Clinical Coder

Clinical Coder Epsom (Primarily Remote Working) | Clinical Coding | Fixed Term Contract till 31st July 2027 (Maternity Cover) | Part-Time Competitive salary available, dependent on experience 15 Hours Per Week

Nuffield Health is the charity that’s building a healthier nation, one day at a time. From award-winning hospitals and leisure facilities to flagship community programmes – we’ll do whatever it takes to look after the UK’s wellbeing. It starts with passion and commitment to quality. It starts with you.

We have an exciting opportunity for Clinical Coders to join our experienced team on a hybrid working basis. Working across a range of specialties our Clinical Coders provide an expert Clinical Coding service for all 37 Nuffield Health hospitals. Our coding team has a broad range of experience and includes an Experienced Approved Clinical Coding Trainer and two Approved Clinical Coding Auditors providing full audit, validation, and training support. This role is home-based, with occasional team meetings requiring travel, however there are no current plans for a meeting during this fixed term contract.

As our Clinical Coder you will:

• Provide a Clinical Coding service for all Nuffield Health hospitals.
• Accurately assign ICD-10 and OPCS-4 codes to hospital episodes covering NHS and privately funded activity.
• Code activity from a wide range of clinical specialties.
• Provide coding expertise as required by the business.
• Respond professionally to queries from hospitals and consultant surgeons.
• Escalate any issues to the Specialist Lead or Clinical Coding Manager, when appropriate.

To succeed as a Clinical Coder, you will need:

• Experience working as a Clinical Coder in a healthcare environment.
• Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) status mandatory.
• Good knowledge of ICD-10 and OPCS-4 coding classifications.
• Good knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology.
• Ability to sustain high volume and high-quality work product, with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a larger/virtual team.
• Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind.

Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options.

• free gym membership
• health assessments
• retail discounts
• pension options

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Nuffield Health, is the UK’s largest healthcare charity. For over 60 years, we’ve been working to make the UK fitter, healthier, happier and stronger. All for the public benefit. We do this through our family of 31 award-winning hospitals, 113 fitness and wellbeing centres, healthcare clinics and over a 100 workplace wellbeing services. As a charity, we reinvest all our income into our services, into pioneering improvements in care, and most importantly into our social impact programmes, which are designed to support people who would not normally be able to afford or access our services. Its all part of our mission to give everyone the care they need and to build a healthier nation.