About this role
Job summary
This post attracts a recruitment incentive of £2,000 pro rata (conditions apply)
We are seeking to recruit skilled, dedicated, committed and accomplished Accredited Clinical Coders to join our established Clinical Coding Team at the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Trust (ESNEFT).
We are looking for candidates with clinical coding experience across all specialties in an acute setting and with desire to further their career.
The department has an established internal Clinical Coding Audit Program and offers comprehensive training for all coders with help developing existing skills and learning new ones.
You will require excellent communication skills, organisation skills and to be able to work as part of a team to deliver timely and accurate coded data to meet the Trusts deadlines.
***Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries regarding Coding Trainee roles, as these are advertised separately. We kindly encourage interested applicants to apply for the dedicated trainee role when it becomes available.***
We now offer full time Remote Coding.
PROVISIONAL INTERVIEW DATE: FRIDAY, 24TH JULY 2026
Main duties of the job
To abstract and analyse complex clinical information from patient records and translate this into a coded format in line with National Standards. To have a high level of knowledge of Medical Terminology and Anatomy and Physiology. To enter the final encoded data onto the appropriate computer systems to meet essential Trust requirements for statutory information and payment flows. The post holder will work as part of a team of experienced trained and trainee staff and the job will involve rotation between duties working on all specialties. Deal with enquiries from all parts of the hospital. Locate source documents; read histology, cytology and radiology reports. Analyse complex medical information from paper documents and via other computer systems. Act as mentor and assist in the education of less experienced coders. To be aware of wider information and patient administration service systems.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
5 GCSE's including English & Maths or equivalent level of attainment. Accredited Clinical Coding Qualification (ACC)
Desirable
GCSE Human Sciences or equivalent level of attainment ECDL
Experience Essential
Substantial Clinical Coding expertise across all specialties and levels of complexity, to be proven either by an acceptable portfolio of evidence or sitting an internal examination. Medical Terminology; Anatomy and Physiology; PAS or equivalent system Good experience of Microsoft Office Two years experience
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Ability to analyse and abstract complex records Attention to detail Keyboard skills and data entry Excel spreadsheets Ability to communicate with staff at all levels
Desirable
Ability to research and self teach
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it 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 details Employer name East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address Colchester / Ipswich
Colchester / Ipswich
CO4 5JL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)