Trainee Clinical Coder
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 18 July 2024
Job summary
Trainee Clinical Coder, Band 3 Fixed Term for 36 months
Would you like to be part of a successful team committed to providing in-depth and accurate clinical information?If so, North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit an unqualified Clinical Coder to join the Clinical Coding team based at West Cumberland Hospital, Homewood Road, Hensingham.
The principal responsibilities involve accurately extracting diagnoses and procedures from the health records, translating it into codes using the ICD-10 and OPCS-4 classifications and inputting them onto the Patient Administration System using encoding software. You will follow all National Clinical Coding Standards to produce data that can be tabulated, aggregated and sorted for statistical analysis. Currently this is done on site but as our Electronic Patient Records systems are developed, there may be the opportunity for home working.
Subject to obtaining qualification then graded to band 4
Main duties of the job
Candidates will be expected to attend a National Clinical Coding Standards Training Course (which may be residential) and follow a 2-3 year programme of study to achieve the National Coding Qualification; Band 4 will be awarded upon obtaining the accreditation.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time'.
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Date posted
04 July 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£22,816 to £27,596 a year per annum
Contract
Training
Duration
36 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
262-A-24-6409263
Job locations
West Cumberland Hospital
Homewood Road
Whitehaven
CA28 8JG
Employer details
Employer name
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
West Cumberland Hospital
Homewood Road
Whitehaven
CA28 8JG
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