Clinical Coding Assistant

6 days ago


Chelmsford, United Kingdom Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Coding Assistant to join our team at Mid and South Essex Foundation Trust based at Broomfield Hospital.

The Clinical Coding Department analyse complex clinical information from patient records and translate this into a coded format in line with National Standards.

We are seeking a self-motivated and driven individual to play a pivotal role in providing a high standard of support and administrative duties to the Clinical Coding Department.

The post holder will be responsible for providing general assistance to the Clinical Coding Team through collecting medical records following patient discharge, tracking paper case notes, filing case notes and answering telephones as well as dealing with general office enquiries.

You will need excellent communication skills and be able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team. You must have excellent attention to detail and have accurate keyboard skills.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

The Clinical Coding Assistant role supports the Clinical Coders by looking for and finding patient notes after discharge following inpatient activity.

The successful applicant will be going out to various areas of the hospital, including wards, clinic areas and the medical health records library to obtain patient notes for clinical coding. A trolley will be provided to assist in moving the notes around the hospital and the successful applicant will be given training to use the trust Electronic Patient Record system'Lorenzo'to track notes to and from the coding office. The Clinical Coding Assistants then organise and file the notes within the office so they can be found and coded as required.

The role does involve lifting boxes of notes and large set of notes at times and involves a good deal of physical activity.

The successful applicant will also be trained to investigate when notes might be difficult to find and where to look, also using the trust EPR system and their initiative

The successful applicant will take phone calls and queries from colleagues throughout the trust regarding patient notes that are within the coding office and will be responsible for ensuring the notes are found, then arranging for them to be coded, before passing to the enquiring colleague.

The role provides an opportunity to meet various colleagues within the hospital and to build good strong working relationships.

The successful applicant will be welcomed into a friendly supportive team who very much appreciate the value this role provides within the team.

Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.



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