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Do you enjoy problem solving; have an eye for detail and an interest in medical Terminology? Are you self-motivated, keen to learn and enjoy a challenge? If so, a career in clinical coding could be just for you

We have an exciting opportunity for two Novice Clinical Coders to join our team.

You will benefit from a detailed personalised training plan to ensure that you maintain high standards of clinical coding quality.

It is essential that the post holder has the ability to take both positive and constructive criticism as the Team Leaders offer support through this training program.

You will attend a 21 day Coding standards course over a 3 month period and will be asked to achieve coding objectives within the first 6 months.

To abstract and analyse complex clinical information from patient records both electronic and paper based and to translate this information into coded format in line with National Clinical Coding Standards.

To ensure the timely entry of encoded data onto appropriate computer systems to meet the Trust's requirements for statutory information and financial flows.

We offer
- flexible working hours.

• A new open plan office environment.
• Fully Funded training and exams.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.

The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients.

We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

Main responsibilities

• Extract and translate clinical terminology from medical notes and other source documents into alpha-numerical codes using the international classification of ICD for diagnoses, and OPCS for interventions and procedures in compliance with national guidelines for use across the Trust.
• Ensure accurate and timely input of assigned codes to the Patient Administration System for activity monitoring.
• To ensure that all outstanding coding and error printouts are dealt with within agreed deadlines, to support the timeliness of clinical coding information.
• Working as part of a team - identify, monitor and report on data quality issues.
• Keep fully up to date with national projects and developments in order to understand the impact of changes at local level.
• Attend both internal and external meetings to keep abreast of national standards, departmental and Trust business.
• Identify opportunities for improvement related to clinical coding. A proactive approach to service development is encouraged.
• Abide by the Trust policy on standards of business conduct.
• Ability to work to a high degree of accuracy within tight deadlines.
• An effective oral communicator able to convey complex information.
• Ability to keep team members informed of progress, changes and deadlines.
• Adaptable to changing priorities, such as maintenance of on-going projects while dealing with urgent ad-hoc work.
• Ability to develop and maintain good relationships with all professional contacts.

The post will develop and may incorporate other duties to meet the changing needs of the organisation; these changes will be agreed between the post holder and their line manager.

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