At University Hospitals of North Midlands an exciting opportunity has arisen to join our professional and progressive Clinical Coding team. We are looking for 2 enthusiastic and motivated Lead Clinical Coders with current experience who can transition quickly into our team. You should be able to organise your own workload but also work as part of the team to deliver timely and accurate coded data to meet Trust deadlines.

We offer the option of office-based, hybrid or remote working for Lead Coders.

We are a family-friendly department with an exceptional approach to staff-wellbeing and offer flexible working hours to suit your needs.

These posts may be based at either Royal Stoke or County Hospital, depending on candidates' locations.

The main duties of the role will be to abstract, analyse and translate patient diagnoses and operative procedures, whilst applying national coding standards and local coding policies to assign codes to all inpatient episodes, in order to meet the Trust’s monthly deadlines.

The successful candidates will have a minimum of 2 years' experience and have completed the national Standards training. They will be responsible for managing their monthly workload to meet tight deadlines, and will be required to code a variety of specialties.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Janice Brady Job title: Head of Data Quality and Clinical Coding Email address: janice.brady@uhnm.nhs.uk

kay.davies@uhnm.nhs.uk