About this role
Job summary
This is an entry level trainee position and represents the first step on a career path towards becoming an Accredited Clinical Coder. Full training towards this goal will be provided by the Trust.
As a trainee Clinical Coder you will perform a key role within the Trust to ensure that our clinical coding is accurate, complete and timely.
As a Band 3 Trainee Clinical Coder you will be actively supported in working towards progression to a Band 4 Clinical Coder post, after successfully completing the speciality training programme and other relevant competencies, with progression to a Band 5 Clinical Coder post (including an R&R incentive), after having successfully attained the national Clinical Coding Qualification.
Applicants who have not completed the Clinical Coding Standards Course are welcome to apply, and if successful will be recruited as a Band 2 until completion of the course and relevant competencies are met within the first 3 months of employment.
The post holder is responsible for extracting clinical information from the patients electronic healthcare record and apply clinical codes whilst adhering to National Standards, local policies and guidance.
Main duties of the job
Undertake the Clinical Coding Standards Course online which is fundamental to the role.
Maintain and develop practical coding skills and knowledge delivered by formal internal specialist training,
Organise own work to achieve individual targets and set objectives,
To accurately extract relevant clinical information from the patients electronic healthcare record and to assign appropriate codes using ICD10 and OPCS following established National Coding Guidelines
Liaise with Trust staff to achieve accurate data and work closely with department colleagues in ensuring targets and objectives are attained.
Ensure coding accuracy and integrity are maintained at the highest level.
The post holder will engage with the internal coding audit programme and action all audit recommendations.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description attached to view main responsibilities and duties of role.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Good general education at GCSE level and above
- Completion of Clinical Coding Standards Course and relevant assessments (or willingness to undertake within first 3 months of employment.)
Desirable
- Biology
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience in a team environment
- Experience in a training/classroom environment
- Awareness of patient confidentiality
- Knowledge of Anatomy & Physiology
- Medical Terminology
Desirable
- Knowledge of Biology
- NHS experience
- Working knowledge of Medicode encoder
- Working knowledge of NHS electronic systems
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to work calmly in an active environment
- Polite and efficient manner
- IT knowledge and computer-based systems skills
- Ability to analyse and interpret information
- Able to maintain levels of high concentration
Desirable
- Presentation skills
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Time management skills
- Group working skills
Personal qualities
Essential
- Team player
- Flexible approach to working hours and duties
- Attention to detail
- Analytical
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Address
West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Hardwick Lane
Bury St Edmunds
IP33 2QZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.wsh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)