Senior Accredited Clinical Coder

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts; Nottingham; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a Senior Accredited Clinical Coder for a remote full-time role. You will abstract and analyze clinical information from case notes, translating it into codes for procedures and diagnoses. Candidates should have formal training and NHS coding experience. This is an opportunity to join a large team dedicated to delivering high-quality healthcare with professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Accredited Clinical Coder with formal training required.
• Experience in NHS coding within an Acute Trust setting is essential.
• Ability to interpret and summarize clinical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Abstract and analyze clinical data from various sources.
• Code diagnoses and surgical procedures accurately using national classifications.
• Input coded information into the patient information system.

Skills

Accurate coding

Analytical skills

Judgment skills

Education

Accredited Clinical Coder

Formal Clinical Coding training

Tools

PAS systems

Job description

Overview

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is offering a remote full-time opportunity as a Senior Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC). You will be part of a large team, abstracting and analysing clinical information from digitised case notes and other documents, and translating into diagnostic and operative procedure codes using current classifications, adhering to national standards and conventions.

The closing date is 23 October 2025

You should familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert prior to applying. You will need to work independently, code accurately to national guidelines with little or no supervision, and organise/prioritise your own day-to-day work. You should be physically capable of sitting for prolonged periods and using computer systems.

Main duties of the job

• Abstract and analyse relevant clinical data from a variety of manual and computerised sources, including digitised case notes, laboratory reports and discharge summaries.
• Ensure that complex clinical data regarding diagnoses and surgical procedures on patient episodes are coded using national (OPCS-4) and international (ICD-10) classifications, adhering to all national standards and conventions.
• Input coded clinical information into the Trust's patient information system in conjunction with a clinical encoder, ensuring accuracy, completeness and timeliness.
• Liaise closely with the data quality team to ensure correct episode data on the patient hospital system.
• Work within deadlines while maintaining a high quality of accuracy and completeness of clinical coding.
• Effectively manage assigned workload.
• Continue professional education and undertake personal professional development to refresh clinical coding skills and keep up to date with changes to code assignment, coding methodology and local policy amendments.
• Participate in in-house audits to promote accuracy and consistency of clinical coding and representation of activity and case-mix within the Trust.
• Maintain confidentiality of all coded and other patient information.

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job responsibilities

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job, please refer to the job description which is attached.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

• Accredited Clinical Coder
• Had formal Clinical Coding training

Experience

• NHS Coding Experience within an Acute Trust setting
• Extensive experience of PAS systems

Analytical & Judgement Skills

• Ability to use own judgement to interpret and summarise relevant clinical terminology and assignment of relevant classification codes.

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.

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

164-7282185-B

Job locations

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust