Centralised Recruitment - Clinical Coder

Centralised Recruitment - Clinical Coder

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The closing date is 03 December 2025

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is investing in its Clinical Coding Department and is looking to recruit an experienced Clinical Coder to join our well established team.

To apply you must have at least 2 years' experience in coding using ICD 10 & OPCS classifications and an excellent knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology.

The Clinical Coding Department has its own Working from Home Local Agreement that gives the candidate the opportunity to work remotely. This is available upon request dependent on certain Trust and Department criteria.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Coding Team is responsible for the extraction and translation of inpatient information using the ICD 10 and OPCS 4 Coding Classifications. This information is essential for the effective management of the Trust and is crucial to the National Tariff Payment System that underpins Trust income. Coded data is also important for clinical audit, governance and research.

As part of the role you will interact with clinicians and operational staff, manage your own workload and maintain accurate clinical coding quality.

Please contact: Rachel Franklin, Clinical Coding Operational Manager on

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

Job responsibilities

The Clinical Coding Team extracts and translates inpatient information using ICD 10 and OPCS 4. Coded data is vital for the National Tariff Payment System and for clinical audit, governance and research.

You will interact with clinicians and operational staff, manage your own workload and maintain coding quality.

Person Specification Qualifications

• GCSE 'C' grade or equivalent in English and Maths
• Completion of the Clinical Coding Standards course

Experience

• NHS experience
• Experience and knowledge of Electronic Patient Record Systems (EPR)
• Ability to translate information from a variety of sources into ICD 10 diagnoses codes and OPCS 4 procedure codes

Skills

• Good interpersonal/team skills
• Ability to relate appropriately to various professional groups within the Trust, including clinicians, medical, management and admin staff
• Ability to write reports

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£27,485 to £37,796 a year pro rata (DOE)