Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Clinical Coder

The closing date is 02 July 2025

Job summary

We are recruiting 3 full time Band 6 Clinical Coding Specialists to join our well-established team.

The post holder will be ACC qualified with significant knowledge and experience in coding a wide variety of specialties and liaising with Clinicians for coding and documentation queries.

The trust places a high value on being flexible with our teams and has a welcoming and accommodating work policy. We're committed to supporting all working conditions that help our team members find the right balance between their roles within the trust and their personal circumstances. So, whether you prefer working from the office or from home, we're here to support you!

This post attracts £3000/year Recruitment and Retention premia subject to review.

Main duties of the job

Provide an efficient and high-quality clinical coding service by accurate and timely coding of complex case-mix inpatient Spells for all Trust Specialties
Act as expert Clinical Coder by liaising with Clinicians and Specialty Leads for queries related to source documentation and to validate coding where expertise is required to maximise income
To meet individual coding targets in productivity and accuracy to ensure that the team meets monthly reporting deadlines
Provide specialist coding knowledge to less experienced staff

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
On-site Nurseries
On-site staff cafes
On-site parking
Support in career development
Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Date posted

18 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,617 to £48,778 a year pa inc. HCAS plus £3000 Recruitment and Retention Premia

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Home or remote working

Reference number

323-AC2793-SK-A

Job locations

Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To abstract highly complex clinical information from Trust Millenium EPR, BadgerNet system and translate into accurate and complete ICD-10 and OPCS codes, adhering constantly to national coding standards and mandatory monthly timescales.
To critically examine and make independent judgement on whether coding should be carried out where diagnosis and procedural information is not transferable to exact codes or whether a more detailed investigation is required for accurate coding. Identify clinical documentation and data quality issues related to coding through analysis, investigation or validation
Provide support support for less experienced coding staff to assist with their coding queries and questions as they arise
Achieve Data Security & Protection Toolkit mandatory coding accuracy marks in clinical coding audits
To provide advice to Clinicians on issues relating to clinical coding e.g. documentation of co-morbidities and diagnosis versus signs & symptoms.
Sustained and high level of concentration is needed on daily basis to extract highly complex information from Millenium EPR, BadgerNet system, and accurately translate into classification codes whilst adhering to NHS mandated rules and standards.
Constant use of VDU equipment via two display screens, and laptop, accessing simultaneously multiple Trust systems and inputting data, some of which is repetitive.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To abstract highly complex clinical information from Trust Millenium EPR, BadgerNet system and translate into accurate and complete ICD-10 and OPCS codes, adhering constantly to national coding standards and mandatory monthly timescales.
To critically examine and make independent judgement on whether coding should be carried out where diagnosis and procedural information is not transferable to exact codes or whether a more detailed investigation is required for accurate coding. Identify clinical documentation and data quality issues related to coding through analysis, investigation or validation
Provide support support for less experienced coding staff to assist with their coding queries and questions as they arise
Achieve Data Security & Protection Toolkit mandatory coding accuracy marks in clinical coding audits
To provide advice to Clinicians on issues relating to clinical coding e.g. documentation of co-morbidities and diagnosis versus signs & symptoms.
Sustained and high level of concentration is needed on daily basis to extract highly complex information from Millenium EPR, BadgerNet system, and accurately translate into classification codes whilst adhering to NHS mandated rules and standards.
Constant use of VDU equipment via two display screens, and laptop, accessing simultaneously multiple Trust systems and inputting data, some of which is repetitive.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

IHRIM Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC)

Experience

Essential

Significant in-depth experience of coding a variety of specialties in an acute Trust setting

Desirable

Experience in mentoring others

Professional Development

Essential

Evidence of continued professional development and attendance of formal clinical coding specialty workshops and coding refresher course

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

IHRIM Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC)

Experience

Essential

Significant in-depth experience of coding a variety of specialties in an acute Trust setting

Desirable

Experience in mentoring others

Professional Development

Essential

Evidence of continued professional development and attendance of formal clinical coding specialty workshops and coding refresher course

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)