Senior Clinical Coder

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Senior Accredited Clinical Coder – Band 5 with 15% R&R Payment

The Trust is seeking to appoint an Accredited Clinical Coder who has held the national award for at least 2 years.

This is an exciting opportunity for an Accredited Clinical Coder to develop their skills. The post holder will assist the Clinical Coding Manager in the continuing development of an improved communication system between the coding department and clinicians, and to ensure that complete and high-quality clinical coding is delivered within the timescales.

The successful applicant will have a methodical and accurate approach to work, with good interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to prioritise their own workload and achieve strict deadlines.

The applicant will be required to support both the Clinical Coding Manager and Deputy Clinical Coding Manager in the maintenance of coding processes and procedures and a comprehensive training programme for the coding team.

The Trust promotes Agile Working, therefore with the agreement of the manager there will be an opportunity to work from home at times.

Essential requirements:

ACC Clinical Coding Qualification.

Minimum of 4-5 years Clinical Coding experience which must include an established knowledge and understanding of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology and national coding classifications.

Understanding and knowledge of the clinical coding process and how it affects financial reimbursement and the National Tariff Payment System.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Accredited Clinical Coder will work within the Clinical Coding team to abstract, analyse and translate complex clinical diagnosis and treatment information into nationally recognised codes, and enter the data into the appropriate Trust system to meet essential Trust requirements for statutory information and financial reporting. The post holder will act as lead contact for designated clinical specialties, communicating with medical staff on complex coding queries relating to diagnoses and operative procedures.

The successful candidate will be required to hold the National Clinical Coding Qualification in order to effectively deliver these responsibilities. Detailed knowledge of current Health Resource Grouping will also be required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Accredited Clinical Coder Qualification
  • Demonstrated commitment to further personal development

Desirable

  • A-Level or equivalent in a logical/analytical subject
  • Degree or equivalent in a logical/analytical subject
  • European Computer Driving Licence

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive experience of Clinical Coding procedures and conventions in a wide range of specialties in an NHS setting
  • Experience of team working to achieve coding deadlines
  • Working under pressure to deadlines
  • Experience in implementing changes in clinical coding working practice

Desirable

  • Mentorship experience
  • Experience of working with clinicians to implement change and service improvement

Skills

Essential

  • Expert understanding of anatomy and physiology and medical terminology
  • Specialist knowledge of clinical coding rules and conventions as set out in the International Classification of Diseases and OPCS classification of operational procedures
  • Comprehensive understanding of Patient Administrative systems and other clinical systems
  • Good understanding of national and local data definitions and flows
  • Good understanding of the relationship between clinical coding, HRGs and Payment by results in the NHS
  • Data Protection and Confidentiality
  • Good general IT skills with ability to learn new systems quickly
  • Good organisational and planning skills
  • Ability to extract and assimilate complex clinical information and code quickly and accurately to required standard
  • Ability to understand and communicate to others complex coding rules and conventions
  • Logical and analytical ability in order to solve complex operational and coding issues
  • Ability to work under pressure, prioritising workloads
  • Highly motivated and the ability to motivate others
  • Accurate keyboard skills

Desirable

  • Producing and maintaining procedures/documentation
  • Knowledge of Read and SNOMED CT coding
  • Presentation skills

Personal

Essential

  • Excellent communicational skills
  • Excellent team working skills
  • Capacity to work with clinicians and staff at all levels to explain coding issues, persuading staff to help meet the requirements of the coding dept.
  • Willingness to listen, learn and address issues in new ways

Other

Essential

  • High level of concentration
  • Working under pressure to deadlines
  • Sustained PC work
  • Exposure to sensitive, confidential, or disturbing clinical detail

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: 19 July 2026

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