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Trainee Clinical Coder
| Posting date: | 23 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £22,816.00 to £24,336.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £22816.00 - £24336.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 June 2024 |
| Location: | Luton/Bedford, LU4 0DZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9418-24-0774 |
Summary
The Clinical Coding Department is a pivotal Service within the Trusts IM&T Division. These are corporate functions responsible for all Trust management information, reporting both externally and internally, providing vital management information to clinicians and managers which inform and determine the basis for decision-making across the Trust. The Clinical Coding Department is responsible for the collection of clinical diagnosis codes using the ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases) and clinical procedure codes using OPCS-4 (Classification of Interventions and Procedures), extracting the relevant information from patient case notes, discharge letters and reports. Clinical Coding data is essential for the effective management of the Trust and directly and crucially influences the Trusts income in line with the Payment by Results (PBR) process. It also forms the basis for clinical audit, clinical governance reporting, bench-marking and medical research. The Trust uses Electronic Documentation Record Management service (E.D.R.M.S), Medicode360, this enables remote working To attend all components of the Clinical Coding Standards Course including corporate induction / mandatory training; The post holder must be committed to attaining the National Clinical Coding Qualification in order to achieve Accredited Clinical Coder status; To attend relevant clinical coding training courses and workshops as required; To comply with both the Trust and departmental policies and processes. To abstract and analyse information in the patients electronic records or other source of documents and translate the medical terminology into clinical codes (ICD-10 and OPCS-4), and input the coded information on to the organisations clinical information system; To be able to work under pressure maintaining accuracy especially around monthly coding deadlines and the refresh period; To maintain a portfolio of evidence and professional accreditation through attendance and participation in ongoing internal and external training programmes; continuously updating comprehensive knowledge and understanding of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology and its applications to clinical coding; Maintain a flexible attitude and response to change in job content or organisation in order to maintain or improve the quality of service provided to patients, the Trust, and to other stakeholders; To plan and prioritise own workload to meet departmental targets and to advise the manager of any hindrance to the achievement of these targets. To support Administrative functions of the department in the absence of clerical team members; To maintain the strictest confidentiality; To undertake all reasonable requests