Clinical Coding Team Lead

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The closing date is 27 January 2026

Would you like to join our Clinical Coding team as a Band 6 Clinical Coding Team Lead incl. 10% Recruitment & Retainment (R&R) premium*?

Read on to learn more about this rewarding role and submit your application.

The Clinical Coding service is a part of the Digital Division of the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group (UHN) and is responsible for extracting and codifying complex clinical information that describes a patient's diagnostic and procedural healthcare status within an episode of care in a timely manner.

The ability of the UHN Group to accurately record and codify its clinical activity is fundamental to understanding the quality of its clinical services. Our coded data is used by all parts of the Group's business to deliver trusted and high-quality services to patients.

Clinical Coding Team Leads are a core component of the Clinical Coding service and have a crucial supporting role in the overall management of the Group as their output and the output of their coding team directly influences income through the NHS Payment Scheme.

As a Clinical Coding Team Lead you will be responsible for leading a team of Associate Clinical Coders, Clinical Coders and Accredited Clinical Coders to codify in a timely manner complex clinical activity according to all relevant National Clinical Coding Standards and Local Clinical Coding Policies.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues within the Clinical Coding department and the Clinical Coding Operational Manager to ensure your coding team are supported professionally and achieve relevant Key Performance Indicator (KPI) metrics via an ongoing process of positive performance management. With the support of Accredited Clinical Coders, you will lead your coding team to achieve the submission of codified data in a timely manner.

In October 2023, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) and the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group (UHN) - comprising Kettering General Hospital and Northampton General Hospital - formalised their collaboration by forming the UHL and UHN Group.

Our service is led by an open, transparent and dedicated leadership team who are striving to create a productive and supportive work environment which delivers a high quality codified output to accurately describe our patient's healthcare status and needs.

• We support flexible working including home or remote working.
• You will be well rewarded for your work with a 10% R&R premium.*
• You will be well supported to develop yourself professionally.
• You will be supported to become comfortable with working to an Agile framework as a member of the Digital portfolio.
• Your quality as a coder will be improved by a well-established Clinical Coding Quality Assurance function.
• You will be able to input meaningfully to the direction of travel and cultural development of our newly established team.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for a detailed list of role responsibilities.

* Successful applicants will hold a National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ) and will therefore be awarded a 10% R&R premium. This premium is paid monthly and is subject to annual review.

• Educated to Level 6 qualification standard (e.g. degree with honours) or equivalent working experience.
• National Clinical Coding Qualification and holds Accredited Clinical Coder status.
• Successful completion of a Clinical Coding Standards Refresher Course within the last 3 years.

• Experience of supervising and line managing colleagues
• Expert knowledge of National Clinical Coding Standards as evidenced by audit results and Accredited Clinical Coder status.
• Strong knowledge of human anatomy and physiology and medical terminology.
• Good level of knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office 365 suite.
• Administration and clerical experience in an office environment
• Experience with accurate data entry.
• Significant experience of working in an Acute NHS Trust or equivalent knowledge.
• Experience with hospital and/or clinical information systems.
• Knowledge and experience with SNOMED-CT.
• Good understanding of the relationship between codified data and HRG allocation and the various uses of codified data across the NHS.
• Experience of mentoring colleagues
• Basic understanding of Agile Principles.

• Ability to handle challenging conversations
• Ability to handle challenging conversations
• Ability to work positively under time pressures
• Ability to work to a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to plan and prioritise workload to ensure timescales are met
• Ability to apply self-learning directive to maintain and develop own skills and…