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2 new permanent positions have arisen for a Clinical Coder to join the Medical Records - Central Coding team based in the University Hospital Wishaw.
The shift pattern will be Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm.
The Clinical Coder will interpret and translate the clinical records for inpatient, day case, and outpatient episodes into international classifications to form part of a national and local data set ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with national standards and definitions and for use within the Electronic Patient Record (EPR).
The successful candidate will have achieved the following skills & attributes :
Health Records experience within the NHS dealing with computerised records.
Demonstrate knowledge of PAS modules and other systems.
Good knowledge of Medical Terminology Anatomy and Physiology.
Good knowledge of OPCS4 and ICD10 classifications gained by completing the official ISD training course.
This knowledge should be obtained by completing the relevant ISD training course.
To be able to use their own initiative and judgment in relation to complex clinical summaries.
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Karen Hay, Clinical Coding Manager, Medical Records Tel: 01698 366786
email: Karen.Hay@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
If you have any queries regarding the application form or recruitment process
email:recruitment.lanarkshire@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once a sufficient amount of applications are received.
Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge, and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for an interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
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