We are excited to advertise the post of Trainee Clinical Coding Officer at Frimley Health. This much sort after role offers the right candidate:
• the opportunity to enter a career with lots of potential for progression and development
• a proven track record of support and structure that will assist you to thrive in your new career.
• a friendly and supportive team environment
1. Ensure that your clinical coding skills are developed to ensure a high quality clinically coded record is produced at all times. This will be done through completion and engagement with a programme of ongoing clinical coding training programme encompassing use of ICD10 & OPCS Classifications and the national standards that define their use. Attendance and completion of the clinical coding standards course is a mandatory requirement of the post holder.
2. Demonstrate significant and/or improving knowledge of anatomy and physiology as part of ongoing training and development.
3. Demonstrate improving competency and compliance with clinical coding standards through a series of audits and checks; competency levels are set using DSP toolkit quality assurance levels. A year end competency review should see the post holder attain the relevant competency standards to ensure progression to the post of Band 4 Clinical Coding Analyst.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Please note: This post is not suitable for home-based working. You will need to be able to work on site at Wexham Park Hospital or Frimley Park (Archipelago House) during standard office hours.
This advert closes on Thursday 6 Feb 2025