Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Band 4 £26,530 - £29,114 per annum

Full time, 37.5 hours per week 

We have a new opportunity for a Band 4 Experienced Clinical Coder to join us here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

We are looking for someone who is able to demonstrate a high level of clinical coding skill and the ability to work to a high degree of accuracy with attention to detail. You must be self-motivated, able to work well under pressure and be flexible in your approach. You must be able to work well as part of a team and at working to tight deadlines.

You should have a good understanding of medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology. Good IT skills are also necessary as are good communication skills, It will be expected you will provide a vital and dynamic coding role within an excellent, high achieving and supportive coding team. 

Main Duties:

• To abstract from the patients casenotes, and other sources as required, all relevant information concerning the primary diagnosis, co-morbidities, procedures, investigations, and treatment for each period of care.
• To translate this information into ICD-10 and OPCS 4 codes using judgement based on knowledge and experience and enter onto the hospital Patient Administration system, in a timely and accurate manner following the rules of coding convention for International Classification of Diseases and OPCS procedure books.
• Able to deal with coding queries and liaise with clinicians and specialty administration staff.

For further information, please refer to Job Description.

• Educated to NVQ Level 4 or equivalent experience.

Experience

• You should have a minimum of two years experience working in an acute NHS Trust covering all specialities.
• Required to work towards achieving the Accredited Clinical Coder qualification.

Skills and Knowledge

• Excellent knowledge of the coding process assessed by a formal all speciality clinical coding audit achieving a minimum of 90% correct primary diagnosis and procedure, secondary diagnoses and procedures.
• Good interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
• Ability to think logically, analyse and interpret information.
• Effective communicator (oral and written).
• Understanding of departmental aims.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.