Senior Clinical Coder
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Senior Clinical Coder to join the Clinical Coding Department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The primary responsibility is to provide an accurate and timely clinical coding service, ensuring all quality targets are met. This involves coding diagnoses and treatments for inpatient and outpatient activity using ICD10 and OPCS4 classifications. The data coded is crucial for the Trust's management and income generation through the 'Payments by Results' process.
Essential criteria
- GCSE (Grade A-C) Human Biology, Biology or Combined Science
- Professional qualifications General training qualifications Other specific attainments
Desirable criteria
- Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant
- Accredited Clinical Coding Qualification
- Previous Experience
- NHS experience as a Clinical Coding Clerk for 3 or more years
- Attended and passed NHS Clinical Coding Standards Course/Refresher Course in last 3 years
- Study, problem solving, interrogation of data
- Experience of using and analysing data
- Willingness to learn and to progress Work as part of a team Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Role model our Trust values every day
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Efficient use of Microsoft Office Products
- Financial Flows in the NHS
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience of using Microsoft Office Confidentiality
- Ability to work under pressure and to exact timelines
- Organize and work systematically, with flexibility and adaptability
- Qualifications / Training
- GCSE (Grade A-C) Human Biology, Biology or Combined Science
- Professional qualifications General training qualifications Other specific attainments
- Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant
- Accredited Clinical Coding Qualification
- Previous Experience
- NHS experience as a Clinical Coding Clerk for 3 or more years
- Attended and passed NHS Clinical Coding Standards Course/Refresher Course in last 3 years
- Study, problem solving, interrogation of data
- Experience of using and analysing data
- Willingness to learn and to progress Work as part of a team Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Role model our Trust values every day
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Efficient use of Microsoft Office Products
- Financial Flows in the NHS
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience of using Microsoft Office Confidentiality
- Ability to work under pressure and to exact timelines
- Organize and work systematically, with flexibility and adaptability
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 4d ago · Closes in 11d
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East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Senior Clinical Coder
The closing date is 17 September 2026
Job summary
We are recruiting for a Senior Clinical Coder who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The Clinical Coding Department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust in Stevenage, has a well structured team design that includes training, career development and personal development plans.
The rewards for a well motivated person to join our team is a training programme that commences on a Band 4 and progresses to a Band 5.
During this time it is expected that you will study for the National Clinical Coding Qualification [NCCQ]. Although this has a high pass mark, the rewards are that once you are qualified a Recruitment and Retention Premium of 15% on top of your salary will be applied.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The role of a Clinical Coder is to provide an effective, accurate, timely and consistent clinical coding service to the Trust and to ensure all coding quality targets are achieved.
To code diagnosis and clearly defined treatment for inpatient and outpatient activity according to the co
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