Specialist Clinical Coder
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 25/08/2026
- Closes
- 07/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced and motivated Specialist Clinical Coder to join the Clinical Coding Department at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. You will be responsible for accurately abstracting, analysing, and assigning complex diagnostic and procedural codes. The position involves working closely with clinical teams, leading on specific specialties, mentoring junior coders, and contributing to data quality improvement. The department is transforming clinical coding and shaping the future of digital health, offering clear career pathways and development opportunities.
Essential criteria
- Accredited Clinical Coding Qualification (ACC)
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrable proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications (e.g. Excel, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint)
- Substantial Clinical Coding expertise across all specialties and levels of complexity
- Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology
- Ability to analyse and abstract complex records
- Ability to resolve complex coding issues and aptly articulate resolutions
- Able to identify data quality issues and coding workflow impediments and use sound intuition to resolve
- Working knowledge of SQL to interrogate data
- Accredited Clinical Coding Qualification (ACC)
- Demonstrable proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications (e.g. Excel, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint)
- Substantial Clinical Coding expertise across all specialties and levels of complexity
- Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology
- Ability to analyse and abstract complex records
- Ability to resolve complex coding issues and aptly articulate resolutions
- Able to identify data quality issues and coding workflow impediments and use sound intuition to resolve
- Working knowledge of SQL to interrogate data
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £47,951 – £56,863 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 6d ago · Closes in 8d
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Job summary
\\*\\*\\* Please note: this advert may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.\*\*\*
We're on a journey to transform clinical coding and shape the future of digital health - and you could be part of it.
We are seeking oneexperienced and motivated Specialist Clinical Coder to join our dynamic Clinical Coding Department at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
We're here to nurture future digital leaders and grow as one team. We work closely with our Talent Management and Organisation Development teams to create clear career pathways and a development-focused retention scheme that supports every colleague to grow and progress.
This is what modern coding looks like at Guy's and St Thomas':
Curious minds. Cross-disciplinary teams. The confidence to innovate within a world-class digital ecosystem. A willingness to disrupt the status quo.
If you're ready to grow your career in a department that values insight as much as output - and wants to place coders at the heart of the NHS's digital future - we'd love to hear from you.
_This role follows a hybrid working model. Onsite presence is expected as and when business needs require (typically 1 or 2 days per week) to support collaboration, knowledge sharing and consistency as the department continues its transformation._
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