Senior Clinical Coding Analyst | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; Southall; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK seeks a clinical coder to analyse complex medical information and manage coding responsibilities across various wards. This hybrid working role provides the opportunity to work within a diverse healthcare environment and contribute significantly to the clinical coding team. Ideal candidates will demonstrate expertise in ICD10 and OPCS4 coding, ensuring accurate patient information processing.

Responsibilities

• Abstract and analyse complex clinical information for coding.
• Work as a member of the clinical coding team.
• Extract co-morbidities from complex medical notes.

Job description

Overview

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at four hospitals. This post is subject to a 20% Recruitment and Retention premium. The work location is negotiable and not limited to Ealing. This is a hybrid working role.

Responsibilities

• To abstract and analyse complex clinical information and to assign codes using ICD10 and OPCS4 and enter these codes on to the trust’s PAS system.
• Work as a member of the clinical coding team with responsibility for the coding of allocated wards.
• Where a discharge summary is incomplete the coder will be responsible for extracting co-morbidities and other relevant supplementary information from handwritten, complex medical notes including retrieving histological results to ensure specificity and completeness of diagnostic coding.

About LNWH

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

This advert closes on Monday 6 Oct 2025