Senior Clinical Coder

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.

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. Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

• Date posted: 14 January 2026
• Pay scheme:
  Agenda for change
• Band:
  Band 5
• Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rata
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Working pattern:
  Full-time
• Reference number: 251-CORP
  0311-SCC-A
• Job locations:
  Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Aldermaston road, Basingstoke, RG24 9NA

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

• Self‑motivated with the ability to work under pressure and deliver to tight timescales
• Able to prioritise commitments
• Excellent time management
• Analytical and judgemental skills to deal with a broad range of complex activities and questions
• Ability to give judgement when opinions are divided in coding complex cases or previously un‑coded procedures
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to relate to people at all levels within the organisation
• Ability to understand, interpret and retain complex clinical written information

• Experience of working in an acute hospital setting
• Ability to motivate, train and develop others
• Knowledge of encoding systems e.g. Medicode
• Knowledge of Patient Administration Systems

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and 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 name:
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address:
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Aldermaston road, Basingstoke, RG24 9NA

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