North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Accredited Clinical Coder - Peterborough

The closing date is 27 April 2026

Job 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

Main duties of the job

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.

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.

About us

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

Date posted

13 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£28,392 to £39,043 a year per annum (Dependent on NCCQ)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

176-C-7329856

Job locations

Peterborough City Hospital

Bretton Gate

Peterborough

PE3 9GZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

IHRIM Accredited Clinical Coder
Educated to A Level qualification in sciences e.g. Biology or equivalent knowledge acquired through work based training

Desirable

AMSPAR Certificate in Medical Terminology
ECDL IT skills qualification or equivalent experience in Microsoft packages

Experience

Essential

Ability to code all specialties
Communicate complex coding rules to clinical and non-clinical staff and external agencies
Experience of working as a clinical coder in the NHS
Use of hospital administration systems
Demonstrate an understanding of clinical coding and its uses
Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomical and physiological terms
Attendance at Clinical Coding refresher workshops

key skills

Essential

Analytical & judgemental skills
Ability to abstract and analyse complex clinical records
Ability to communicate complex information to clinical and administrative staff
Planning and organisational skills
Standard keyboard skills
Eye for detail
Operate on own initiative
Undertake background research to achieve accurate coding
Mentoring skills
Ability to concentrate for extended periods of time

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

IHRIM Accredited Clinical Coder
Educated to A Level qualification in sciences e.g. Biology or equivalent knowledge acquired through work based training

Desirable

AMSPAR Certificate in Medical Terminology
ECDL IT skills qualification or equivalent experience in Microsoft packages

Experience

Essential

Ability to code all specialties
Communicate complex coding rules to clinical and non-clinical staff and external agencies
Experience of working as a clinical coder in the NHS
Use of hospital administration systems
Demonstrate an understanding of clinical coding and its uses
Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomical and physiological terms
Attendance at Clinical Coding refresher workshops

key skills

Essential

Analytical & judgemental skills
Ability to abstract and analyse complex clinical records
Ability to communicate complex information to clinical and administrative staff
Planning and organisational skills
Standard keyboard skills
Eye for detail
Operate on own initiative
Undertake background research to achieve accurate coding
Mentoring skills
Ability to concentrate for extended periods of time

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Peterborough City Hospital

Bretton Gate

Peterborough

PE3 9GZ

Employer's website

https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Peterborough City Hospital

Bretton Gate

Peterborough

PE3 9GZ

Employer's website

https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)