes on the PAS and complete their coding daily
• Assign, sequence and enter all ICD-10 and OPCS-4 codes that reflect the patient's total care
• Extract diagnosis, procedure and date information from source documents
• Check episode details against the patient record to keep coding consistent, complete and high quality
• Raise problem reports and report data quality issues for documentation or episode errors
• Liaise with auditors and trainers to reach firm decisions on diagnoses and procedures
• Use the EPR and other systems to retrieve data for coding
• Meet coding quality and timeliness targets for service performance
• Build links with clinical staff to improve data quality
• Work towards the Accredited Clinical Coder qualification and study independently
• Attend mandatory coding training, including the Standards Course and workshops
• Support new procedures and systems, and mentor less experienced staff

Qualifications

• A level in science or biology

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Working under pressure to meet deadlines
• Using own initiative to solve problems
• Prioritising workload amid conflicting demands

Other

• Good communication and ability to work as part of a team
• Basic keyboard and computer skills, including Word, Excel and Teams
• Willingness to learn new computer systems and specialist software
• Basic understanding of confidentiality and information security

Nice to have

• Degree in science or healthcare
• Medical terminology qualification
• Experience of home working
• Experience of using NHS hospital administrative systems

What's offered

• In-house Clinical Classification Service coding training courses
• Mentoring
• Potential for career progression
• Part-time remote working once training is complete, subject to a competency review