Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Coding
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 360-IE-10167-A
- Employer
- West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Watford General Hospital
- Town
- Watford
- Salary
- £28,860 - £31,671 pa inc. HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Band 4 - Clinical Coder, Clinical Coding Department
Band 4
Job overview
As part of the EPR transformation, we are looking to recruit a self-motivated fast learner with demonstrable ability to analyse and accurately abstract clinical information from a variety of data sources.
There is a requirement for high quality data collection and reporting with implementation of EPR to accurately reflect clinical activity and outcomes. This in turn will ensure that our services are set up to support our patient case mix enabling us to provide the right care for our patients.
This is a full-time position (37.5 hours) based at Watford General Hospital, with opportunity for hybrid working and flexibility with working times to support our employees with a healthy work-life balance.
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Please note - we are unable to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship (Work Permit) for this role.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Clinical Coding Team Lead, you will be responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, complete, and consistent clinical coding is carried out within strict timescales, using ICD-10 and OPCS-4 classifications, and adhering to the national coding standards and local clinical coding policies of the Trust.
You will be required to collect, collate, and code clinical information, covering a wide range of specialities. This may involve coding highly sensitive and emotionally distressing patient medical records.
Working for our organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Ensuring accurate, timely, complete, and consistent clinical coding is carried out within strict timescales, using ICD-10 and OPCS-4 classifications, and adhering to the national coding standards and local clinical coding policies of the Trust.
Collect, collate, and code clinical information covering a wide range of specialities. This may involve coding highly sensitive and emotionally distressing patient medical records.
Maintaining own productivity by ensuring high quality work is done by required timescales.
Liaise with the line manager when necessary to confirm appropriate diagnosis and procedure codes where national guidance is unclear.
Regularly liaise with and update the managers and senior colleagues regarding deficiencies and ambiguity in clinical documentation to facilitate discussions with the clinical teams and other departments to improve the clinical documentation provided for coding purposes.
Raise data quality issues (e.g., inaccurate admission and discharge dates) to the Coding Operations Lead and the Coding Team Lead for resolution.
Attend and participate in team meetings to ensure knowledge and learning points are received and communicated.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level in human sciences or other human sciences related academic qualification or equivalent specialist occupational experience.
Desirable criteria
- European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL).
- Successful completion of the NHS Classifications Services Foundation Workshop.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of national coding classifications and conventions
- Knowledge of medical terminology, and anatomy and physiology.
- Knowledge of Microsoft applications e.g., excel, word etc. and keyboard typing skills.
- Knowledge of maintaining safety whilst using equipment
- Knowledge of the importance of confidentiality, Data Protection Act and Caldicott principles.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of medical records processes.
- Knowledge of the information governance processes and data flows.
- Knowledge of Hospital Patient Administration System (PAS).
- Knowledge of clinical systems like SUNQUEST ICE, ICRIS etc.
- Knowledge of commissioning requirements including NTPS and HRGs.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working in a pressurised office environment adhering to policies and guidelines and meeting strict deadlines.
- Experience in following policies and guidelines.
Desirable criteria
- Experience working with multidisciplinary teams within a health care environment.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Philip Powell
- Job title
- Clinical Coding Operational Supervisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01923217552
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Watford General Hospital
Vicarage Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 0HB
- Telephone
- 01442 365234
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