Senior Clinical Coder

Senior Clinical Coder – Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Clinical Coding department at Hampshire Hospitals for an ACC qualified coder. We are looking for someone with enthusiasm and motivation to join our well established and busy Clinical Coding Department.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Coding is a unique department within NHS Hospitals supporting Business Intelligence and Finance teams within Hampshire Hospitals. The Clinical Coding team works hard to provide an efficient, reliable, and effective service to the Trust by abstracting information from various clinical documents and translating it into diagnostic and procedure codes. The post holder will be responsible for managing the volume of uncoded activity in assigned specialties against agreed deadlines, participating in coding audits, and assisting in the provision of high‑quality information to the Trust in a timely and accurate manner.

About

Us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites – Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

We employ more than 9,000 staff and have a turnover of over £500 million a year.

Details

• Date posted: 01 December 2025
• Pay scheme:
  Agenda for change
• Band:
  Band 5
• Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year (pro‑rata)
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Working pattern:
  Full‑time
• Reference number: 251-CORP
  0311‑SCC
• Job locations:
  Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke, RG24 9NA

Job responsibilities

We are a centralised coding team with coding offices on two sites. Coders can work on site full time or adopt a hybrid working approach, working part of the day on site and part remotely.

Person Specification Essential – Training & Qualifications

• Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomical and physiological terms acquired through work‑based training
• Science (Biology preferable) GCSE Grade C or above, or equivalent knowledge
• Knowledge of coding procedures and conventions, including all specialties in an NHS Acute Hospital environment

Desirable – Training & Qualifications

• Knowledge of encoding systems (e.g., Medicode, etc.)
• Knowledge of Patient Administration Systems

Essential – Experience and Knowledge

• Analytical and judgemental skills to handle a broad range of complex activities and questions
• Ability to give judgement when opinions are divided on coding complex cases or previously un‑coded procedures
• Excellent communication skills, including ability to relate to people at all levels within the organisation
• Ability to understand, interpret and retain complex clinical written information
• Prioritise workload in line with personal and team targets
• Excellent time‑management

Desirable – Experience

• Experience of working in an acute hospital setting

Essential – Skills & Ability

• Able to facilitate effective communication between multi‑disciplinary teams and non‑health care individuals
• High level of analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Able to assimilate and disseminate information
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise and organise workload to meet challenging deadlines
• Able to concentrate for prolonged periods
• Ability to deal effectively with frequent interruptions

Essential – Other Specific Requirements

• Self‑motivated with the ability to work under pressure and deliver to tight timescales
• Able to prioritise commitments

Desirable – Other Specific Requirements

• Ability to motivate, train and develop others

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a submission for Disclosure will be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke, RG24 9NA

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