Total 2 Fresh/Entry Level Finance / Banking / Insurance job vacancies in Bristol, BS1 3BU

Are you interested in an exciting career within the NHS? If so, North Bristol is recruiting for a Trainee Clinical Coder to join their challenging and diverse Clinical Coding Department.

To succeed in this role you will need to be motivated, eager to learn and have a great attention to detail. In your quest for accurate data, you will come into contact with a variety of staff of different levels throughout the Trust.

Working in the Clinical Coding department at North Bristol NHS Trust provides a job with great career progression and the chance to work in a busy acute hospital. Our team of coders complete coding of approximately 147,000 daycase/inpatient visits each year, spread across a variety of complex specialties including neurosurgery, vascular surgery, geriatric medicine, maternity and trauma/orthopaedics.

An assessment centre for shortlisted candidates will be held on 19th November at Southmead Hospital, this is a half day process giving you an in depth understanding of the unusual and interesting role of a clinical coder. Successful candidates will then be invited back for interview on 26th/27th November

Please note we always have a high number of applications for Trainee Coder roles so we would advise submitting your application as soon as possible as this advert may close early.

You will be responsible for translating medical terminology documented in patient records into national codes using the classifications ICD10 and OPCS4. The requirement is to produce consistent, accurate, complete and timely coded clinical data, for use by the Trust Finance Department among others.

As a Trainee Clinical Coder you will start in our training programme on Band 3 and be regularly assessed and tested during training. You will also attend a Clinical Coding Standards Course. After approximately 18 - 24 months and following passing an in house test and audit you will become an experienced Clinical Coder. After an agreed time frame (usually two to three years after commencing as a trainee) trainees sit the National Clinical Coding Qualification and upon passing will become a Band 5 Senior Clinical Coder.

The Clinical Coding Department aims to meet the demands of a modern NHS and to support the Trust's Business Activity by recruiting high calibre individuals.







North Bristol NHS Trust is one of the largest trusts in the South West, with state of the art facilities provided at Southmead Hospital and the smaller Cossham hospital site.



The post holder will undergo training, to gain a sound knowledge and understanding of the International classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10threvision (ICD-10) and OPCS- 4,clinical coding classifications, anatomy and physiology and medical terminology.

To ensure that clinical coded data is entered accurately and appropriately into the Trust’s computer system for every relevant patient care episode, with required deadlines as agreed with the Trust’s commissioners.

Liaise with appropriate staff, with any queries arising

Document coding problems and queries for their Divisional Lead, and/or Trust’s coding trainer, who will then submit any unresolved queries to Delen, National Clinical Coding Helpdesk.

Attend all national, local and in-house training sessions/relevant workshops and seminars, as required.

Maintain confidentiality and adhere to all Trust’s policies at all times.

Ensure adherence to national procedures and guidelines for clinical coding and follow any local policies.

Organise own workloads and work as part of a team, to ensure complete and accurate coding, with the Trust’s monthly deadlines within framework denoted by Divisional Leads.

Ensure that ‘incomplete coding’ due to outstanding histology results, is checked and completed on a regular basis, in conjunction with their Divisional Lead, to ensure accurate and completed clinical coding in a timely manner, as required.

During the initial training period to work towards meeting individual and overall department key performance indicators (KPIs). The post holder will be expected to achieve department KPIs within agreed timescales and support. The individual KPI will progress over the first year, to achieve 30 spells coded per day by end of year 1.

To undertake the 21 day Clinical Coding Standards Course, within 6 months.

To successfully pass the Trust’s in-house clinical coding exam and audit assessment after 12 and 18 months to check progress and readiness for the NCCQ.

As part of the department’s wider clinical coding audit programme, the post holders coding will be periodically audited for completed clinical coding episodes, as part of ongoing data quality assurance within the department.




This advert closes on Wednesday 6 Nov 2024

A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.


We are excited to recruit a Trainee ACP to our growing team and are seeking enthusiastic and dynamic individuals for trainee ACP posts within the Emergency Department at Bristol Royal Infirmary. You will be expected to complete the RCEM adult competencies and subsequent credentialing process. Trainees will be expected to achieve competency in all areas of the adult ED (Fast Flow, Majors, Resuscitation, SDEC) and will complete the academic and practical aspects of ACP training, including a funded part-time MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice and workplace-based assessments following the Royal College of Emergency Medicine 2022 ACP curriculum. After successful completion of the three-year MSc and successful RCEM credentialing trainees will be become a substantive band 8a.Educational opportunities will include a bespoke individualised learning portfolio that will be adapted to meet specific learning requirements, ensuring development of competencies required for the role fulfilling the full RCEM curriculum. Clinical supervision will be supported by an allocated consultant Educational Supervisor, an ACP Clinical Supervisor and the Lead ACP.

All trainee ACPs will work and 80:20 split between clinical and non-clinical time as well as regular educational teaching and placements across acute medicine, ITU, surgery and anaesthetics. There are regular ACP and MDT teaching activities within the ED which trainees attend.



Leadership and Management
• Role model the values of the organisation, demonstrating a person-centred approach to service delivery and development.
• Evaluate your own practice and participate in MDT service and team evaluation, demonstrating the impact of advanced clinical practice on service function and effectiveness, and quality (outcomes of care, experience and safety)
• Actively engage in peer review to transform your own and others practice, formulating and implementing strategies to act on learning and make improvements
• Actively seek feedback and involvement from individuals, families, carers, communities and colleagues in the co-production of service improvements
• Develop advanced clinical expertise in appropriate ways to provide consultancy across professional and service boundaries, Develop skills to influence clinical practice to enhance quality, promote the sharing and adoption of best practice
• Develop team leadership skills, resilience and determination, to manage
• situations that are unfamiliar, complex or unpredictable and seeking to build confidence
• Continually develop practice in response to changing population health needs, engaging in horizon
• Scanning for future developments, new treatments and changing social challenges.
• Demonstrate receptiveness to challenge and preparedness to constructively challenge others, escalating concerns that affect individuals, families, carers, communities and colleagues safety and wellbeing when necessary

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.



Emergency Care Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) for Adult ED








This advert closes on Monday 25 Mar 2024

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