Job summary THIS POST WILL NOT COMMENCE UNTIL MAY 2025The 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).
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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