[Hiring] Clinical Coding Trainer @East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Role Description

A Unique Opportunity to Develop and Inspire Future Clinical Coders

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an NHS England Approved Clinical Coding Trainer to join our Clinical Coding Team at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. This role is ideal for an experienced trainer who is passionate about developing others, committed to high-quality clinical coding, and motivated to support coders at every stage of their professional journey.

• Play a central role in shaping the skills and confidence of our workforce.
• Deliver structured training programmes, refresher sessions, classification updates, and specialty workshops.
• Support coders from entry level through to achieving the National Clinical Coding Qualification (ACC) and beyond.

The post holder will work closely with the Head of Clinical Coding to develop, deliver and continuously improve the Trust’s clinical coding training service.

• Ensure that all clinical coders are confident, competent and supported in their roles.
• Promote adherence to national quality standards and information governance requirements.
• Design and deliver a structured internal induction programme.
• Create and facilitate specialist workshops.
• Deliver approved National Clinical Coding Standards training.
• Provide mentorship to both senior qualified coders and those undertaking the National Clinical Coding Qualification (ACC).

Working collaboratively with the audit team and wider leadership group, you will:

• Identify learning needs.
• Develop targeted action plans.
• Implement SMART recommendations to drive improvements in coding quality, accuracy and consistency across all specialties.

You will act as a subject-matter expert, offering authoritative advice on complex coding queries and applying national standards in ICD-10, OPCS-4 and associated guidance. You will also support the implementation of new standards and classification updates.

As a key link between coders, clinicians and management, you will:

• Promote engagement.
• Improve documentation quality.
• Ensure that coded data reliably supports reimbursement, performance reporting and clinical governance across the Trust.

Benefits

• Staff development opportunities.
• Enrolment in the NHS pension scheme.
• Auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service.
• Access to onsite nurseries.
• Staff restaurants and accommodation.
• Access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
• Onsite parking available from only £50 a year.

Company Description

Patients come first at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. Our vision is to be the healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.

Our mission is to deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.

• Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
• Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients’ experiences.
• Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.

Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:

• Safe
• Effective
• Caring
• Responsive
• Well led