Senior Clinical Coder: AI-Enabled Coding & Impact

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is recruiting a Senior Clinical Coder to join a five POD structure, ensuring accurate ICD-10 and OPCS-4 coding and timely reimbursement. The role supports AI-assisted coding implementation and requires strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills.

You will have ACC qualification and post-qualification experience across medical and surgical specialties in an acute setting, with a commitment to excellence and collaboration across clinical and

Qualifications

• Academic achievements to a degree level or the equivalent in work experience.
• High degree of knowledge in Anatomy & Physiology.
• Sound knowledge of Payment by Results/HRGs (Healthcare Resource Groups).
• Auditor/Trainer qualifications in Clinical Coding.

Responsibilities

• To participate with all team members in meeting strict local, national and contractual deadlines for the assignment of clinical codes using the classifications ICD-10 and OPCS-4, to ensure accurate and timely reimbursement for each patient treated within the trust.
• To enhance the accuracy and completeness of the clinical coding through improved sources of information, engaging clinicians, and the Divisions and relevant departments in particular where it impacts on high cost and complex specialised areas where additional expertise is required.
• Provide professional coding technical support to the coding teams and also SLA, Divisions and Information/ICT and Finance in these and other areas.

Skills

ACC qualification

Clinical coding experience

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Degree level or equivalent in work experience

Anatomy & Physiology knowledge

HRGs knowledge

Auditor/Trainer qualifications in Clinical Coding

Tools

Hospital information systems

Job description

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is recruiting a Senior Clinical Coder to join a five POD structure, ensuring accurate ICD-10 and OPCS-4 coding and timely reimbursement. The role supports AI-assisted coding implementation and requires strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills.

You will have ACC qualification and post-qualification experience across medical and surgical specialties in an acute setting, with a commitment to excellence and collaboration across clinical and