2025-112729

1.      Team Structure 

·       What is the structure of your Clinical Coding team? 

Band 8a Head of Coding -  1WTE

Band 6 Clinical Coding Manager - Vacant

Band 5 Team leads - 1.8 WTE

Band 4 Senior Clinical Coders 8.8 WTE

Band 3 Clinical Coders 2.8 WTE

Band 2 Trainee Clinical Coder 1 WTE

·       Please list each role, its Agenda for Change banding, and the Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) for each position. 

 Above

2.      Recruitment and Retention 

·       Do you offer any Recruitment and Retention (R+R) premiums for Clinical Coding roles? If so, please specify which roles and the amount.  No

3.      Staffing Levels 

·       How many WTE Clinical Coders are currently employed by your Trust? 14.48

·       Do you have any current vacancies? If so, for which position and how many WTE?  8 but a Vacancy freeze at the Trust

4.      Activity Volumes 

·       How many spells did your Trust record for the 2024/25 financial year?  171,601 FCE's

5.      Productivity Expectations 

·       Do you have a target or expectation for the number of spells coded per coder per day? If so, please specify.  No as they can all vary on Length of stay and complexity

6.      Leadership Responsibilities 

·       Are members of the Clinical Coding leadership team expected to undertake coding themselves? If so, how frequently? (as a % of their role) In our current position yes we all do some coding

Team lead 50%

HOC 25%