Job overview

To review medical information from patients records and other electronic systems and to clinical / medically code in accordance with NHS England's classifications and national standards.

To understand classification systems in particular WHO ICD and OPCS interventions.

A good knowledge consisting of human anatomy and physiology, medical diagnosis and how patients are treated.

To undertake continued learning around all surgical and medical specialities.

The ability to use multiple electronic systems to gather clinical data.

Important:

If your application is successfully shortlisted, you will need to be available to attend in person to complete a clinical coding data analyst test on 18th September and to be available for interview on 23rd September if successful.

Main duties of the job

• Assign codes from the International Classification of Diseases (ICD10), Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS4) and SNOMED applying National and International rules to agreed standards. Inputting of coded data onto the Patient Administration System (PAS) for all Inpatient, Day Case and Waiting List episodes
• Demonstrates knowledge of medical terminology
• Ensuring that coding is carried out in an accurate, timely and complete manner to meet the Trusts 10-day deadline for statutory information requirements and financial flows
• To meet the throughput and deadlines allocated by the coding managers operating mainly on own initiative but referring more complex analysis to more experienced coding staff or managers

Working for our organisation

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.

·         People at the Heart

·         Listen and Involve

·         Kind and Respectful

·         ONE Team

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information available by contacting [email protected] where you can also ask about how to access vaccinations.