Senior Clinical Coder

NHS; Salford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable NHS Foundation Trust in Salford is seeking a Senior Clinical Coder to join their Clinical Coding Team. This position offers the opportunity to code across various specialties and provides hybrid working options. Ideal candidates will have the National Clinical Coding Qualification and experience in an acute NHS environment. The role includes mentoring junior staff and contributes to continuous improvement initiatives.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Career growth

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Proven experience coding across multiple specialities.
• Experience in an acute NHS healthcare setting.
• Mentoring skills for junior colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Code a wide range of activity ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Collaborate with colleagues across multiple hospital sites.
• Mentor and guide less experienced coders.

Skills

Accurate coding

Mentoring

Collaboration

Education

National Clinical Coding Qualification (ACC)

Job description

Go back Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Coder

The closing date is 07 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Clinical Coder to join our Northern Care Alliance (NCA) Clinical Coding Team.

At the NCA you'll code activity across one of the widest ranges of specialities of any NHS trust -- from obstetrics and paediatrics to spinal, neurosurgery, vascular, major trauma and many more. Few trusts can match this variety nationally, offering you an exceptional opportunity to expand your coding expertise and take on new challenges every day.

We are seeking experienced accredited clinical coders with proven experience coding across multiple specialities who hold the National Clinical Coding Qualification (ACC).

What we offer:

• Flexibility - hybrid working (home and office-based across Bury, Oldham, Rochdale sites) or fully remote working where appropriate.
• Breadth of experience - exposure to one of the widest case mixes in the NHS, enabling you to continually develop and expand your coding skills.
• Career growth - clear progression pathways and strong support for internal promotion into more senior roles.
• Community - a collaborative, supportive department within one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the country.

If you are an ambitious clinical coder with multi-speciality experience and a passion for high-quality data, we'd love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Clinical Coder (Band 5) at NCA, you will:

• Use your expertise to code a wide range of activity, from high volume routine day cases to the most challenging of specialist activity, always ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Collaborate with colleagues across multiple hospital sites as part of a large, supportive department.
• Share your expertise by mentoring and guiding less experienced coders, helping to build team capability.
• Play an active role in continuous improvement, contributing ideas and supporting the development of our coding service.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we\'re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire- to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Clinical Coding Refresher Course with last 3 years

Qualifications

• National Clinical Coding Qualifications (NCCQ) (UK)

Experience

• Experience of a variety of specialties in an acute NHS healthcare setting
• Experience of mentoring junior clinical coding staff

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Full-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working,Compressed hours