Clinical Coding Team Leader
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 19/08/2026
- Closes
- 02/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves the collection and interpretation of patient diagnoses and procedural events using ICD-10 and OPCS 4 classifications for all inpatient care. The successful candidate will work with the Clinical Coding Manager to organise workload, ensure targets are met, and deliver a high-quality service. Key responsibilities include mentoring team members and validating coded data to ensure national standards compliance. Continuous improvement of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology skills is essential.
Essential criteria
- Extensive clinical codng experience
- Managerial experience
- Experience of applying complex rules and regulations to descriptions written by medical staff
- Experience of undertaking coding audits.
- Data Entry skills
- Ability to assimilate and interpret complex information
- Proven Accuracy
- NCCQ
- GCSE or equivalent grade c or above in biology
Desirable criteria
- Clinical Codng Audit Qualification
- Extensive clinical codng experience
- Managerial experience
- Experience of applying complex rules and regulations to descriptions written by medical staff
- Experience of undertaking coding audits.
- Data Entry skills
- Ability to assimilate and interpret complex information
- Proven Accuracy
- NCCQ
- GCSE or equivalent grade c or above in biology
- Clinical Codng Audit Qualification
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 11d ago · Closes in 4d
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Job summary
The collection and interpretation of descriptions of patient diagnoses and procedural events and the classification of these descriptions using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) and the Office of Population Census and Surveys Classification (OPCS 4). This covers all inpatient care across the Trust.
Continued improvement of anatomy and physiology skills and medical terminology to enhance knowledge of the National clinical coding rules and conventions.
Main duties of the job
Work with the Clinical Coding Manager/Deputy Clinical Coding Manager to implement day to day organisation of the clinical coding department workload to ensure targets are met and a high quality service is delivered.
Mentor Clinical Coding Team Members
Validate coded data to ensure compliance with national standards
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and v
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