Novice Clinical Coder & HIMS Apprentice Open Day

• Novice Clinical Coder
• HIMS Apprentice

• Arrival: Candidates must arrive by 9:30am. Late arrivals will not be able to participate in the day's activities.
• Duration: Please be prepared to remain on site until mid-afternoon.
• What to bring: Please bring an up-to-date printed copy of your CV.
• Right to work: Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, sponsorship is not available for these positions.

• An introduction to the Clinical Coding team
• A presentation about the roles and career pathways available
• A screening exercise and short assessment
• The opportunity to demonstrate your skills and potential

Essential

• Good general standard of education, including GCSE English and Mathematics at Grade 4/C or above, or ESFA acceptable equivalent.
• Willingness and ability to undertake structured role specific education, training and competency development.
• For apprenticeship appointments, willingness and ability to undertake the relevant Level 3 Apprenticeship Programme, including off-the-job learning and end point assessment.

Desirable

• Level 3 qualification such as A Levels, BTEC, T Level, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
• Further or higher education qualification in a health, science, data, information, digital or related subject.

Essential

• Able to demonstrate experience, through education, employment, volunteering or other activities, of working accurately with information, following instructions and completing tasks to required timescales.
• Experience of using computers and digital applications.

Desirable

• Experience of working with data or detailed information.
• Experience of an administrative, data, healthcare or information related environment.
• Experience of comparing, checking, validating or identifying discrepancies in information.
• Experience within the NHS or healthcare environment.

Essential

• Ability to work accurately and methodically with detailed information.
• Ability to identify errors, omissions, inconsistencies and discrepancies.
• Ability to compare information from different sources. Ability to understand, retain and consistently apply written instructions, rules and defined procedures.
• Ability to understand, retain and consistently apply written instructions, rules and defined procedures.
• Ability to extract relevant information from written material.
• Ability to use standard IT applications and learn new digital systems.
• Ability to organise allocated work and meet required timescales.

Desirable

• Experience of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Experience of spreadsheets, databases, patient administration systems or other information systems.
• Ability to produce simple summaries of information or data.

Essential

• Understanding of the importance of accurate, complete and timely information.
• Awareness of confidentiality and the importance of handling personal and sensitive information appropriately.
• Understanding of the importance of checking own work and escalating where information is unclear or outside own knowledge.

Desirable

• Awareness of Health Information Management, Clinical Coding or Data Quality.
• Basic understanding of how information and data are used within healthcare.
• Awareness of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology.
• Awareness of information governance and data protection principles.

Essential

• Ability and willingness to undertake structured learning, supervised practice and competency assessment.
• Ability to maintain concentration when undertaking detailed and repetitive computer based work.
• Willingness to work across Clinical Coding, Data Quality, NMTR and other allocated Health Information Management activities.
• Ability to work across UHD sites as required.
• For apprenticeship appointments, ability to meet the eligibility requirements of the relevant apprenticeship programme, including travel to the course provider site.
• Interest in developing a career within Health Information Management, Clinical Coding, Data Quality or related NHS information services.

Essential

• High level of attention to detail and commitment to accuracy. Curious and willing to learn.
• Organised and methodical approach to work.
• Able to learn new terminology, concepts, systems and procedures.
• Receptive to feedback and able to apply learning to subsequent work.
• Reliable and conscientious.
• Able to take responsibility for the accuracy and completion of own work.
• Able to work independently within defined boundaries and seek guidance appropriately.
• Able to work collaboratively as part of a team.
• Professional approach to sensitive and confidential information.
• Commitment to Trust values.

Desirable

• Proactive attitude to identifying potential data quality issues
• Confidence to raise queries or concerns appropriately with senior colleagues.
• Willingness to support team communications and engagement activity

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing, and to understand and accurately interpret written information, instructions and guidance..