Main area Clinical Coding Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (up to 37.5 hours per week) Job ref 372-THIS1414-A
Employer Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Health Informatics Service Town Elland Salary £39,959 – £48,117 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 05/07/2026 23:59 Interview date 24/07/2026
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
The post holder will assist the Clinical Coding Services Lead/Assistant Services Lead in the management of the Clinical Coding Department, ensuring that accuracy, timeliness and completeness of the Trusts Clinical Coded data is maintained within set guidelines to the highest standard. They will assist the Clinical Coding Services Lead/Assistant Services Lead in the day-to-day operation and distribution of work within the clinical coding service, assisting in the development of the service in accordance with local requirements whilst adhering strictly to national directives.
The post holder should assist the Clinical Coding Services Lead/Assistant Services Lead in the promotion of clinical terming and clinical coding throughout the local health community and work with clinicians to promote coding awareness.
The post holder must produce high quality clinical information in a timely and accurate manner for both internal and external use. To be responsible for ensuring patient records, across both hospital sites, are accurately coded to National Standards within the required timescale.
The Clinical Coder role is vital to the funding of the Trust. Coded clinical data is essential for the effective management of the Trust. It is used to support Service Level Agreements; clinical governance reporting and benchmarking and it has a direct impact on the Trust’s income (via “NHS Payment Scheme”).
Main duties of the job
The responsibility of the Clinical Coding Team Leader will be to ensure that all day-to-day staffing issues are adhered to, following policy and procedures e.g. sickness, holidays, timesheets, timekeeping, Staff Appraisals, 1:1’s. This person will also work closely with other managers/trainers/auditors within the coding department and cover other Senior members of the Clinical Coding Team in their absence. You must have an awareness of HRG’s, HSMR and strive to improve quality and accuracy of coding.
Working for our organisation
CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.
Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To be a specialist clinical coder, within clinical areas across both hospital sites to persuade and motivate clinical teams to engage with the principals of coding ensuring their comprehension and commitment.
- Understand our customers, their business and their objectives through regular formal & informal communications
- Understand relevant developments within the NHS environment and beyond with relation to clinical coding e.g. use of RPA.
- Interpret customer requirements and provide advice on potential solutions in relation to clinical coding.
- Plan & manage activities to deliver agreed work programmes relating to clinical coding on time and in full.
- Assist the Clinical Coding Services Lead/Assistant Services Lead to ensure continuous improvement in the quality of clinical data used for clinical governance, commissioning and health needs analysis.
- Support the Clinical Coding Services Lead/Assistant Services Lead with addressing clinical coding queries/disputes using the NHS England Help Desk and the Internet and by liaising with clinical staff for clarification of information.
- Assist the Clinical Coding Services Lead/Assistant Services Lead in delivering the agreed clinical coding service.
- Assist the Clinical Coding Services Lead/Assistant Services Lead in identifying how the clinical coding process can be made more effective, more efficient and more relevant through the application of new technologies or skills e.g. use of RPA
For a full list of responsibilities for this role please view/download the job description and person specification document.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
- Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) Qualification (and attendance at Coding Refresher if ACC qualification more than 3 years ago)
- Educated to Degree or equivalent experience in the specialist field of Clinical Coding
- GCSE grades 9-4 (A* to C) or equivalent in English, Maths and Science
- AMSPA or equivalent in Medical Terminology
- IT literate including use of internet for research
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- Willingness to complete the Clinical Coding Mandatory Standards Refresher Training Course and other Clinical Coding as required
- Willingness to attend training as required
- Working towards Clinical Coding Audit/Trainer qualification
- Microsoft Office qualification or equivalent
- Attendance on specialty workshops
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
- Experience of working in a Patient Services environment within the NHS
- Extensive experience of working in clinical coding within an acute NHS trust setting
- Experience of supervising/Training/Mentoring other staff
- Experience of PDRs
- In-depth knowledge of ICD10 and OPCS and awareness of other clinical terming and coding systems e.g. SNOMED CT
- An in-depth knowledge & understanding of how clinical coding supports healthcare & how this can be used to support management decisions & the planning of services
- Extensive knowledge of Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology
- The ability to work under pressure and intense concentration for long periods requiring accuracy and excellent attention to detail
- Able to demonstrate judgment skills to translate complex clinical diagnoses and procedures into accurate codes
- The ability to prioritise activities according to deadlines handling many different tasks at once
- Good understanding of Freedom of Information Act
- Good understanding of DSPT
- Experience of working with different software systems in the NHS environment
- The ability to use own initiative and manage workload
- The ability to be thorough, accurate and reliable
- The ability to be proactive and responsible
- Advanced keyboard skills, use of VDU and inputting into a computer continuously
- Awareness of security standards with information systems
- Experience of Recruitment and Selection
- Knowledge of HRGs and their role within coding
- The ability to work across boundaries within THIS
- Awareness of NHS IM&T Strategy
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
- Excellent planning & organisational skills
- The ability to communicate at all levels with tact and diplomacy
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Be able to communicate highly complex coding rules to coders and non-coders including clinical, admin and senior managers
- Persuasive skills and able to communicate effectively with clinical teams and managers
- Motivational skills
- The ability to work as part of a team and on own
Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that’s why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.
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