Accredited Clinical Coder
| Posting date: | 15 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 January 2026 |
| Location: | Gillingham, ME7 5NY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9275-26-0013 |
Summary
Detailed job description and main responsibilities: To analyse and abstract diagnostic and procedural information from patient records across all specialties. To translate diagnostic and procedural information using ICD-10 and OPCS and enter coding onto the Trusts PAS via encoding software. To routinely use all electronic clinical systems available to ensure all relevant details are recorded for each patient spell. To ensure all discharged patient spells are coded by SUS submission deadlines. To regularly communicate issues with uncoded discharges via internal reporting processes in the agreed format. To maintain the levels of coding accuracy as defined by Data Security Toolkit Standard 1 Data Quality and achieve the performance metrics as defined internally by the Clinical Coding department.