Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and well organised efficient individual, highly motivated and with good interpersonal skills to join our already established Clinical Coding Team.
About the team and department
Clinical Coding is fundamental to the national reimbursement mechanism of Payment by Results and has a major influence on Trust income and future funding. We offer the second highest number of specialised services than any other group of hospitals in the UK.
- Interview Date: 11th September 2023
- 37 hours 30 minutes /Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
What will the role entail?
Duties include reading clinical information, applying clinical codes, and inputting onto the Trust's electronic patient administration system. Additional duties include highlighting data inaccuracies, answering telephones, organising and distributing internal post.
The successful candidates will have excellent communication and organisational skills, be flexible, work well under pressure and be able to use their own initiative.
Previous administration experience, communication and data input skills are essential. Previous experience of using Trust IT systems including e-record would be advantageous.
Why chose us?
The department offers flexible working and as a member of staff at Newcastle Hospitals, you are entitled to many staff benefits. From car lease schemes, technology schemes, and discounted travel passes to discounts across hotels, bars and restaurants. You are also eligible to join the Staff Social Club, which runs a monthly lottery as well as access to lots of great subsidised events, trips and parties.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
Rated 'Outstanding' by theCQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To input data onto clinical coding system, HimChartCoding, via eRecord.
- Read and confirm information from clinical documentation
- Sort and distribute incoming documentation from both internal and external sources
- Answering telephone calls and directing queries to the appropriate team member
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To input data onto clinical coding system, HimChartCoding, via eRecord.
- Read and confirm information from clinical documentation
- Sort and distribute incoming documentation from both internal and external sources
- Answering telephone calls and directing queries to the appropriate team member
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Educated to GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent) in literacy and numeracy
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Previous clerical and admin experience
- Computer literate
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience of working under pressure
- Experience of working to deadlines
- Awareness of health and safety issues, risk management and data protection
Desirable
- Previous NHS experience
- Understanding of clinical coding process
- Basic understanding of anatomy and physiology
- Use of Microsoft Office packages including Teams, Zoom or equivalent in a workplace setting.
- Telephone experience
- Use of e-record system
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Keyboard skills
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work independently
- Good command and understanding of English, punctuation, and grammar
Desirable
- Ability to use own judgement or initiative after training / competencies agreed
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Educated to GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent) in literacy and numeracy
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Previous clerical and admin experience
- Computer literate
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience of working under pressure
- Experience of working to deadlines
- Awareness of health and safety issues, risk management and data protection
Desirable
- Previous NHS experience
- Understanding of clinical coding process
- Basic understanding of anatomy and physiology
- Use of Microsoft Office packages including Teams, Zoom or equivalent in a workplace setting.
- Telephone experience
- Use of e-record system
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Keyboard skills
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work independently
- Good command and understanding of English, punctuation, and grammar
Desirable
- Ability to use own judgement or initiative after training / competencies agreed
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
