Job requirements
Essential
22 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Excellent presentation skills.
- Skills
Ability to communicate at all levels.
- Skills
Report writing skills.
- Skills
Excellent IT skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Skills
Excellent numeracy and literacy skills.
- Qualifications
Qualified to Degree level (or significant proven clinical coding qualification).
- Qualifications
Accredited clinical coding qualification.
- Personal skills
Highly organised, with a structured and logical approach to planning and prioritising workload.
- Personal skills
Ability to develop collaborative working relationships across professional and cultural boundaries.
- Personal skills
Ability to ensure behaviour reflects values of the organisation.
- Personal skills
Ability to work with sensitivity/tact, including a commitment to confidentiality.
- Personal skills
Resilient and able to work in a pressurised environment.
- Knowledge and Experience
Attendance at refresher and specialty workshops.
- Knowledge and Experience
Ability to code a minimum of 6 specialty areas.
- Knowledge and Experience
Deliver training to a variety of audiences, including clinical coding and medical staff.
- Knowledge and Experience
Ability to support trainee clinical-coding staff.
- Knowledge and Experience
Extensive experience of PAS/hospital systems.
- Knowledge and Experience
National clinical coding standards and practices.
- Knowledge and Experience
National & local performance/quality standards.
- Knowledge and Experience
Anatomy and physiology.
- Knowledge and Experience
ICD10, OPCS4 and HRG4.
- Knowledge and Experience
Information Governance Toolkit standards.
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
ECDL.
- Qualifications
AMSPAR.
- Qualifications
Medical terminology qualification.
- Knowledge and Experience
Previous supervisory experience.
- Knowledge and Experience
PAS experience.
Job overview
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Accredited Clinical Coder to join our Clinical Coding Department. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a service that plays a critical role in supporting patient care, clinical governance, service planning, performance monitoring, and the financial sustainability of the Trust.
The accuracy of clinical coding activity is vitally important to the Trust, not only to secure the correct levels of income but also to inform decision-making regarding the future development of clinical services. Clinical coding data is widely used across the NHS, Government, and external organisations to produce national statistics, monitor clinical outcomes, support research, and measure key quality indicators.
As an Accredited Clinical Coder, you will provide a high-quality, efficient coding service, ensuring the accurate and timely translation of complex medical terminology into nationally recognised classification codes.
Apply today and help ensure our clinical information is transformed into meaningful data that supports excellent patient care.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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This advert is for Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Clinical coder role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 29 Oct 2026.
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