Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
References
EXECUTIVE VALUE PROPOSITION
Certification
Executive Leadership Development
Accomplishments
Timeline
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Rebecca Gyimah

Lawley,Telford

Summary

Strategic Clinical Coding Executive with over 15 years' experience spanning acute NHS Trusts and healthcare consultancy environments. Currently Head of Clinical Coding at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, accountable for operational performance, financial integrity of coded data and workforce transformation across a complex multi-site acute setting.

Recognised for strengthening governance frameworks, improving productivity benchmarks and enhancing comorbidity capture to support income protection and reimbursement assurance. Experienced in coding audit, financial risk analysis, backlog stabilisation and aligning clinical coding services to organisational financial recovery strategies.

Shortlisted Nominee – Trust Staff Awards 2025
Exceptional Contribution to Research, Teaching, Innovation or Quality Improvement
Selected from over 940 Trust-wide nominations in recognition of measurable service impact and innovation.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Head of Clinical Coding

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2021.07 - 2026.03
  • Provide executive leadership of the Clinical Coding Department across multi-site acute services, ensuring accurate, timely and financially robust coded data aligned to Trust strategic and financial objectives.
  • Operational & Financial Impact
  • Sustained SUS submission compliance during national performance pressures
  • Implemented structured KPI dashboards improving visibility of productivity and discharge lag
  • Increased FCE productivity expectations while maintaining quality standards
  • Strengthened audit methodology reducing financial variance risk
  • Reduced contractor dependency through workforce redesign
  • Developed operational plans aligned to NHS efficiency and cost improvement programmes
  • Governance & Accountability
  • Multi-band workforce leadership (Bands 3–6, auditors and support roles)
  • Budget oversight including contractor spend governance
  • Executive reporting on backlog metrics, productivity ratios and financial risk exposure
  • Business continuity and resilience planning

Healthcare Advisory Assistant Manager

Public Service Advisory, Grant Thornton UK LLP
2021.01 - 2021.07
  • Worked within the Public Service Advisory division supporting NHS clients through clinical coding review, data quality assessment and reimbursement assurance programmes.
  • Conducted structured clinical coding analysis to assess accuracy, depth of coding and financial risk exposure
  • Worked alongside senior clinical coding auditors to deliver independent audit and assurance reviews
  • Reviewed case-mix complexity, comorbidity capture and documentation alignment
  • Identified coding improvement opportunities linked to income optimisation and PbR assurance
  • Contributed to client-facing advisory reports and recommendations
  • Supported NHS organisations undergoing performance review and financial scrutiny

QOF Lead (Quality & Outcomes Framework)

Integrated Care Navigation Centre, Telford
2020.10 - 2021.01
  • Led achievement maximisation against QOF clinical indicators and enhanced services targets
  • Delivered the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and Enhanced Services, including clinical coding audit and claims management.
  • Analysed performance data and presented findings at routine QOF meetings.
  • Ensured compliance with practice protocols and claim submission timelines
  • Ensured compliance with practice protocols and claim submission timelines

Senior Contract Coder – Band 7

New Cross Hospital NHS Trust, Wolverhampton
2019.07 - 2020.04
  • Supported backlog recovery within Wolverhampton Coding Department
  • Delivered accurate inpatient and day case coding within national standards
  • Identified and escalated data quality concerns
  • Mentored junior and trainee coders

Clinical Coding Manager – Band 7

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
2019.01 - 2019.07
  • Led day-to-day management of Clinical Coding across Royal Free, Barnet and Chase Farm Hospital sites.
  • Managed workforce performance, sickness, conduct and morale
  • Acted as Deputy Head of Clinical Coding
  • Ensured compliance with Payment by Results (PbR) requirements
  • Developed Trust coding policies
  • Liaised with clinicians, matrons and service managers
  • Oversaw financial and physical departmental resources

