Responsibilities

• Interpret, abstract, validate, analyse, term and accurately translate all nationally and locally required diagnostic and procedural episodic information using relevant classifications
• Answering and resolving telephone queries
• Locating health records
• Liaise with clinicians
• Liaise with internal and external members.

Training and Progression

After completing a formal training programme, the trainee Clinical Coding Officer will be able to abstract, interpret, validate, analyse, term and accurately translate into the standard classifications relevant clinical details. This will provide standardised clinical information for both local and national purposes, including Clinical Audit, epidemiology, case mix analysis and clinical performance. The role will require great attention to the clinical details and a logical thought process in order to meet contractual and service development requir...