Job vacancy: Clinical Coding Trainer, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Lancaster

Job summary

Main area: Clinical Coding
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexi)
Job ref: 435-1LSC-UHMBT-040-25

Employer: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Lancaster Infirmary
Town: Lancaster
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 07/07/2025 23:59

Clinical Coding Trainer

NHS AfC: Band 6

Lancashire and South Cumbria Provider Collaborative (OneLsc)

The five provider NHS trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria are working together as partners, delivering joint priorities to improve health and healthcare.

Together, we aim to drive up quality by sharing skills and best practice, pooling our resources and standardising the way we work to reduce variation and duplication.

We want to ensure patients have equal access to the same high-quality care wherever they live. We also want our colleagues to have the same high-quality experience wherever they work.

One Lancashire and South Cumbria (One LSC) and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Coding Trainer Support the Clinical Coding Improvement Manager in delivering high-quality training for clinical coding staff across the Trust. Responsibilities include developing and managing training programmes—covering trainee development, refresher courses, specialty workshops, and individual training needs—to ensure staff achieve and maintain accreditation.

Key duties:

Identify training needs and support competency development.
Assist in creating and reviewing training procedures.
Highlight audit needs related to staff training.
Deliver training in line with national frameworks and compliance standards.
Improve coded data quality through awareness sessions.
Update guidance materials to reflect NHS England standards.
Provide coding cover to maintain knowledge and meet deadlines.
Perform additional duties as required by the Clinical Coding Improvement Manager.

Ideal for a Terminology and Classifications Delivery Service (TCDS) Approved Trainer with expertise in HRG tariffs and Mortality indices.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

NHS England Approved TAP Clinical Coding Trainer Qualification or equivalent
A level qualification or equivalent qualification or equivalent knowledge
National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ) – Accredited Clinical Coder Status (ACC) or equivalent
Continued professional development, including Clinical Coding Refresher course (within last 3 years) and up-to date TAP

Desirable criteria

Certificate in Anatomy and Physiology
Medical Terminology qualification AMSPAR

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of coding and training across a wide range of specialties
Experience of mentoring coding staff
Experience of developing bespoke training packages

Desirable criteria

Experience of using Patient Administration Systems (PAS)
Report writing skills
Experience of team leadership and supervision

Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
Excellent organisational and time management skills, with ability to organise own workload to meet deadlines.
Able to work under own initiative and as part of a team
Competent in the use of Microsoft Office, such as Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook
Ability to work to a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
Knowledge of the importance of confidentiality, Data Protection Act and Caldicott Principles

Desirable criteria

Participation in Clinical Coding Audits

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Highly motivated and be able to influence and inspire others
Required to travel and train at other NHS sites and travel to attend courses, seminars etc
Ability to manage difficult situations confidently
Supportive team player
Able to work accurately under pressure to meet deadlines
A flexible approach to working hours

Dear Potential Applicant,

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.

This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post

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The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.

We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.

We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. By telephone 01254 732075 or email [email protected] or write to Employment Services, Parkview Offices, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH

PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.

The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive .

The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.

We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.