Overview
This is an exciting opportunity in Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust working remotely full time. You will be an Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC). Working as part of a large team, you will abstract and analyse clinical information from digitised case notes, other relevant documents, hospital electronic systems and translate into diagnostic and operative procedure codes using the current classifications, adhering to the national standards and conventions, inputting the data on to the Trust’s patient information system to meet the Trust’s financial and statistical data commitments.
Responsibilities
* Abstract and analyse relevant clinical data from a variety of manual and computerised sources, including digitised case notes, laboratory reports and discharge summaries.
* Code complex clinical data regarding diagnoses and surgical procedures on patient episodes using national (OPCS-4) and international (ICD-10) classifications, adhering to national standards and conventions.
* Input coded clinical information into the Trust’s patient information system in conjunction with a clinical encoder, ensuring accuracy, completeness and timeliness.
* Liaise with the data quality team to ensure correct episode data on the patient hospital system.
* Work within deadlines while maintaining high quality of accuracy and completeness of clinical coding.
* Effectively manage assigned workload; continue professional education and personal development to refresh clinical coding skills and stay up to date with changes to code assignment, methodology and local policy amendments.
* Participate in in-house audits to promote accuracy and consistency of clinical coding and representation of activity and case-mix within the Trust.
* Maintain confidentiality of all coded and other patient information.
Requirements
* Ability to work independently, code accurately to national coding guidelines with little or no supervision and organise/prioritise day-to-day work requirements.
* Physically capable of sitting for prolonged periods, using computer systems.
About NUH and Diversity
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation. We are committed to diversity and welcome new ideas to develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the populations we serve. We encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we strive to be better represented at NUH.
Application and Closing
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities refer to the attached job description. This advert closes on Monday 16 Feb 2026.
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