Clinical Coding & Data Quality Supervisors

CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Greater London is seeking a Clinical Coding & Data Quality Supervisor to manage a coding team and support data quality initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ) and experience in coding across various specialties. This role offers flexible working hours and ongoing professional development opportunities. Join a friendly team committed to high-quality patient care.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Personal development support

Recruitment & Retention Premium

Qualifications

• Proven experience in liaising with consultants/clinicians regarding coding queries.
• Consistency and accuracy in working to recognised coding methods.
• Ability to meet deadlines of agreed time scales.

Responsibilities

• Manage Clinical Coding and Data Quality team staff.
• Provide data quality & correction support.
• Assist Clinical Coding Audit Manager and fellow supervisors.

Skills

Team player

Excellent communication skills

Leadership & management skills

Experience coding across specialties

Education

National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ)

Job description

The successful candidate should be a good team player with excellent communication skills and good leadership & management skills. You will have experience coding across all specialties with a National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ) and proven experience of liaising with consultants/clinicians regarding coding queries and clinical documentations.

You will be required to be consistent and accurate in working to recognised coding methods and to meet deadlines of agreed time scales. This is a vital role in which you will support the Trust business requirements and effective patient care.

As a Supervisor, you will be responsible for managing Clinical Coding and Data Quality team staff.

Proposed interview date – 18th December 2025.

The post holder will work closely with Data Quality Officers to provide data quality & correction support and highlight to all Trust stakeholders the data quality issues raised, especially by the Clinical Coding team, to improve overall Data Quality. You will also assist the Clinical Coding Audit Manager and fellow supervisors in dealing with queries on outpatient coding and the OP coding process.

In return for your hard work, we offer support for your personal development and training needs and provide flexible working hours.

These posts attract a Recruitment & Retention Premium (RRP) until 31st March 2028 and are subject to approval on a yearly basis thereafter.

About the Employer

Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.

Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital, and in clinics and people’s homes across the borough. We are a very close‑knit and friendly organisation where all 3,600 members of staff are valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and, through Listening into Action – our way of engaging staff – we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.

Clinical Coding & Data Quality (DQ) Services is looking for experienced Clinical Coding & Data Quality Supervisors with 20% RRP to join our friendly department at Croydon University Hospital.

CUH provides more than 100 specialist services and is home to the borough’s only emergency department and 24/7 maternity services, including a labour ward, midwifery‑led birth centre, and the Crocus home birthing team. Purley War Memorial Hospital offers outpatient care, including diagnostic services, physiotherapy, and ophthalmology services. Our experienced staff take care of people of all ages across the borough, ensuring integrated NHS services at home, in schools, and in health clinics.