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Who we are:
NHS Ayrshire and Arran is one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland.
In support of our core purpose of Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran we are committed to a culture that is Caring Safe and Respectful. You will be required to work collaboratively in a safe, caring and respectful way.
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Position
An opportunity has arisen for a 2 year Fixed Term Clinical Coding Clerk based at University Hospital Crosshouse.
What you will do:
Duties include extracting clinical diagnosis, procedures/interventions from patients’ case records and clinical summaries, encode, compile and validate Scottish Morbidity Records for submission to Information and Statistics using the computerised Patient Management and abstracting System.
You will be based within the Coding Department at University Hospital Crosshouse and will require to work across NHS Ayrshire and Arran Hospital sites to undertake all coding functions where the demand requires.
For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description
Knowledge, training and/or experience required to do the job:
You should possess SVQ Level 2, experience in a Health Records environment and preferably from a coding background. You will be expected to work towards the Scottish Certificate in Technical Competence for Clinical Coding.
For further information on the requirements for the role please click the link below to view the person specification
Hours: 37 Hours per week
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