Clinical Coder

Main area Clinical Coding Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week (Monday – Friday 8am – 4PM) Job ref 412-CORP-7226863

Employer Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Mid Cheshire Hospital – Leighton Town Crewe Salary Dependant on Experience. Band 3 for Trainee Clinical Coder Post Closing 31/07/2025 08:00

Clinical Coder

Band 4

Job overview

Are you a Clinical Coder looking for a change, with experience of coding multiple specialities in an acute hospital setting? Mid Cheshire Hospital have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Coder to join our expanding team.

Post holder will be responsible for abstracting complex clinical data from a patients health record and translating into classification codes ensuring that the quality and depth of coding adheres to the national clinical coding standards set out by NHS England. Successful candidates will be supported in sitting the National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ) with the opportunity to further progression within the department.

The Clinical Coding Services Department is dedicated to personal staff development as well as evolving the clinical coding services.

Candidates must have sat an NHS Clinical Coding Standards course for this post, however those without experience maybe consider for a Band 3 Trainee position.

Main duties of the job

• . The post holder’s key responsibility is to abstract complex clinical information from the patient’s health record on discharge and translate the medical terminology into alpha- numerical codes using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD 10) for diagnoses, and the OPCS Classification of interventions and procedures in compliance with national clinical coding standards and guidelines
• . All Clinical Coders must apply coding within the set deadlines to derive complete and accurate clinical coding to support ‘Payment by Results’, with the assistance from ACC Clinical Coders and Team Leaders, in line with departments procedure document.

The post holder will need to have the ability to identify, monitor and report data quality issues on the PCS system and in the source documents.

Take responsibility for completing own workload within the agreed Trust daily coding targets in order to achieve the required monthly coding deadlines. Be responsible for updating personal coding classifications following changes to standards, published by NHS England Terminology Classification Service

• Support and guide less experienced clinical coders.

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and emergency care, cardiac, critical care,child health,maternity services and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.

The Trust provides over 500 beds and employs over 5,100 members of staff. A comprehensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools through our Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership.

We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West Place-based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five-year Trust Strategy, there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, be it in the hospital or out in the community.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

We welcome all applicants and assess all job applications based on knowledge, skills and experience needed for the post.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Main Responsibilities can be found in the full Job Description along with the person Specification for this Job Role.

Essential for the Role

• Completed a NHS Clinical Coding Standards Course
• Have experience of coding at least 6 Specialities in an acute Trust
• working to strict deadlines and manage own workload.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NHS England Clinical Coding Standards Course
• NHS England Medical Terminology Course
• NHS England Anatomy & Physiology Course
• A degree or A Levels in Biology/Human Biology
• Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC)/ Working towards

Knowledge

• In Depth Knowledge of ICD10 and OPCS 4 Classifications
• In depth Knowledge of Medical Terminology , anatomy and Physiology
• Knowledge of Payment by results
• Knowledge of SNOMED CT
• Understanding of Information Governance and Clinical Governance

Skills

• Excellent Analytical and critical thinking skills
• Proven keyboard skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel
• Ability to receive feedback and act on feedback in order to improve performance and knowledge.

Experience

• Working knowledge/ background in an acute hospital
• Coding experience in a minimum of 6 specialities.
• Judgement skills to translate complex Clinical diagnoses and procedures into accurate codes

Key Messages

· Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process.

· All correspondence will be sent via the email address you have registered as your TRAC account.

· Selection is based on the Trust\’s values, and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.

· Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that their employees have a “right to work” in the UK. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hold a Sponsor Licence, which means that we MAY be able to sponsor you IF the role meets the UK Government requirements for sponsorship. Not all NHS roles are eligible for sponsorship. To be eligible for sponsorship, the role must be in an eligible occupation code and must meet the skill level and the minimum salary threshold. You can find more information on the Government website .

· Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the entry point (bottom) of the pay band.

· Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period. LED Doctors are subject to a 3-month probationary period.

· Please provide a contact email address for referees when you submit your application. We will not request any references until after you have been made a formal job offer.

· You will be required to pay for your DBS disclosure (where the post requires one). This will be done via 3 monthly instalments from your pay. We encourage applicants to join and remain registered with the DBS update service.

· We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.

· Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Name Abby Trotman Job title Clinical Coding Team Leader Email address Abby.Trotman@mcht.nhs.uk Telephone number 01270273215

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Recruitment Team
Leighton Hospital
Middlewich Road
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 4QJ
Telephone 01270 904488

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