We have exciting opportunities for Clinical Coders to support the Trust in providing reliable and accurate clinically coded data for all inpatient and outpatient activity.
You must be educated to A level standard or equivalent relevant passes. It is desirable that the successful applicant will have previous NHS experience and a basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology.
Full training and support will be provided.
Main duties of the job
1. To extract relevant information from case notes/source documents to enable coding of clinical activity.
2. To critically analyse the data from all available sources relevant to the episode of care and investigate and interpret the information to determine the appropriate coding translation, using ICD10 (diagnostic codes) and OPCS4 (procedure codes), into a form that can be tabulated, aggregated and sorted for statistical analysis applying national and international rules and conventions to agreed standards.
Working for your organisation
The Trust has undergone a period of change and improvement, which has led to an exciting period in which to join this ever-evolving Trust. As an organisation, we strive to provide high-quality care for our patients and an environment our staff are proud to work in.
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