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United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Clerical Assistant Clinical Coding - Band 2 (Bank)

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Job summary

THIS POST WILL NOT COMMENCE UNTIL MAY 2025

The role of the Clinical Coding department is to provide strategic, tactical and operational information management across the trust in line with organisational and clinical objectives.

Main duties of the job

Duties include to update and maintain the computer master index, to action case note requests from other departments and to ensure the availability of case notes to the clinical coding team.

About us

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

Details

Date posted

02 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year £12.08 per hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

357-LN-1728-24-A

Job locations

Lincoln County Hospital

Greetwell Road

Lincoln

LN2 5QY


Job description

Job responsibilities

What should you do next?

Have a look at the job description, and if you like what you see, then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!

Job description

Job responsibilities

What should you do next?

Have a look at the job description, and if you like what you see, then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 2 GCSEs at level C or above or equivalent qualifications in Maths and English

Desirable

  • Demonstrate a basic knowledge of Medical Terminology
  • CLAIT or ECDL

Previous experience

Essential

  • Recognise the importance of confidentiality
  • Be able to demonstrate the following skills in a busy office environment Attention to detail. Working under pressure

Desirable

  • Knowledge or experience of NHS working

Knowledge, skills & aptitude

Essential

  • Data entry keyboard skills
  • Communicate well in writing and verbally
  • Able to prioritise and organise own workload
  • Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda
  • Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework

Desirable

  • Knowledge and experience of using Careflow and other patient related computer systems.

Specific Requirements

Essential

  • Excellent Oral and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Work well as part of a team.
  • Work towards tight deadlines
  • Flexibility
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 2 GCSEs at level C or above or equivalent qualifications in Maths and English

Desirable

  • Demonstrate a basic knowledge of Medical Terminology
  • CLAIT or ECDL

Previous experience

Essential

  • Recognise the importance of confidentiality
  • Be able to demonstrate the following skills in a busy office environment Attention to detail. Working under pressure

Desirable

  • Knowledge or experience of NHS working

Knowledge, skills & aptitude

Essential

  • Data entry keyboard skills
  • Communicate well in writing and verbally
  • Able to prioritise and organise own workload
  • Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda
  • Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework

Desirable

  • Knowledge and experience of using Careflow and other patient related computer systems.

Specific Requirements

Essential

  • Excellent Oral and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Work well as part of a team.
  • Work towards tight deadlines
  • Flexibility

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.

Employer details

Employer name

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Lincoln County Hospital

Greetwell Road

Lincoln

LN2 5QY


Employer's website

https://www.ulh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Lincoln County Hospital

Greetwell Road

Lincoln

LN2 5QY


Employer's website

https://www.ulh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Coding Manager

Rebecca Glazsher

rebecca.glazsher@ulh.nhs.uk

01522597516

Details

Date posted

02 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year £12.08 per hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

357-LN-1728-24-A

Job locations

Lincoln County Hospital

Greetwell Road

Lincoln

LN2 5QY


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