Job summary
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the largest acute Trusts in the UK, with over 290,000 finished consultant episodes each year. The Trust values its clinical coding department as key to organisational success, maintaining a skilled workforce able to capture the complexity of its services. Coders work closely with clinical teams, helping improve processes and efficiency. A rolling audit programme with strong clinical engagement supports a productive partnership between coding and clinical staff.
An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Clinical Coder. Teams work corporately across five rotating clinical PODs, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of Trust activity to support financial flows and strategic management. The department is introducing AI-assisted coding software, placing it at the forefront of innovation in clinical coding.
You must demonstrate strong analytical, logical, and communication skills. Flexibility, teamwork, and the ability to meet deadlines are essential. An ACC qualification is required, withpost-qualification experience across medical and surgical specialities in an acute setting.
If this matches your skills, we welcome your application.
The team works remotely 3 days a week and on site Tuesdays and Wednesdays. A 10% recruitment and retention premium applies.
Main duties of the job
- 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.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviewsplease view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviewsplease view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Academic achievements to a degree level or the equivalent in work experience
- ACC (Accredited clinical coding qualification)
- High degree of knowledge in Anatomy & Physiology
- Sound knowledge of Payment by Results/HRGs (Healthcare Resource Groups)
Desirable
- Auditor/Trainer qualifications in Clinical Coding
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a wide range of specialties & their complexities
- Be able to meet the prerequisites of sitting either audit workshop or Train the Trainer Courses
- Experience in Clinical coding terminologies and software encoding experience
- Hospital information systems & IT packages
- Proven experience in dealing with staff at all levels
Desirable
- Project management experience/report writing
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Excellent problem solving ability
- Managerial skills
- Strong administration skills
- IT literate - proficiency in all MS applications
- Excellent analytical and judgement skills - demonstrate high levels of ability and initiative in assessing complex coding issues and to make recommendations
- Ability to analyse and justify complex HRG grouping
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Academic achievements to a degree level or the equivalent in work experience
- ACC (Accredited clinical coding qualification)
- High degree of knowledge in Anatomy & Physiology
- Sound knowledge of Payment by Results/HRGs (Healthcare Resource Groups)
Desirable
- Auditor/Trainer qualifications in Clinical Coding
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a wide range of specialties & their complexities
- Be able to meet the prerequisites of sitting either audit workshop or Train the Trainer Courses
- Experience in Clinical coding terminologies and software encoding experience
- Hospital information systems & IT packages
- Proven experience in dealing with staff at all levels
Desirable
- Project management experience/report writing
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Excellent problem solving ability
- Managerial skills
- Strong administration skills
- IT literate - proficiency in all MS applications
- Excellent analytical and judgement skills - demonstrate high levels of ability and initiative in assessing complex coding issues and to make recommendations
- Ability to analyse and justify complex HRG grouping
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
