Specialist Clinical Coder

NHS; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Chertsey is looking for a Specialist Clinical Coder to join their team. Responsibilities include accurate coding of complex medical cases and liaising with clinicians. The ideal candidate will have significant coding experience and be ACC qualified. This position offers a competitive salary ranging from £40,617 to £48,778 a year, along with various benefits including flexible working options.

Benefits

Excellent pension scheme

On-site Nurseries

On-site staff cafes

On-site parking

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Significant in-depth experience in coding a variety of specialties in an acute Trust setting.
• Experience in mentoring others.
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient and high-quality clinical coding service by ensuring accurate coding.
• Liaise with Clinicians for queries and validate coding to maximize income.
• Meet individual coding targets for productivity and accuracy.

Skills

Clinical coding expertise

Communication with clinicians

Data analysis

Education

IHRIM Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC)

Tools

Millennium EPR

BadgerNet

Job description

Go back Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Clinical Coder

The closing date is 28 September 2025

We are recruiting 4 full time Band 6 Clinical Coding Specialists to join our well-established team.

The post holder will be ACC qualified with significant knowledge and experience in coding a wide variety of specialties and liaising with Clinicians for coding and documentation queries.

The trust places a high value on being flexible with our teams and has a welcoming and accommodating work policy. We\'re committed to supporting all working conditions that help our team members find the right balance between their roles within the trust and their personal circumstances. So, whether you prefer working from the office or from home, we\'re here to support you!

This post attracts £3000/year Recruitment and Retention premia subject to review.

The requirement is for B6 coding staff to work at St Peter\'s Hospital site 1 day per month and attend team meetings. In addition, there would be other onsite dates organised for the whole Digital Directorate, such as team building events.

Main duties of the job

• Provide an efficient and high-quality clinical coding service by accurate and timely coding of complex case-mix inpatient Spells for all Trust Specialties
• Act as expert Clinical Coder by liaising with Clinicians and Specialty Leads for queries related to source documentation and to validate coding where expertise is required to maximise income
• To meet individual coding targets in productivity and accuracy to ensure that the team meets monthly reporting deadlines
• Provide specialist coding knowledge to less experienced staff

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter\'s, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On-site Nurseries
• On-site staff cafes
• On-site parking
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Job responsibilities

• To abstract highly complex clinical information from Trust Millenium EPR, BadgerNet system and translate into accurate and complete ICD-10 and OPCS codes, adhering constantly to national coding standards and mandatory monthly timescales.
• To critically examine and make independent judgement on whether coding should be carried out where diagnosis and procedural information is not transferable to exact codes or whether a more detailed investigation is required for accurate coding. Identify clinical documentation and data quality issues related to coding through analysis, investigation or validation
• Provide support for less experienced coding staff to assist with their coding queries and questions as they arise
• Achieve Data Security & Protection Toolkit mandatory coding accuracy marks in clinical coding audits
• To provide advice to Clinicians on issues relating to clinical coding e.g. documentation of co-morbidities and diagnosis versus signs & symptoms.
• Sustained and high level of concentration is needed on daily basis to extract highly complex information from Millenium EPR, BadgerNet system, and accurately translate into classification codes whilst adhering to NHS mandated rules and standards.
• Constant use of VDU equipment via two display screens, and laptop, accessing simultaneously multiple Trust systems and inputting data, some of which is repetitive.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• IHRIM Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC)

Experience

• Significant in-depth experience of coding a variety of specialties in an acute Trust setting
• Experience in mentoring others

Professional Development

• Evidence of continued professional development and attendance of formal clinical coding specialty workshops and coding refresher course

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

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£40,617 to £48,778 a yearpa inc. HCAS plus £3000 Recruitment and Retention Premia

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Home or remote working

Reference number

323-AC2793-SK-C

Job locations

Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust