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Clinical Coder | Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 12 Mawrth 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £24,071 - £25,674 Structured progression: Band 3>Band 4>Band 5 (see job summary) |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 11 Ebrill 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Liverpool, L8 7SS |
| Cwmni: | Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7055957/159-LWH-55-25 |
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We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our clinical coding team in a trainee position, with progression to Accredited Clinical Coder status.
The successful candidate will benefit from a structured progression pathway, supported by internal and external training, as well as mentoring from experienced and supportive colleagues. A commitment to independent personal study is also required.
Clinical Coders working towards professional accreditation are paid at NHS AfC Band 3. On achieving Accredited Clinical Coder status, they progress to Band 4. After completing a further one-year development plan and attaining Standard Exceeded level at individual audits, they advance to Senior Clinical Coder Band 5. Achieving Accredited Clinical Coder status is a requirement of this role.
All clinical coding staff at LWH benefit from the ability to work flexibility to meet the department’s needs. The team operates a flexible working policy, with core hours from 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 15:00, Monday to Friday.
Remote working is available to staff who maintain appropriate audit scores and productivity levels. Staff working remotely must also be able to attend on-site meetings, events, and training at short notice.
Recruitment and Retention incentives apply to this role.
We welcome any queries about the position. Please feel free to contact us via email in the first instance.
The role involves reading and analysing medical and surgical terminology documented in patient records and translating this into alphanumeric codes using ICD-10 and OPCS classifications. These codes are then input onto the hospital's Patient Administration System.
Clinical Coders are expected to learn and remember clinical coding rules and conventions, local policy and National Clinical Coding Standards and work to strict deadlines. They must be accurate and precise in their work and have good time management skills. The successful candidate must be conscientious, have an eye for detail and a willingness to learn.
Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust delivers the highest standards of care for women, babies and families. Each year we deliver over 7,500 babies, carry out over 49,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly & preterm new-borns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles and have over 4,000 genetic appointments taking place. We believe that this along with a strong dedication to research & innovation makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.
We have some of the leading experts in their field, which has been showcased on national TV and news, making our teams famous across the world for professionalism, skill & compassion.
The Trust is constantly innovating and evolving its services to provide the most cutting edge and modern care possible. As well as developing services on our current site we have long-term aspirations for the future. We have recently launched a number of new strategies which provide a detailed long-term plan for our services.
Check out why Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work using the links below:
Video:https://vimeo.com/556197652
Online brochure:https://www.liverpoolwomens.nhs.uk/media/4121/recruitment-pack-great-place-to-work-16pp-v4-final.pdf
The post holder will analyse electronic clinical records to extract complex diagnosis and procedure information and accurately apply clinical coding standards and conventions to translate this into nationally and internationally recognised codes, using the ICD-10 and OPCS-4 classification systems.
They will be responsible for inputting assigned clinical codes onto the Trust’s Patient Administration System (PAS) within the strict deadlines agreed between the Trust and user organisations.
The post holder will assist in monitoring the completeness and timeliness of clinical coding by reporting any problems to the senior clinical coding team.
They will participate in the clinical coding and data quality audit process and assist the Trust to maintain high data quality standards by raising anomalies found in the recording of data on the PAS or within electronic patient records with appropriate staff and reporting any unresolved problems to the senior clinical coding team.
The post holder will participate in regular internal and external training to continually develop their clinical coding and professional skills.
They will study for the National Clinical Coding Qualification to attain Accredited Clinical Coder status.
The post holder will be responsible for maintaining a portfolio of continuous professional development.
This advert closes on Wednesday 26 Mar 2025