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Salary for this role£25,760 – £27,476 a year
Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year
Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)
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Role description
Job summary
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Clinical Coding department at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking to recruit Trainee Clinical Coders based on the 3rd floor of Arundel Block, Brighton General Hospital. The positions are solely office based with no scope for remote working. The role is not eligible for sponsorship.
We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic individual to collect, collate, analyse, and translate complex medical patient care records into diagnostic and procedural codes. Full training will be provided. The trainee period will last until successfully completing the Clinical Coding Refresher Course, within this time you will be required to assist with collection of case notes and locate uncoded episodes to allow the department to meet its monthly deadlines.
You will be working within a friendly and supportive team working who strive for continuous improvement.
The successful candidate will begin as a Band 3 Trainee Clinical Coder with the opportunity to progress to a Band 4 Trained Clinical Coder after passing their first mandatory National Clinical Coding Standards Refresher Course three years from the initial National Clinical Coding Standards Course and also meeting the required accuracy and productivity metrics.
The role is currently subject to 15% recruitment and retention premia on completion of the National Clinical Coding Standards Course reviewed annually.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
You will analyse medical and interventional terminology and translate it into nationally and internationally recognised alpha-numeric codes. You will code accurately and in a timely manner in order to meet Trust deadlines and manage your own daily workload and participate in training to maintain and increase these skills
You will analyse reports to locate and obtain missing or uncoded spells throughout the Trust.
About us
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer abuddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
Candidate Pack
Details
Date posted
15 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476 a year
Per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time,
Compressed hours
Reference number
279-8295675-OCT26
Job locations
Brighton General Hospital
Elm Grove
Brighton
BN2 3EW
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note: This role does not meet the minimum criteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules, which set specific salary and skill thresholds. As such, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. Applicants will therefore need to already have the right to work in the UK to be considered. We include this information at the outset to provide clarity and avoid unnecessary inconvenience for applicants.
If you are applying using a Graduate visa as your right to work, you must have a minimum of 18 months remaining on your visa at time of application.
Communication
To communicate effectively at all levels within the trust
To build relationships with clinical staff
Service Delivery and Improvement
The ability to analyse medical (diagnostic and procedural) terminology as it is written by the clinician and translate it into alpha-numeric codes that are nationally and internationally recognised.
Using judgement to apply national standards and local policies to Clinical Coding to ensure we are coding appropriately and are successful at audit.
Using judgement as to when it is appropriate to follow clinical advice, ensuring that national standards are adhered to and that we are not up-coding to benefit the trust.
The ability to analyse exception reports and use judgement to locate missing casenotes throughout the trust.
The planning and organisation of own day-to-day workload.
Adjusting plans when organisational or national deadlines change
Learning and Development
Attend mandatory training updates as required.
Undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with the line manager as part of the personal development process.
Achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development within agreed timescales.
Identify own learning needs and jointly plan training requirements with your line manager
Participate in the Trusts appraisal process to discuss how your role will help deliver the best possible care to our patients and help to deliver any changes in service.
This job description is an outline of the role and responsibilities. From time to time due to the needs of the service, we may ask you to flexibly undertake other duties that are consistent with your role and banding, including project work, internal job rotation and absence cover.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the department and the organisation.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
5 grade C or above GSCE or equivalent including Maths, English and a Science
Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology
Experience in using Microsoft Office , Word and Excel
Experience of working to tight deadlines
A good understanding of patient confidentiality and the Data Protection Act
Experience in using an NHS Trust Patient Administration System
Desirable
Three A levels or equivalent
National Clinical Coding Standards Foundation Course pass in all modules
Experience in Microsoft Office Powerpoint
Experience of translating medical information into code
Experience in an administration role
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Essential
Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles
Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
Interested? Apply while it's open.Closes 29 October · University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279) has 7 other sponsored roles if this one goes.
