# Senior Clinical Coder

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
- **Location:** University Hospital of Wales
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Clinical coder
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,557 - £39,631 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-17T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03T10:01:42.193Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cardiff/Cardiff/Cardiff_Vale_University_Health_Board/Clinical_Coding/Clinical_Coding-v8137946
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8137946?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://cavuhb.nhs.wales

## Job Content

### Job overview

### Senior Clinical Coder wanted

Cardiff & Vale University Health Board is looking for a full-time, highly motivated individual with a passion for clinical coding to join their coding team.

This is an exciting opportunity for those wishing to further their clinical coding career and gain valuable experience within Wales' largest hospital.

Applicants must have passed the National Clinical Coding Qualification (essential) and worked as an Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) for at least one year.

This is a full-time position, flexible working patterns and a limited amount of remote working is available.

Note:

- Applicants who do not possess the National Clinical Coding Qualification will not be considered for this post.

### Main duties of the job

- To provide comprehensive, accurate and timely information for CAVUHB and other relevant bodies through the process of Clinical Coding.
- To code complex specialities and episodes of care.
- The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day supervision of a small team of coders, ensuring that Key Performance Indicator (KPI) targets are consistently achieved and to identify any training needs.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for full job details and responsibilities.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Welsh language skills are desirable

## Person Specification

### Other

**Essential**

- Able to travel to Trust sites as required

### Experience

**Essential**

- 1 year of experience post ACC or equivalent
- Substantial NHS experience
- Experience of working to targets and Key Performance Indicators
- Experience of using Medicode 360 or equivalent encoder
- Experience coding a wide range of specialities to a high degree of accuracy without close supervision
- Mentoring experience

**Desirable**

- Supervisory Experience

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Accredited Clinical Coder
- Good general standard of education

### Personal Qualities

**Essential**

- Able to work effectively on own initiative and as part of a team
- Self-Motivated
- Methodical with ability to pay close attention to detail
- Pleasant personality, gets on well with others
- Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service

**Desirable**

- Welsh Speaker

### Specialist Knowledge

**Essential**

- Knowledge of the purposes of clinical coding
- Awareness of importance of patient confidentiality
- Extensive knowledge of Anatomy and physiology and medical terminology
- Knowledge of national coding standards

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of UHB’s policies and procedures

### Skills and Attributes

**Essential**

- Ability to communicate with colleagues across all levels including Multi-Disciplinary Teams
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a number of competing demands
- Good inter-personal skills with the ability to motivate and influence a range of professionals
- Ability to work to strict deadlines and performance targets.
- Computer literate with ability to use MS office suites including Microsoft Teams
- Evidence of supporting junior staff

**Desirable**

- Ability to assist with Clinical Coding Audit

## Documents

- [jdps - sdmp (pdf, 584.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10590131)
- [functional requirements (pdf, 640.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10455682)
- [guidance notes for applicants nov25 (pdf, 322.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2843)
- [shaping our future wellbeing strategy (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2852)
- [shaping our future wellbeing strategy (pdf, 2.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2851)
- [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 404.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1630)
- [croeso i fwrdd iechyd prifysgol caerdydd a’r fro (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2422)
- [welcome to cardiff and vale university health board (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2421)

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