# Senior Clinical Coder > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-coder/e73c0b02-9870-4ff3-9878-f24d8504ba83 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-coder/e73c0b02-9870-4ff3-9878-f24d8504ba83.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust - **Location:** Lister Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Clinical coder - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-17T07:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-03T10:01:30.764Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hertfordshire/Stevenage/East_North_Hertfordshire_Teaching_NHS_Trust/Clinical_Coding/Clinical_Coding-v8122276 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8122276?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are recruiting for a Senior Clinical Coder who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. The Clinical Coding Department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust in Stevenage, has a well structured team design that includes training, career development and personal development plans. The rewards for a well motivated person to join our team is a training programme that commences on a Band 4 and progresses to a Band 5. During this time it is expected that you will study for the National Clinical Coding Qualification \[NCCQ\]. Although this has a high pass mark, the rewards are that once you are qualified a Recruitment and Retention Premium of 15% on top of your salary will be applied. At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us. ### Main duties of the job The role of a Clinical Coder is to provide an effective, accurate, timely and consistent clinical coding service to the Trust and to ensure all coding quality targets are achieved. To code diagnosis and clearly defined treatment for inpatient and outpatient activity according to the coding conventions of ICD10 (International Classification of Diseases) and OPCS4 (Operation Procedure Classification Standards). Data sources used include case notes, discharge summaries, histology results, Chemocare and other manual records. This data is essential for the effective management of the Trust and directly influences the Trust’s income in line with the ‘Payments by Results’ process. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Desirable** - Excellent communication skills - Experience of using Microsoft Office Confidentiality - Ability to work under pressure and to exact timelines - Organize and work systematically, with flexibility and adaptability ### Knowledge **Essential** - Human Anatomy and Physiology **Desirable** - Efficient use of Microsoft Office Products - Financial Flows in the NHS ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Willingness to learn and to progress Work as part of a team Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion - Role model our Trust values every day ### Previous Experience **Essential** - NHS experience as a Clinical Coding Clerk for 3 or more years - Attended and passed NHS Clinical Coding Standards Course/Refresher Course in last 3 years - Study, problem solving, interrogation of data - Experience of using and analysing data ### Qualifications / Training **Essential** - GCSE (Grade A-C) Human Biology, Biology or Combined Science - Professional qualifications General training qualifications Other specific attainments **Desirable** - Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant - Accredited Clinical Coding Qualification ## Documents - [showcasing our teaching commitment (pdf, 5.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2905) - [senior clinical coder applicant pack (pdf, 690.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10424330) - [must read guidance notes - application forms (pdf, 91.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=549) - [policy statement - recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=551) - [guidance on secondments for internal applicants (pdf, 101.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2748) - [guidance notes for applicants - how your data is used and stored (pdf, 416.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=550) ## 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.