Clinical Coding Manager – Band 7

Monmouth Partners
2017.10 - 2018.12
  • Oversaw Monmouth Clinical Coding Team
  • Provided interim NHS and private sector leadership at client sites
  • Managed contractor workforce performance
  • Delivered mentoring, 1:1 development and QA reviews
  • Accountable for financial and physical resources within coding division

Divisional Lead Coding – Band 6

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
2015.11 - 2017.10

Divisional oversight of network services coding
• Clinical liaison to validate documentation and improve data quality
• Trainee development and quality monitoring

Senior Clinical Coding Analyst – Band 5

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust
2014.10 - 2015.11

• Accurate coding of inpatient and day case procedures
• Supported junior staff development
• Calibrated and escalated data quality concerns

Clinical Coder – Band 4

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
2009.01 - 2014.04
  • Coded inpatient, day case and outpatient admissions
  • Maintained compliance with national coding standards
  • Developed multi-specialty coding expertise

Education

BSc (Hons) - Biomedical Science

King's College London
2003.01 - 2006.01

A Levels - Biology B, Chemistry C, English Literature & Language C

Richmond upon Thames College
2001.01 - 2003.01

GCSEs - Technology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English Language, English Literature, Geography, Mathematics, French, Religious Education

Richards Lodge High School
1997.01 - 2001.01

Skills

  • Calm under pressure
  • Problem-solving
  • Communication skills
  • Public speaking
  • Team building
  • Strategic planning
  • Resourcefulness
  • Quality Assurance

References

References available upon request.

EXECUTIVE VALUE PROPOSITION

  • Protects and optimises Trust income through strengthened coding accuracy and data completeness
  • Improves productivity expectations while maintaining national audit thresholds
  • Reduces discharge-to-code lag and backlog exposure through structured operational planning
  • Enhances case-mix complexity representation through improved comorbidity capture
  • Reduces reliance on external contractor expenditure through workforce redesign
  • Strengthens audit governance and financial assurance frameworks
  • Trusted advisor to Finance, BI, Digital and Divisional leadership teams

Certification

  • Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) – March 2015

Executive Leadership Development

  • Level 5 Operations / Departmental Manager Apprenticeship (CMI Level 5 Diploma in Management & Leadership) – In Progress

Accomplishments

Shortlisted Nominee – Exceptional Contribution to Research, Teaching, Innovation or QI Award (2025), Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Recognised from over 940 Trust-wide nominations for leading a quality improvement programme strengthening clinical documentation of primary diagnoses and comorbidities. The initiative improved clinician–coder collaboration, contributed to restoring SHMI to expected range, increased awareness of CKD and small vessel disease prevalence, and demonstrated potential income improvements of approximately £150,000 per month through enhanced comorbidity capture.

Timeline

Head of Clinical Coding

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2021.07 - 2026.03

Healthcare Advisory Assistant Manager

Public Service Advisory, Grant Thornton UK LLP
2021.01 - 2021.07

QOF Lead (Quality & Outcomes Framework)

Integrated Care Navigation Centre, Telford
2020.10 - 2021.01

Senior Contract Coder – Band 7

New Cross Hospital NHS Trust, Wolverhampton
2019.07 - 2020.04

Clinical Coding Manager – Band 7

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
2019.01 - 2019.07

Clinical Coding Manager – Band 7

Monmouth Partners
2017.10 - 2018.12

Divisional Lead Coding – Band 6

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
2015.11 - 2017.10

Senior Clinical Coding Analyst – Band 5

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust
2014.10 - 2015.11

Clinical Coder – Band 4

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
2009.01 - 2014.04

BSc (Hons) - Biomedical Science

King's College London
2003.01 - 2006.01

A Levels - Biology B, Chemistry C, English Literature & Language C

Richmond upon Thames College
2001.01 - 2003.01

GCSEs - Technology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English Language, English Literature, Geography, Mathematics, French, Religious Education

Richards Lodge High School
1997.01 - 2001.01
Rebecca Gyimah