Divisional Clinical Coding Lead

NHS; London; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare organization as a Divisional Coding Lead or Senior Coding Analyst. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage with diverse specialties while leading a dedicated coding team. You will be responsible for ensuring accurate coding practices and mentoring junior analysts, all while enjoying a flexible hybrid working environment. With a focus on professional development and a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this position allows you to make a meaningful impact in the healthcare sector. If you're passionate about coding and eager to grow in a supportive setting, this is the ideal opportunity for you.

Benefits

Flexible Working Hours

Professional Development Opportunities

Employee Wellness Programs

Supportive Work Environment

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical coding across various specialties.
• National Clinical Coding Qualification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality clinical coding services.
• Lead a coding team and ensure deadlines are met.

Skills

Clinical Coding

Anatomy and Physiology

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

National Clinical Coding Qualification (ACC)

Coding Foundation Diploma

Degree in Anatomy or Physiology

Tools

Patient Administration Systems

Encoding Software

Job description

Job summary

DIVISIONAL CODING LEAD / SENIOR CODING ANALYST - FLEXIBLE HYBRID WORKING - 15% R & R

Are you an experienced Senior coder with ACC qualification or without an ACC qualification?

We have a role for you to join our esteemed coding team as a Band 6 Divisional Coding lead or Band 5 Senior coding Analyst.

Salary

Band 6 - Outer London Pay £42,938 upto 50,696 per annum pro rata depending on years of experience plus 15% R&R (ACC)

Band 5 - Outer London Pay Starting £34,521-upto £41955 per annum prorate depending on years of experience (NONACC)

** Previous applicants need not apply**

Main duties of the job

You will have gained experience of coding a number of Specialty areas including Trauma & Orthopaedics, Urology, General Surgery, General/Elderly Medicine, Obstetrics and Paediatrics.

You will provide support and mentoring junior Clinical Coding Analysts as well as engaging with clinicians on various specialities.

You will also be expected to continue your professional development by attending Coding courses and other relevant training courses.

15 % R&R premium for staff with ACC qualification.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development

Widening access (anchor institution) and employability

Improving the experience of staff with disability

Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development

Making equalities mainstream

Details Date posted

08 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum plus HCAS (plus RRP with 15%)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

197-RF6740

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Cross-site)

Stadium Road

London

SE18 4QH

Job description Job responsibilities

To provide an efficient and high-quality clinical coding service to support the business needs of the Trust, including Clinical Governance, Information Governance and finance by ensuring accurate translation and input of medical terminology.

To act as an expert Clinical Coder, guided by occupational policies, assisting coders with complex coding queries, providing expert advice to other departments on coding issues.

To lead the coding team assigned to support a specific area of Clinical work (which may be directly aligned with one of the Trusts Directorates or work on patients discharged from a specific type of ward)). You will be responsible for ensuring that coding deadlines are met and working with senior staff within the department for ensuring that staff are adhering to national and local coding standards, polices and guidelines.

Ensuring that the mandatory and coding training of staff within the team is up to date, and that performance is at the expected level linking into the PDR process.

Job description Job responsibilities

To provide an efficient and high-quality clinical coding service to support the business needs of the Trust, including Clinical Governance, Information Governance and finance by ensuring accurate translation and input of medical terminology.

To act as an expert Clinical Coder, guided by occupational policies, assisting coders with complex coding queries, providing expert advice to other departments on coding issues.

To lead the coding team assigned to support a specific area of Clinical work (which may be directly aligned with one of the Trusts Directorates or work on patients discharged from a specific type of ward)). You will be responsible for ensuring that coding deadlines are met and working with senior staff within the department for ensuring that staff are adhering to national and local coding standards, polices and guidelines.

Ensuring that the mandatory and coding training of staff within the team is up to date, and that performance is at the expected level linking into the PDR process.

Person Specification Education and Qualifications Essential

• National Clinical Coding Qualification (ACC degree level)
• Coding Foundation Diploma including specialty workshops: ? Neoplasm ? Vascular ? Obstetrics ? T & O
• Have attended a refresher course
• Evidence of Continuing professional development

Desirable

• ECDL
• Approved Clinical Coding Auditor
• Other relevant qualification e.g. health sciences, clinical qualification
• Degree in an Anatomy or Physiology Related subject.

Skills and Abilities Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex information
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritise and evaluate options
• To judge from textural information the accurate coding hierarchy of coding with local practices
• An inquiring mind with willingness to learn new skills to high standard
• To analyse and extract relevant information and attention to details
• Advanced keyboard skills
• A methodical and systematic approach to work
• Successfully manage conflicting demands and achieve outcomes
• Ability to work to deadlines in a pressurised environment

Experience Essential

• Significant in depth clinical coding experience across a wide range of specialties in an Acute Trust
• Experience of using Patient Administrations Systems and encoding software
• Demonstrable and extensive understanding of Anatomy and Physiology and clinical terminology
• Demonstrable and extensive practical experience with standard clinical coding schemes (ICD-10 and OPCS4)
• Experience of coding audit

Person Specification Education and Qualifications Essential

• National Clinical Coding Qualification (ACC degree level)
• Coding Foundation Diploma including specialty workshops: ? Neoplasm ? Vascular ? Obstetrics ? T & O
• Have attended a refresher course
• Evidence of Continuing professional development

Desirable

• ECDL
• Approved Clinical Coding Auditor
• Other relevant qualification e.g. health sciences, clinical qualification
• Degree in an Anatomy or Physiology Related subject.

Skills and Abilities Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex information
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritise and evaluate options
• To judge from textural information the accurate coding hierarchy of coding with local practices
• An inquiring mind with willingness to learn new skills to high standard
• To analyse and extract relevant information and attention to details
• Advanced keyboard skills
• A methodical and systematic approach to work
• Successfully manage conflicting demands and achieve outcomes
• Ability to work to deadlines in a pressurised environment

Experience Essential

• Significant in depth clinical coding experience across a wide range of specialties in an Acute Trust
• Experience of using Patient Administrations Systems and encoding software
• Demonstrable and extensive understanding of Anatomy and Physiology and clinical terminology
• Demonstrable and extensive practical experience with standard clinical coding schemes (ICD-10 and OPCS4)
• Experience of coding audit

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

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Cross-site)

Stadium Road

London

SE18 4QH

Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Cross-site)

Stadium Road

London

SE18 4QH

Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)