Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Stanton Hill; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced clinical coder to provide a high-quality coding service across acute and community settings. The role translates complex medical terminology into nationally recognised codes and supports data quality for national statistics and performance measures.

The post involves training clinical and medical staff and supporting trainee coders. An accredited clinical coding qualification is essential, with strong IT and communication

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification or proven clinical coding qualification.
• Accredited clinical coding qualification is essential.
• Extensive experience of PAS or hospital systems.
• Coding across at least six specialty areas.
• Attendance at refresher and specialty workshops.
• Strong IT, numeracy and literacy skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high-quality, efficient clinical coding service.
• Translate complex medical terminology into nationally recognised codes accurately and in a timely way.
• Deliver training to clinical coding and medical staff.
• Support trainee clinical coding staff.

Skills

Clinical coding standards

ICD10/OPCS4/HRG4

Performance standards

Anatomy & physiology

IG Toolkit standards

Presentation & report writing

Education

Degree-level qualification

Accredited clinical coding qualification

Tools

PAS systems

Hospital IT systems

Job description

This post sits in the Clinical Coding Department of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, a service that supports income, clinical governance and service planning across acute and community care. The work centres on translating complex medical terminology into nationally recognised classification codes, with accuracy shaping national statistics and quality measures. Alongside coding, the role involves training clinical and medical staff and supporting trainee coders. An accredited clinical coding qualification is essential.

What the job involves

• Provide a high-quality, efficient clinical coding service
• Translate complex medical terminology into nationally recognised classification codes accurately and in a timely way
• Deliver training to clinical coding and medical staff
• Support trainee clinical coding staff

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification or significant proven clinical coding qualification
• Accredited clinical coding qualification

Experience

• Extensive experience of PAS or hospital systems
• Coding across at least six specialty areas
• Attendance at refresher and specialty workshops

Skills & knowledge

• National clinical coding standards and practice
• ICD10, OPCS4 and HRG4 classifications
• National and local performance and quality standards
• Anatomy and physiology
• Information Governance Toolkit standards
• Excellent presentation, communication and report-writing skills

Other

• Delivering training to varied audiences and supporting trainee coders
• Excellent IT, numeracy and literacy skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Highly organised, able to prioritise workload and work under pressure
• Collaborative, tactful and confidential working that reflects organisational values

Nice to have

• ECDL
• AMSPAR
• Medical terminology qualification
• Previous supervisory experience
• PAS experience