This trainee clinical coding role sits in the coding team at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, based at Princess Royal University Hospital. The post translates clinical notes into ICD-10 and OPCS-4 codes that feed the Trust's finance, clinical and statistical data. Trainees attend a 24-day mandatory course with no annual leave during it, and may move to part-time remote working after a competency review. Start date is on or after 1 April 2027.
What the job involves
- Identify discharged episodes on the PAS and complete their coding daily
- Assign, sequence and enter all ICD-10 and OPCS-4 codes that reflect the patient's total care
- Extract diagnosis, procedure and date information from source documents
- Check episode details against the patient record to keep coding consistent, complete and high quality
- Raise problem reports and report data quality issues for documentation or episode errors
- Liaise with auditors and trainers to reach firm decisions on diagnoses and procedures
- Use the EPR and other systems to retrieve data for coding
- Meet coding quality and timeliness targets for service performance
- Build links with clinical staff to improve data quality
- Work towards the Accredited Clinical Coder qualification and study independently
- Attend mandatory coding training, including the Standards Course and workshops
- Support new procedures and systems, and mentor less experienced staff
Qualifications
- A level in science or biology
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of anatomy and physiology
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Working under pressure to meet deadlines
- Using own initiative to solve problems
- Prioritising workload amid conflicting demands
Other
- Good communication and ability to work as part of a team
- Basic keyboard and computer skills, including Word, Excel and Teams
- Willingness to learn new computer systems and specialist software
- Basic understanding of confidentiality and information security
Nice to have
- Degree in science or healthcare
- Medical terminology qualification
- Experience of home working
- Experience of using NHS hospital administrative systems
What's offered
- In-house Clinical Classification Service coding training courses
- Mentoring
- Potential for career progression
- Part-time remote working once training is complete, subject to a competency review
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