Specialist Clinical Coder: Sponsorship Available

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

We’re on a journey to transform clinical coding and shape the future of digital health – and you could be part of it.

We are seeking six experienced and motivated Specialist Clinical Coders to join our dynamic Clinical Coding Department at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.

We’re here to nurture future digital leaders and grow as one team. We work closely with our Talent Management and Organisation Development teams to create clear career pathways and a development-focused retention scheme that supports every colleague to grow and progress.

This is what modern coding looks like at Guy’s and St Thomas’:

Curious minds. Cross-disciplinary teams. The confidence to innovate within a world-class digital ecosystem. A willingness to disrupt the status quo.

If you’re ready to grow your career in a department that values insight as much as output – and wants to place coders at the heart of the NHS’s digital future – we’d love to hear from you.

 

Main duties of the job

As a Specialist Clinical Coder, you will:

  • accurately abstract, analyse, and assign complex diagnostic and procedural codes using ICD-10 and OPCS-4 classifications
  • work closely with clinical teams to validate and enhance the quality of coded data
  • take the lead on specific specialties and complex coding scenarios
  • act as a mentor to junior coders and support their development
  • contribute to clinical engagement, KPI monitoring, audit preparation and data quality improvement

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Accredited Clinical Coding Qualification (ACC)

Desirable

  • ECDL

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial Clinical Coding expertise across all specialties and levels of complexity
  • Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to analyse and abstract complex records
  • Ability to resolve complex coding issues and aptly articulate resolutions
  • Able to identify data quality issues and coding workflow impediments and use sound intuition to resolve

Desirable

  • Working knowledge of SQL to interrogate data

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 03 December 2025

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