Senior Clinical Coder
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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Role summary
Cardiff & Vale University Health Board is seeking a highly motivated Senior Clinical Coder to join their team. This full-time role involves providing comprehensive, accurate, and timely clinical coding information, including complex specialities. The successful candidate will also supervise a small team of coders, ensuring KPI targets are met and identifying training needs. Applicants must be an Accredited Clinical Coder with at least one year of post-accreditation experience.
Essential criteria
- Accredited Clinical Coder
- Good general standard of education
- Skills and Attributes
- Ability to communicate with colleagues across all levels including Multi-Disciplinary Teams
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a number of competing demands
- Good inter-personal skills with the ability to motivate and influence a range of professionals
- Ability to work to strict deadlines and performance targets.
- Computer literate with ability to use MS office suites including Microsoft Teams
- Evidence of supporting junior staff
Desirable criteria
- Ability to assist with Clinical Coding Audit
- Other
- Able to travel to Trust sites as required
- 1 year of experience post ACC or equivalent
- Substantial NHS experience
- Experience of working to targets and Key Performance Indicators
- Experience of using Medicode 360 or equivalent encoder
- Experience coding a wide range of specialities to a high degree of accuracy without close supervision
- Mentoring experience
- Supervisory Experience
- Specialist Knowledge
- Knowledge of the purposes of clinical coding
- Awareness of importance of patient confidentiality
- Extensive knowledge of Anatomy and physiology and medical terminology
- Knowledge of national coding standards
- Knowledge of UHB's policies and procedures
- Able to work effectively on own initiative and as part of a team
- Self-Motivated
- Methodical with ability to pay close attention to detail
- Pleasant personality, gets on well with others
- Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Welsh Speaker
- Accredited Clinical Coder
- Good general standard of education
- Skills and Attributes
- Ability to communicate with colleagues across all levels including Multi-Disciplinary Teams
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a number of competing demands
- Good inter-personal skills with the ability to motivate and influence a range of professionals
- Ability to work to strict deadlines and performance targets.
- Computer literate with ability to use MS office suites including Microsoft Teams
- Evidence of supporting junior staff
- Ability to assist with Clinical Coding Audit
- Other
- Able to travel to Trust sites as required
- 1 year of experience post ACC or equivalent
- Substantial NHS experience
- Experience of working to targets and Key Performance Indicators
- Experience of using Medicode 360 or equivalent encoder
- Experience coding a wide range of specialities to a high degree of accuracy without close supervision
- Mentoring experience
- Supervisory Experience
- Specialist Knowledge
- Knowledge of the purposes of clinical coding
- Awareness of importance of patient confidentiality
- Extensive knowledge of Anatomy and physiology and medical terminology
- Knowledge of national coding standards
- Knowledge of UHB's policies and procedures
- Able to work effectively on own initiative and as part of a team
- Self-Motivated
- Methodical with ability to pay close attention to detail
- Pleasant personality, gets on well with others
- Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Welsh Speaker
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,557 – £39,631 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Senior Clinical Coder
The closing date is 17 September 2026
Job summary
Senior Clinical Coder wanted Cardiff & Vale University Health Board is looking for a full-time, highly motivated individual with a passion for clinical coding to join their coding team.
This is an exciting opportunity for those wishing to further their clinical coding career and gain valuable experience within Wales' largest hospital.
Applicants must have passed the National Clinical Coding Qualification (essential) and worked as an Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) for at least one year.
This is a full-time position, flexible working patterns and a limited amount of remote working is available.
Note :
- Applicants who do not possess the National Clinical Coding Qualification will not be considered for this post.
Main duties of the job
- To provide comprehensive, accurate and timely information for CAVUHB and other relevant bodies through the process of Clinical Coding.
- To code complex specialities and episodes of care.
- The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day supervision of a small team of coders, ensuring that Key Performance Indicator (KPI) targets are consistently achieved and to identify any training needs.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to a
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