Accredited Clinical Coder - Peterborough | North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Accredited Clinical Coder - Peterborough | North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

CAPTION: Job details

• Posting date: 01 June 2026
• Salary: Not specified
• Additional salary information: £28,392 - £39,043 per annum (Dependent on NCCQ)
• Hours: Full time
• Closing date: 01 July 2026
• Location: Peterborough, PE3 9GZ
• Company: North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
• Job type: Permanent
• Job reference: 8047278/176-C-7329856-B

Summary

Are you an Accredited Clinical Coder with experience working within an acute NHS hospital setting?

The Clinical Coding team at our hospital site Peterborough are looking to recruit to our substantive team of multi skilled specialist Clinical Coders. The successful candidate will be ACC qualified with experience in coding a broad range of clinical specialties.

Applicants must demonstrate excellent communication skills with the ability to engage with clinicians and all relevant support staff to ensure our coded data reflects accurately the care of our patients. Excellent analytical and judgement skills are essential in this role as is good working knowledge of medical terminology and human anatomy across a range of clinical specialties. You will be responsible for managing your own workload each day within the usual deadlines for submission of data.

We pride ourselves on sharing knowledge across teams with support from senior colleagues who may be nominated as mentors to assist all coding colleagues where appropriate. You will also be supported by qualified auditors and a trainer

• ACC Clinical Coder Band 5 - £32,073-£39,043 (dependent upon years of experience) per annum
• Hours: Full Time 37.5 hours per week
• Contract: Permanent
• Vacancy site: Peterborough

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Translation of clinical information into diagnostic and procedure codes from patient health records scanned on to an electronic document management system and variety of other electronic sources.

Applicants must demonstrate excellent communication skills with the ability to engage with clinicians and all relevant support staff to ensure our coded data reflects accurately the care of our patients.

Conduct validation exercises with the responsible Consultant to ensure correct assignment of diagnostic and procedure codes and to identify gaps in clinical documentation to support clinical coding.

Ideally you will have a good working knowledge of practical coding experience across all specialties within an acute NHS hospital setting.

You will be managing your own workload each day within the usual deadlines for submission of coded data.

Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust's redeployment process.

Please see attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification for more information regarding this role.

This advert closes on Monday 15 Jun 2026

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Are you an Accredited Clinical Coder with experience working within an acute NHS hospital setting? The Clinical Coding team at our hospital site Peterborough are looking to recruit to our substantive team of multi skilled specialist Clinical Coders. The successful candidate will be ACC qualified with experience in coding a broad range of clinical specialties. Applicants must demonstrate excellent communication skills with the ability to engage with clinicians and all relevant support staff to ensure our coded data reflects accurately the care of our patients. Excellent analytical and judgement skills are essential in this role as is good working knowledge of medical terminology and human anatomy across a range of clinical specialties. You will be responsible for managing your own workload each day within the usual deadlines for submission of data. We pride ourselves on sharing knowledge across teams with support from senior colleagues who may be nominated as mentors to assist all coding colleagues where appropriate. You will also be supported by qualified auditors and a trainer, Excellent analytical and judgement skills are essential as is a good working knowledge of medical terminology and human anatomy. Translation of clinical information into diagnostic and procedure codes from patient health records scanned on to an electronic document management system and variety of other electronic sources. Applicants must demonstrate excellent communication skills with the ability to engage with clinicians and all relevant support staff to ensure our coded data reflects accurately the care of our patients. Conduct validation exercises with the responsible Consultant to ensure correct assignment of diagnostic and procedure codes and to identify gaps in clinical documentation to support clinical coding. Ideally you will have a good working knowledge of practical coding experience across all specialties within an acute NHS hospital setting. You will be managing your own workload each day within the usual deadlines for submission of coded data.

• ACC Clinical Coder Band 5 - £32,073-£39,043 (dependent upon years of experience) per annum
• Hours: Full Time 37.5 hours per week
• Contract: Permanent
• Vacancy site: Peterborough