An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Clinical Coding professional to join the Northern Care Alliance (NCA) Clinical Coding Team as a Clinical Coding Liaison Specialist.
At NCA, you’ll work within one of the largest and most diverse clinical coding services in the NHS, covering a wide range of specialties from obstetrics and paediatrics to neurosurgery, spinal, vascular and major trauma. This role offers the opportunity to apply advanced coding expertise while working closely with clinical teams to improve documentation quality and coded data.
We are seeking an experienced, accredited clinical coder who holds the National Clinical Coding Qualification and has strong multi‑specialty experience, alongside proven leadership and influencing skills.
As a Clinical Coding Liaison Specialist, you will:
Provide expert clinical coding advice across a wide range of specialties, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
Act as a key link between clinical teams and the coding service, promoting high‑quality documentation.
Line manage, mentor and support clinical coding staff, strengthening capability.
Contribute to clinical coding and wider data quality improvement work.
What we offer:
Breadth – exposure to one of the widest casemixes in the NHS.
Influence – a key role working directly with clinicians.
Career growth – leadership experience within a supportive senior team.
Community – a collaborative department within one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the country.
The Clinical Coding Liaison Specialist has the responsibility to lead on engagement & collaboration with the clinical groups. To communicate complex coding rules, standards, and information to ensures the coded data accurately reflects the clinical care provided.
The post holder will ensure accurate, timely and robust coded data to support the Organisations data, and correct reimbursement through NHS Payment Systems.
The post holder will work closely with clinical colleagues to advise on data recording and documentation practices to ensure clinical coding and data quality principles are adhered too.
The post holder will work as part of the central coding team alongside other coders and additionally with other liaison specialists as part of a more expert team sharing knowledge and providing support.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
