# ACC Clinical Coder > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/acc-clinical-coder/6ded2238-fba3-4e50-bc15-6331933e13c8 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/acc-clinical-coder/6ded2238-fba3-4e50-bc15-6331933e13c8.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Harrogate - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £31,157 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 08:30 - 17:00) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-12T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-26T14:52:07.647Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/North_Yorkshire/Harrogate/Harrogate_District_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Clinical_Coding/Clinical_Coding-v8115486 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8115486?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hdft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join our Clinical Coding Services Team. The work involves extracting relevant information from patient records, discussing queries with clinicians, other clinical coding team members, or the National Classifications Service, and then translating the diagnosis and procedures into codes using standard national classifications (ICD10 and OPCS 4), adhering to all national standards and conventions. The information Coders produce is used to report on patient outcomes, improve patient care and ensure that the Trust is appropriately paid for the treatments provided to patients admitted to hospital. ### Main duties of the job To fulfil this important role, you will need to exhibit excellent logical and analytical skills, demonstrate sound judgement in translating often complex patient records. Flexible in your approach you must be able to work as part of a team to tight deadlines. You must have knowledge of medical terminology, human anatomy and physiology, good IT skills, and the ability to work to a high degree of accuracy with attention to detail. Applicants with experience in Clinical Coding and are ACC qualified will need to meet the criteria outlined in the person specification, A4C Band 4. Applicants who do not hold ACC accreditation would enter as a Trainee Clinical Coder Band 3 and be fully supported through an initial extensive training programme to enable you to gain a good knowledge of medical conditions, clinical coding principles and become proficient in this interesting field. After two years you will be eligible to undertake the National Accredited Clinical Coding Qualification Examination, and upon successful attainment of this qualification you will move to a Band 4 ACC Clinical Coder role. Those not wishing to study for the national exam will have to demonstrate after three years, through a series of internal assessment and audit, that they hold the necessary skills and knowledge before moving to a Band 4 Clinical Coder role. Dependent upon experience, there may be an opportunity to adopt a hybrid (home/office) working pattern.  This can be discussed further at interview. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Applicants with experience in Clinical Coding and are ACC qualified will be required to carry out the duties and responsibilities, and to meet the criteria outlined in the job description and person specification, A4C Band 4. Applicants who do not hold ACC accreditation would enter as a Trainee Clinical Coder Band 3 and will be required to carry out the duties and responsibilities, and meet the criteria outlined in the job description and person specification, A4C Band 3. If you have any questions, please contact Vicky Hilton-Green on 01423 553762 or \[email protected\] ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of governance principles and practices - Ability to consider complex facts or issues producing analysis - Comprehensive knowledge of medical terminology, anatomical and physiological terms - Expert knowledge of clinical coding principles - Ability to develop effective working relationships with colleagues at all levels - Developed specialist knowledge across the range of clinical coding services - Knowledge of clinical coding software **Desirable** - Knowledge and experience of HDFT patient systems - Knowledge of Microsoft Access and Powerpoint ### Experience **Essential** - A minimum of 1 year in a clinical coding position in the NHS - Experience of working in a pressurised environment to tight deadlines ### Qualifications **Essential** - Accredited Clinical Coding Qualification (ACC) ## Documents - [jd - 421-corp-3824c (pdf, 296.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10411085) - [trust policies and procedures (pdf, 184.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10411086) - [clinical coding - clinical coder band 3 (pdf, 208.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10411087) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.