Senior Clinical Coder Job at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Swindon)

Senior Clinical Coder

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Location:
United Kingdom , Swindon

Category:
Health and Beauty

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

27485.00 - 30162.00 GBP / Year

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Job Description:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Clinical Coder to join our friendly and established clinical coding team. Clinical Coders support the Trust, providing reliable, accurate clinical coding for inpatient activity. This is vital in monitoring our clinical effectiveness and ensures that the hospital receives correct reimbursement for the healthcare it delivers. Clinical coding data is essential for the effective management of the Trust, and also forms the basis for clinical audit, clinical governance reporting.

Job Responsibility:

To accurately extract, analyse and translate clinical information from clinical records into nationally recognised diagnosis (ICD 10) and procedure (OPCS 4) codes for admitted patient care
Input the relevant information onto the Trust's encoder, within agreed Trust deadlines
Undertake the coding of inpatient spells, ensuring these are coded accurately and comprehensively
Use the patient administration system to access radiology and pathology results to update coded information not defined at procedure or discharge
Apply knowledge of clinical terminology, anatomical and physiological terms as necessary
Provide support to other coding team members to ensure all clinical coding monthly deadlines are met and the clinical coding service is maintained
Use coding expertise to communicate coding rules and rationale
Ensure own clinical coding skills are maintained and are compliant with all published updates to National Standard requirements

Requirements:

5 GCSEs at grade C or above (or equivalent)
CCCS Clinical Coding standards training course certification
CCCS Clinical Coding refresher course certification
Working towards NCCQ accreditation (ACC)
Experience of coding inpatient activity across a wide range of specialities within an acute NHS Trust setting
Demonstrable knowledge, experience and understanding of ICD 10 & OPCS 4 classifications and standards applicable to NHS inpatient activity
Experience of using both paper records and electronic records to extract clinical information for the purposes of clinical coding

Nice to have:

Anatomy & Physiology or Human Biology qualification
Attendance at NHS Digital approved clinical coding workshops or speciality courses

What we offer:

Full flexibility offered on both remote working and individual working patterns across the week/weekend
Flexible, fully remote or hybrid working environment, with the opportunity to choose your own working pattern

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 22, 2026

Expiration:
March 22, 2026

Work Type:

Remote work

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