Grade V HIPE Clinical Coder GVHIPE0326
Date posted: 27 March 2026
Before you apply
This job is only open to employees of the HSE, TUSLA, Section 38 agencies, or statutory health agencies per WRC Agreement 161867.
Reference
GVHIPE0326
Category
Management/Admin/ICT
Grade
Grade VI 0574
Advertisement Type
Internal
Important Information
This job is in the HSE.
Health region
HSE Dublin and North East
County
- Louth
Location
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda & Louth County Hospital
Recruiter
HSE Dublin and North East: North Dublin, Meath, Louth, Cavan, and Monaghan
Contract type
- Permanent Wholetime
Post specific related information
The Clinical Coding Department is responsible for analysing and abstracting all inpatient and daycase activity, within the acute healthcare setting, utilising the ICD-10-AM coding classification. This data must be captured accurately and efficiently on the Hospital Inpatient Enquiry System (HIPE), ensuring adherence with national coding deadlines. The purpose of this department is to provide assurances that all clinical activity is recorded within the standardised controls and procedures operated in accordance with international best practice, and the Healthcare Pricing Office (HPO).
The HIPE database is multifunctional, including:
• Underpins the Activity Based Funding (ABF) model
• Operational and service provision decision making
• Clinical audit and analysis
• Epidemiological study
• Underpins the National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA) programmes
• Key Performance Indicators and Hospital Metrics monitoring.
The work in this role is diverse and involves interaction with all services in the hospital setting. Close liaison with Clinicians, Management, Administrative Staff and Nursing all enhance the role and allows the post holder to ensure that the HIPE database gives an accurate reflection of the hospital inpatient and day case activity. Interaction with national bodies, i.e. HPO, NOCA, Special Delivery Unit (SDU) and other external software providers, is also a large factor in the post.
Please note at times attendance may be required cross site between Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital and Louth County Hospital.
A panel will be created from which temporary and permanent vacancies may be filled.
Closing date
08/04/2026 12:00:00
Proposed interview date
TBC
Informal enquiries
Grainne Darby, Clinical Coding Manager, grainne.darby@hse.ie