Clinical Coder (or trainee depending on experience)

Job summary

Closing Date: 29.05.25 (this may change dependent on response)

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 30.05.25

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 09.06.25

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are seeking a talented and dedicated Clinical Coding Officer (or trainee) to join our dynamic team.

The jobholder will be responsible for delivering accurate and timely clinical coding data for all inpatients and day case activity within appropriate timescales. Responsibilities include the extraction of relevant data from case notes and other sources and translating this information into codes conforming to National Standards to fulfil the Trust's internal and external information requirements.

The department codes diagnostic and procedural activity for all in-patient and day case activity in the Trust - approx. 125,000 FCEs pa, utilizing an electronic patient record. Coders are expected to accurately code routine and complex medical information in detail using standards maintained nationally conforming to all pre-set deadlines. This role requires an organised approach to the work load and the ability to work in a very busy environment where a high degree of accuracy with attention to detail and experience of working to tight deadlines is paramount.

For further information (or to arrange an informal discussion about the post) please contact: nick.dodds@bthft.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

o Extract relevant clinical information from the Electronic Patient Record (EPR), translate and assign accurate diagnostic, intervention and procedure codes using ICD10 and OPCS-4 classifications

o Adhere to national standards and local policies and take responsibility for updating these as and when required

o Be aware and open to translating information of a distressing nature

o Undertake all necessary training, including the Clinical Coding Refresher Course

o Work towards achieving the National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ) and attaining Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) status

o Raise coding related queries with other members of the Coding Team as and when required, including Senior Team, to ensure correct resolution

About us

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.

WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnership's ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.