Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Coder
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 220-WHT-3226
- Employer
- Whittington Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Highgate Wing level 6
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £44,806 - £53,134 per annum inclusive of HCAs
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Specialist Accredited Clinical Coder
NHS AfC: Band 6
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Job overview
We are looking for an experienced Clinical Coder to join our Clinical Coding Service at Whittington Health. Whittington Health is an Integrated Care Organisation providing a wide range of Acute, Community, Mental Health and Dental Services across North Central London. You will be responsible for coding clinical data as well as supervising some of the less experienced staff whilst working with the Clinical Coding Manager to ensure the Clinical Coding Team’s responsibilities are met.
The post holder will be part of a team responsible for providing coding service across income generating services.
The post holder will hold an ACC qualification with an excellent knowledge of ICD10 and OPCS 4 classification systems. They will have clinical coding skills and an ability to extract clinical coding data from a variety of sources including medical notes and trust systems.
Main duties of the job
- To lead and be responsible for the coding function within the assigned clinical units/ specialties.
- To assist the Clinical Coding Manager to develop, maintain and manage a skilled efficient coding team in order to provide high quality clinical coding service within the Trust.
- To achieve accurate, timely, and consistent clinical coding within set standards and targets.
- To be responsible for monitoring and checking quality of coded data within the assigned clinical units / specialties.
- To attend various meetings and deliver presentations on clinical coding when required.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find a document attached with the combined job description that highlights the main responsibilities as well as the person specification.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) qualification
- Degree level or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Approved Clinical Coding Auditor
- Approved Clinical Coding Trainer
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Computer skills including Word, Excel and Outlook Knowledge of computer use and electronic patient record systems
- Excellent command of English for all personal, written and electronic forms of communication
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills, written, and verbal
- Proven ability to liaise with multidisciplinary teams at all levels of NHS Acute Trusts structure
- Experience of decision-making by own initiative and liaison with colleagues
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as an accredited clinical coder
- In depth knowledge of national and international clinical coding rules, conventions, and standard
- Excellent knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology
- Good knowledge and use of information / informatics systems
Desirable criteria
- Proven clinical coding experience in all specialties
- Experience of working in NHS
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Reliable with good proven work record
- Ability to inspire and enthuse others
- Interest in personal and professional development
- Well motivated
- Team Player as well as diplomatic
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sherwin Casidsid
- Job title
- Clinical Coding Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07789686417
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