Band 5 Qualified Clinical Coding Officer | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Chipping Barnet; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Remote opportunities

Work from home possible

Hybrid work model

Job summary

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Band 5 Accredited Clinical Coder based at Barnet Hospital. You will accurately code complex specialties to support healthcare planning, reimbursement, management of services, statistical analysis and research.

The role is full-time (37.5 hours) with a flexible working approach, offering site-based and remote options and opportunities for home working, with emphasis on data quality and professional development.

Qualifications

• Accredited Band 5 Clinical Coder
• Experience coding complex specialties
• Accurate data coding for statutory information and financial flows

Responsibilities

• Abstract and analyse clinical information and translate to coded form
• Meet clinical coding targets on completeness, timeliness and accuracy
• Provide guidance to junior coding staff in coding rules
• Represent coding department at multidisciplinary meetings and audits

Skills

Clinical coding

ICD-10 coding

OPCS-4 coding

Data accuracy

Communication skills

Education

NHS Band 5 accreditation

Tools

ICD-10 classifications

OPCS-4 classifications

Job description

Band 5 Qualified Clinical Coding Officer | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £36,943 - £44,900 The post attracts 17.5% RRP on basic salary

We are looking to recruit 2 Band 5 Accredited Clinical Coders who is self-motivated and competent in accurately coding multiple complex specialties. As well as understanding the need for high quality coded data to support healthcare planning, reimbursement, management of services, statistical analysis, and research.

The trust is looking for a committed and enthusiastic individual with excellent communication skills. The role will require you to work to strict deadlines, whilst still paying attention to detail and always maintaining a high level of accuracy.

This is a full-time position (37.5 hours) based at Barnet Hospital

• This post attracts 17.5% RRP payment
• As a team, we offer a flexible approach to working. A combination of site based and remote opportunities are available
• We welcome staff who work from home/agile workers and your commutable distance can be further afield.
• Flexibility with working times and supporting healthy work life balance.

The Qualified Clinical Coding Officer is responsible for meeting essential trust requirements for statutory information and financial flows through abstracting and analysing complex and sensitive clinical information from a variety of source documentation and translating this into coded form in line with National Clinical Coding Standards using ICD10 and OPCS4 Classifications.

Clinical coding targets will be set in line with completeness, timeliness and accuracy of coding. Other key responsibilities include assisting with clinical coding and workflow audits, representing the clinical coding department at multidisciplinary meetings and providing advice and guidance to more junior members of the coding department in coding rules; identifying any associated training needs.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

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This advert closes on Wednesday 21 Oct 2026

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