Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
19 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Ability to code all specialties
- Experience
Communicate complex coding rules to clinical and non-clinical staff and external agencies
- Experience
Experience of working as a clinical coder in the NHS
- Experience
Use of hospital administrative and clinical systems
- Experience
Demonstrate an understanding of clinical coding and its uses
- Experience
Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomical and physiological terms
- Experience
Attendance at Clinical Coding refresher workshops
- Qualifications
IHRIM Accredited Clinical Coder
- Qualifications
Educated to A Level qualifications in sciences e.g. Biology or equivalent knowledge acquired through work based training
- Key Skills & Abilities
Analytical & judgemental skills
- Key Skills & Abilities
Ability to abstract relevant clinical information for coding
- Key Skills & Abilities
Ability to communicate complex information to clinical and administrative staff
- Key Skills & Abilities
Planning and organisational skills
- Key Skills & Abilities
Standard keyboard skills
- Key Skills & Abilities
Eye for detail
- Key Skills & Abilities
Operate on own initiative
- Key Skills & Abilities
Undertake background research to achieve accurate coding
- Key Skills & Abilities
Mentoring skills
- Key Skills & Abilities
Ability to concentrate for extended periods of time
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
AMSPAR Certificate in Medical Terminology
- Qualifications
MOST qualifications, MS Excell
Job overview
Accredited Clinical Coder/Experienced Clinical Coder
Are you an IHRIM Accredited Clinical Coder or experienced Clinical Coder working within an acute NHS hospital setting?
The Clinical Coding team at our hospital site Hinchingbrooke are looking to recruit to our substantive team of multi skilled specialist Clinical Coders. The ideal candidate will be ACC qualified with experience in coding a broad range of clinical specialties.
Applicants must demonstrate excellent communication skills with the ability to engage with clinicians and all relevant support staff to ensure our coded data reflects accurately the care of our patients. Excellent analytical and judgement skills are essential in this role as is good working knowledge of medical terminology and human anatomy across a range of clinical specialties. You will be responsible for managing your own workload each day within the usual deadlines for submission of data.
We would welcome applications from experienced clinical coders (Band 4) without the IHRIM qualification with the option to study towards the National Clinical Coding Qualification.
Main duties of the job
Excellent analytical and judgement skills are essential as is a good working knowledge of national clinical coding standards, medical terminology and human anatomy.
Translation of clinical information into diagnostic and procedure codes from patient health records scanned on to an electronic document management system and variety of other electronic sources.
Applicants must demonstrate excellent communication skills with the ability to engage with clinicians and all relevant support staff to ensure our coded data reflects accurately the care of our patients.
Conduct validation exercises as required with the responsible Consultant to ensure correct assignment of diagnostic and procedure codes and to identify gaps in clinical documentation to support clinical coding.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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This advert is for Accredited Clinical Coder/Clinical Coder - Huntingdon with North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust in Huntingdon, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Clinical coder role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £39,043 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 20 Sep 2026.
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