Clinical Coder

Job summary

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust are seeking to recruit dedicated and enthusiastic individuals with excellent communication skills, good organisational skill and are eager to learn to join our Clinical Coding team.

Training and development is important to us, we offer full support from internal training programmes and assessments delivered by an accredited Clinical Coding Trainer and also offer support from our internal Accredited Clinical Coders and Audit Manager

The post holder must ensure the accuracy and timely allocation of diagnostic and procedural classification codes

Experience working within a Clinical Coding department is desirable. However, experience within other healthcare environments, either within an NHS or private hospital within the UK will also be considered

Main duties of the job

The post holder must demonstrate the ability to read and analyse patient records to help identify all relevant diagnoses, procedures and interventions, relevant to the current period of patient care

To code all patient episodes applying knowledge of the information contained within ICD-10 and OPCS4 Classifications

To ensure the completion of all patient episodes within the agreed timescales and to follow up any uncoded episodes promptly and accurately and ensure all data is valid for the contract minimum data sets to be produced

Job responsibilities

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated.