Job overview

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.

You will play a central role in shaping the skills and confidence of our workforce, delivering structured training programmes, refresher sessions, classification updates, and specialty workshops. Your expertise will support coders from entry level through to achieving the National Clinical Coding Qualification (ACC) and beyond.

Main duties of the job

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. You will ensure that all clinical coders are confident, competent and supported in their roles, while promoting adherence to national quality standards and information governance requirements.

This includes designing and delivering a structured internal induction programme, creating and facilitating specialist workshops, delivering approved National Clinical Coding Standards training, and providing 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 and 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 and ensure that coded data reliably supports reimbursement, performance reporting and clinical governance across the Trust.

Working for our organisation

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year. 

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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