Clinical Coding – Delivery Manager
Licensed sponsor Dorset Contract Posted 4 hours ago
Job Title: Clinical Coding – Delivery Manager
- Location: Dorset, UK
- Work Model: Hybrid
- Experience: 5+ Years
Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced Clinical Coding Delivery Manager to lead clinical coding operations while maintaining hands-on involvement in complex inpatient coding.
The role involves managing coding quality, team productivity, operational delivery, client relationships and compliance with UK clinical coding standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform complex inpatient clinical coding using ICD-10 and OPCS-4.
- Lead, mentor and support clinical coding teams.
- Manage coding workloads, backlogs and resource allocation.
- Monitor productivity, operational KPIs and SLA performance.
- Maintain a minimum 90% clinical coding accuracy target.
- Handle coding escalations and support quality improvement initiatives.
- Manage client relationships and operational service reviews.
- Ensure compliance with clinical coding standards and healthcare data governance.
Mandatory Skills & Experience
- Minimum 5+ years of post-accreditation clinical coding experience.
- Strong hands-on experience with ICD-10 and OPCS-4.
- Experience coding complex inpatient cases across multiple specialties.
- NCCQ Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) or equivalent recognized certification.
- Clinical Coding Standards Refresher Certification completed within the last 3 years.
- Experience managing coding teams, productivity and service delivery.
- Experience with EHR, PAS and clinical coding encoder systems.
- Strong stakeholder and client management skills.
Education: Degree in Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Nursing, Medical Sciences or equivalent experience.
