Job requirements
Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Good interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate and influence a range of professionals
- Skills
Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a number of competing demands
- Skills
Ability to analyse and interpret complex medical information, attention to detail
- Skills
Ability to develop good working relationships with medical staff and other hospital staff at different levels.
- Skills
To work independently and as part of a team.
- Skills
Intermediate level keyboard skills in Excel/Word
- Qualifications
National Clinical Coding Qualification (ACC degree level)
- Qualifications
Coding Standards Course
- Qualifications
Clinical Coding Refresher training
- Qualifications
Workshops for example to include: Neoplasm, Vascular, Obstetrics, Trauma & Orthopaedic
- Experience/Knowledge
Previous prolonged practical experience of working in a clinical coding setting using ICD10 & OPCS 4.7 in a large organisation
- Experience/Knowledge
Experience of using PAS and encoding software.
- Experience/Knowledge
Experience of delivering to deadlines
- Experience/Knowledge
Demonstrable and extensive knowledge of medical terminology, anatomical and physiological terms acquired through work-based experience.
- Experience/Knowledge
Excellent understanding of PbR & HRGs
- Experience/Knowledge
Understanding of the Data Protection act
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
AMSPAR Medical Terminology Certificate
- Qualifications
Other relevant qualification e.g. health sciences, clinical qualification.
- Qualifications
ECDL
- Experience/Knowledge
Use of PAS, Medicode, Clinical Applications.
- Experience/Knowledge
Familiarity with use of electronic patient record (EPR)
Job overview
Please note this role is currently only being advertised to staff members who are currently working within the Kent and Medway ICS
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Clinical Coding Analyst ACC Band 6 plus 5% R&R at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. This is a remote post but we also have opportunities for hybrid working.
We offer flexible working and also have an inhouse Clinical Coding Training and Audit team to support with future career development.
Main duties of the job
The candidate should hold the National Clinical Coding Qualification (ACC), who must be able to work to the highest degree of accuracy within a busy clinical coding department.
The Coding Team plays a critical role in ensuring that the clinical care received by the patients is accurately coded on the Trust PAS, working to strict deadlines to meet National Submission deadlines.
The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to ensuring the clinical coding teams deliver a quality coding service across the organisation including both acute and mental health activity by providing accurate and timely clinical coding in accordance with national standards and requirements of clinical coding.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.
Please note: This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship. In line with the UK Immigration Rules and Home Office Sponsorship Guidance, employers may only sponsor individuals for roles that meet strict eligibility, salary, and compliance requirements. Where a role does not meet these criteria, organisations are prohibited from assigning a Certificate of Sponsorship. Applicants must therefore already hold a valid immigration status and ongoing right to work in the UK in order to be considered.
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This advert is for Senior Clinical Coding Analyst - Kent and Medway ICS Only with Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust in Maidstone, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Clinical coder role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent: Plus 5% R&R. The application deadline is 19 Nov 2026.
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