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Clinical Coding Assistant | Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,169 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 08 June 2025 |
| Location: | Grimsby, DN33 2BA |
| Company: | Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7190469/208-CCC65F-25-1 |
Summary
Ever wondered how a hospital keeps track of everything it does – every surgery, every diagnosis, every patient treated?
The answer?Clinical Coding.
We’re offeringtwo exciting opportunitiesfor enthusiastic individuals to begin their journey into the world ofClinical Coding– a vital, skilled, and rewarding career where your attention to detail and curiosity can directly impact patient care, hospital funding, and NHS services.
Why Coding Matters
Clinical Coders are the hidden heroes of hospital life. They turn complex medical notes into national codes that tell the story of every patient’s care.
These codes:
• Ensure hospitals get thecorrect fundingfor the treatments they provide
• Help the NHSplan services and spot health trends
• Keeppatient records accurate and future-proof
When the coding is wrong, hospitals might lose money, services could be misallocated, and patient records may not tell the full story. That’s why we need people who are switched-on, detail-driven, and ready to take pride in getting things right.
As a Clinical Coding Assistant, you’ll help support the team by:
· Gathering and organising patient notes and discharge lists
· Tracking down missing documentation
· Assisting with essential admin and data entry
· Helping ensure the right information is in place so coders can do their job accurately and efficiently
These are just the first steps in a career that’s as meaningful as it is methodical. With our excellent career pathways, you won’t just be supporting others, you’ll be learning the ropes and building a career of your own.
From day one, you’ll be trained to:
· Understand medical terminology and conditions
· Apply national coding standards
· Build strong analytical and investigative skills
· Work towards anationally recognised qualification in Clinical Coding
Better still, once you’ve passed your training and meet internal standards, you’ll progress to aBand 3 where you’ll prepare for theNational Clinical Coding Exam. Pass that, and you’ll advance to aBand 4 – Senior Clinical Coding Officer.
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
This truly is a fabulous opportunity to develop your career, at your pace – knowing that we are with you every step of the way.
You don’t need to be a clinician – just someone with a sharp mind and a desire to make a difference.
We’re looking for:
· Natural problem-solvers with great attention to detail
· Calm, organised thinkers who enjoy learning
· People who thrive independently but love being part of a team
· Confidence with IT systems and a proactive attitude when chasing information
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about The Humber Health Partnership and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website athttps://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/
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Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
This advert closes on Monday 26 May 2025