East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Coding Divisional Lead

The closing date is 05 April 2026

Job summary

ESNEFT is seeking an experienced, motivated, and forward-thinking Clinical Coding Divisional Lead for Surgery, Gastroenterology & Anaesthetics to join our dynamic and high-performing Clinical Coding Department forward thinking Clinical Coding Divisional Lead for Surgery, Gastroenterology & Anaesthetics.

This post provides an exciting opportunity for established Senior Clinical Coders to step into a leadership role supporting the delivery of high quality coded clinical data that underpins patient care, Trust income, and national reporting quality coded clinical data that underpins patient care, Trust income, and national reporting.

About the Role

As a Clinical Coding Divisional Lead for Surgery, Gastroenterology & Anaesthetics, you will play a pivotal role in leading and managing coding activity within your allocated clinical division. You will work closely with divisional managers, clinicians, auditors, BI teams, and the wider coding service to ensure that all coded activity is accurate, timely, complete, and compliant with National Clinical Coding Standards.

You will also champion continuous improvement, support professional development within the team, and act as a key point of expertise for complex or challenging coding queries

If you are an experienced Senior Clinical Coder ready to take the next step and contribute to shaping the future of coding at ESNEFT, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Lead and manage a designated section of the Clinical Coding Department, ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, end-to-end coding service.quality, end-to-end coding service.
Provide coding leadership for your allocated clinical divisions, attending relevant meetings and acting as the primary specialist point of contact.
Ensure accurate abstraction of clinical data from patient electronic records and application of ICD 10 and OPCS 4.10 in line with national standards.
Monitor performance, ensuring adherence to deadlines and Trust KPIs.
Support implementation of new coding standards, releases, and organisational changes.
Assist in clinical coding audits, data quality checks, and remedial action planning.
Contribute to training and mentorship of new staff, including supporting trainees and Band 4/5 development coders.
Work collaboratively across sites (Ipswich and Colchester), promoting consistency and best practice.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Date posted

09 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR1375-25

Job locations

Colchester/Ipswich

CO4 5JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC)
ECDL

Desirable

A university degree preferably in Medicine related studies
NHS Digital approved Clinical Coding Auditor or working towards it

Experience

Essential

Proven experience post ACC qualification in clinical coding in an acute trust.
Excellent communication skills

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Knowledge and understanding of medical terminology, human anatomy and physiology
Clinical coding of all specialities
Understanding of uses and importance of clinical coding
Good understanding of HRGs and PbR/SHMI
Ability to identify various data quality errors.
Ability to analyse and interpret complex clinical information from a wide variety of sources
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

To be able to interpret various clinical coding reports.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC)
ECDL

Desirable

A university degree preferably in Medicine related studies
NHS Digital approved Clinical Coding Auditor or working towards it

Experience

Essential

Proven experience post ACC qualification in clinical coding in an acute trust.
Excellent communication skills

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Knowledge and understanding of medical terminology, human anatomy and physiology
Clinical coding of all specialities
Understanding of uses and importance of clinical coding
Good understanding of HRGs and PbR/SHMI
Ability to identify various data quality errors.
Ability to analyse and interpret complex clinical information from a wide variety of sources
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

To be able to interpret various clinical coding reports.

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

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester/Ipswich

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester/Ipswich

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

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