Clinical Coding Team Manager inYork inYork PUBLISHED 11 DEC 2023

Band 6: £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)  PERMANENT 
Are you an experienced, Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) looking for the chance to develop your operational and managerial skills.


A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.


Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.


Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.


Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Are you an experienced, Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) looking for the chance to develop your operational and managerial skills? Come and work for the York and Scarborough coding team, where we hit our freeze deadline on the first day of the working month and our depth of coding is in the top quartile nationally.At York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the clinical coding department sits within the Digital Information Service and provides a timely and accurate clinical coding service. A team of trained coders translate clinical documentation for approximately 15,000 inpatient spells per month into data that describes diagnoses and interventions for all consultant episodes. Encoded clinical data is submitted to NHS England on a monthly basis and its uses include but are not limited to; national tariff reimbursement, healthcare planning, commissioning services, development of national policy and epidemiology. The team provides internal audit and training programmes and seeks to work closely with clinicians and corporate colleagues alike to provide continual improvement in data quality.The Clinical Coding Team Manager provides operational management for the clinical coding department, ensuring that all national and internal deadlines are met in a timely manner.

The key responsibilities of the Clinical Coding Team Manager are to:

  1. Manage the clinical coding service and clinical coders.
  2. Undertake long-term planning for the clinical coding service.
  3. Undertake clinician engagement to implement coding improvement which increase data quality.
  4. Undertake clinical coding audits, and/or deliver training.


This role may offer: Hybrid home/on-site working accommodated, with consideration given to requests for fully-remote working in some circumstances. However please note it is a requirement that Identity and Qualifications documents are checked in person and therefore you may be required to attend an appointment at either York or Scarborough Hospital.


A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.


Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.


Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.


Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Are you an experienced, Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) looking for the chance to develop your operational and managerial skills? Come and work for the York and Scarborough coding team, where we hit our freeze deadline on the first day of the working month and our depth of coding is in the top quartile nationally.At York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the clinical coding department sits within the Digital Information Service and provides a timely and accurate clinical coding service. A team of trained coders translate clinical documentation for approximately 15,000 inpatient spells per month into data that describes diagnoses and interventions for all consultant episodes. Encoded clinical data is submitted to NHS England on a monthly basis and its uses include but are not limited to; national tariff reimbursement, healthcare planning, commissioning services, development of national policy and epidemiology. The team provides internal audit and training programmes and seeks to work closely with clinicians and corporate colleagues alike to provide continual improvement in data quality.The Clinical Coding Team Manager provides operational management for the clinical coding department, ensuring that all national and internal deadlines are met in a timely manner.

The key responsibilities of the Clinical Coding Team Manager are to:

  1. Manage the clinical coding service and clinical coders.
  2. Undertake long-term planning for the clinical coding service.
  3. Undertake clinician engagement to implement coding improvement which increase data quality.
  4. Undertake clinical coding audits, and/or deliver training.


This role may offer: Hybrid home/on-site working accommodated, with consideration given to requests for fully-remote working in some circumstances. However please note it is a requirement that Identity and Qualifications documents are checked in person and therefore you may be required to attend an appointment at either York or Scarborough Hospital.



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