Novice Clinical Coder at Wrightington Wigan Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Wigan WN1 1XX, , United Kingdom -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

04 Dec, 25

Salary

26598.0

Posted On

04 Sep, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Good communication skills

Industry

Hospital/Health Care

Description

Assign codes from the International Classification of Diseases (ICD10), Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS4) and SNOMED applying National and International rules to agreed standards. Inputting of coded data onto the Patient Administration System (PAS) for all Inpatient, Day Case and Waiting List episodes To use a basic level of knowledge in medical terminology and anatomy & physiology when making judgements in translating information where clinical description does not map to an exact code applying UK clinical coding classification conventions To use judgement based on knowledge acquired through National Standards and work-based training to translate cases where the information provided is not readily easy to code and to seek help from senior members of staff and liaise with clinical leads for these types of coding queries Demonstrates knowledge of medical terminology Working on own initiative within standard departmental procedures and managing day-to-day workloads, referring more complex issues to more senior colleagues Ensuring that coding is carried out in an accurate, timely and complete manner to meet the Trusts 10-day deadline for statutory information requirements and financial flows To meet the throughput and deadlines allocated by the coding managers operating mainly on own initiative but referring more complex analysis to more experienced coding staff or manager

Responsibilities

Please refer the Job description for details

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