Clinical Coding Analyst

We are seeking a Clinical Coding Analyst to join our team at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. The successful candidate will be directly involved in the mentorship of junior clinical coding analysts, supporting their mental wellbeing and working to ensure the data produced is accurate and of high quality.

The Clinical Coding Analyst will be expected to continue their professional development by rotation through the specialties and attending Coding courses and other relevant training courses.

The main duties of the job include:

• Providing an efficient and high-quality clinical coding service to support the business needs of the Trust
• Acting as an expert Clinical Coder, guided by occupational policies, assisting coders with complex coding queries, providing expert advice to other departments on coding issues
• Leading the coding team assigned to support a specific area of Clinical work
• 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

The salary for this position is £32,073 to £39,043 per annum.

The Trust offers a range of benefits, including opportunities for professional development and a supportive working environment.

To be considered for this role, you will need to have 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, and demonstrable and extensive understanding of Anatomy and Physiology and clinical terminology.