🕒 Hours: 37.5 per week (Full-Time, Permanent)
💷 Salary: NHS Band 5, £22 per hour (Limited company rate)
Join a Team that Delivers More Than Data — Make a Measurable Difference. We are proud to be recruiting on behalf of Our client for an experienced, Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) to join their dedicated Clinical Coding team.
As a Band 5 Clinical Coder, you will play a pivotal role in accurately translating complex medical information into coded data using ICD-10 and OPCS-4, supporting critical functions such as funding, reporting, clinical audit, and patient care planning.
🔍 What You’ll Be Doing
- Extract and analyse detailed clinical information to assign accurate codes using national standards.
- Maintain exceptional data quality to support national performance metrics, mortality statistics, and clinical decision-making.
- Work collaboratively with consultants, clinical teams, and information governance professionals.
- Mentor less experienced coders and contribute to a strong team culture through peer reviews and knowledge sharing.
- Support audit, performance reviews, and the implementation of local and national coding updates.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge in clinical coding standards and healthcare advancements.
- Manage your workload independently while contributing to the overall success of the department.
- Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) – essential.
- Proven experience coding inpatient episodes across multiple specialties.
- Strong understanding of NHS data standards and the significance of coded clinical data.
- Comfortable handling complex or sensitive clinical information, including textual and photographic content.
- Confident communicator, able to liaise with multi-disciplinary teams and present at meetings.
- Proficiency in hospital admin systems and digital tools such as Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- 🧠 Continuous professional development
- 💼 A strong sense of shared purpose and collaboration
- 🧾 A modern, high-standard data and performance infrastructure
- 🌍 Inclusion, diversity, and staff wellbeing
- 📚 Ongoing training and development opportunities
- 👩💻 Access to leading technology and NHS Coding resources
- 💬 Regular support from experienced leaders and managers
- 🏥 A role that directly impacts patient care, hospital funding, and service improvement
Let us help you take the next step in your healthcare data career.
