Clinical Coder

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust; Salisbury; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Salisbury is seeking Clinical Coders, including qualified, experienced, and trainee roles. The position offers the chance to work across all specialties, with opportunities for training and development. The ideal candidates will possess excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and a strong grasp of anatomy and medical terminology. Benefits include flexible working options, NHS discounts, and a competitive holiday entitlement.

Benefits

Minimum 35 days paid holiday

Generous pension scheme

NHS discounts

On-site leisure centre

On-site day nursery

Qualifications

• In depth knowledge of anatomy and physiology.
• Experience working with close attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Broad knowledge of medical terminology.
• Experience organising workload without supervision.

Responsibilities

• Application of clinical codes for inpatients across specialties.
• Mentoring junior staff when required.
• Communicating effectively to resolve coding problems.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Knowledge of anatomy and physiology

Knowledge of medical terminology

Analytical skills

Job description

Clinical Coder (ACC qualified band 5) or Experienced Clinical Coder (Band 4 ) or Trainee Clinical Coder (band 3)

Are you an experienced or qualified Clinical Coder looking for your next challenge? - or an individual wishing to train and qualify as a Clinical Coder? If so, we would like to hear from you as we are recruiting to our friendly Clinical Coding team

Working across all specialties within the Trust, we can offer you the opportunity to train as a Clinical Coder or to continue to develop extensive multi disciplines coding skills.

Our work is currently mainly office based but we do offer some hybrid coding on a rota basis. The Trust is due to implement a full Electronic Patient Record in 2027 which is an exciting time for our coders as full remote working will become an option.

Main duties of the job

Trained coders should have a track record of high quality coding, excellent communication skills and be prepared to mentor junior staff if the need arises.

Those wishing to train as a coder should evidence previous work that required close attention to detail and demonstrate a passion for learning new skills.

You will be responsible for the application of clinical codes for inpatients in any specialty in the Trust.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualification

• In depth knowledge of anatomy and physiology
• Experience in working with close attention to detail
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality at all times
• Broad knowledge of medical terminology covering all acute specialties
• Ability to analyse and abstract relevant information from hand written, electronic and printed records
• Ability to search for and find medical conditions and procedures from international and national listings
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff to resolve coding problems
• Ability to offer advice on coding to any staff or departments in the Trust and to other Health Care Organisations
• Ability to work quickly to produce high quality work to tight time deadlines
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the changing needs of the department
• Experience in organising the workload without close supervision

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.

Depending on experienceper annum pro rata if part time