Job requirements
Essential
4 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications
Educated to A Level standard or equivalent relevant passes.
- Qualifications
ECDL or equivalent qualification in the use of IT
- Knowledge and experience
Knowledge of anatomy & physiology
- Knowledge and experience
Experience of working in a NHS hospital and/or office environment
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge and experience
Experience in NHS hospital PAS system
- Knowledge and experience
Understanding of medical terminology
- Knowledge and experience
Previous clinical coding experience
Job overview
We have exciting opportunities for Trainee Clinical Coders to support the Trust in providing reliable and accurate clinically coded data for all inpatient and outpatient activity.
You must be educated to A level standard or equivalent relevant passes. It is desirable that the successful applicant will have previous NHS experience and a basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology.
Full training and support will be provided.
Main duties of the job
- To extract relevant information from case notes/source documents to enable coding of clinical activity.
- To critically analyse the data from all available sources relevant to the episode of care and investigate and interpret the information to determine the appropriate coding translation, using ICD10 (diagnostic codes) and OPCS4 (procedure codes), into a form that can be tabulated, aggregated and sorted for statistical analysis applying national and international rules and conventions to agreed standards.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
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This advert is for Trainee Clinical Coder with Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust in Shrewsbury, England; Telford, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Clinical coder role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annum/pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 05 Oct 2026.
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