Trainee Clinical Coder
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 04/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Candidates needing sponsorship are encouraged to apply.
HiveMind found a sponsorship-friendly statement in the source advert welcoming applicants who require a visa. Always confirm on the source before applying.
“Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
Wye Valley NHS Trust is seeking a Trainee Clinical Coder to join their busy team. This role involves abstracting and analysing clinical information, assigning diagnostic and procedural codes, and inputting them into encoding software. The position is full-time at Hereford Hospital and includes a two-year training program. Accuracy and attention to detail are crucial for this role, which underpins the Trust's income.
Key responsibilities
- Abstract and analyse clinical information from a wide variety of sources both paper and electronic formats
- Assign diagnostic and procedural codes to episodes of care in a timely and accurate manner
- Input codes into encoding software ensuring accuracy at all times
- Convey complex coding rules to a wide variety of staff within the organisation eg clinicians, managers and information staff and with staff outside of the Trust
- Identify and retrieve missing information in order to achieve departmental and Trust targets on completeness of coding
Essential criteria
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office software
- Must have A-level or equivalent in a Biology based subject
- A strong attention to detail, ability to work to a high standard and at a fast pace whilst maintaining accuracy
- A team player, flexible and able to cover annual leave or sickness
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working with clinical data and systems
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 16d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
Full advert · preview
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Trainee Clinical Coder
The closing date is 04 October 2026
Job summary
Do you have some knowledge of anatomy, physiology and medical terminology?
Are you a lateral thinker / problem solver, logical and with attention to detail?
Are you educated to at least A level standard, preferably with a biology related qualification?
If so, you could be just the sort of person we are looking for to join our busy Clinical Coding Team.
Wye Valley NHS Trust is looking to appoint a trainee Clinical Coder to help us capture the clinical activity we undertake at the hospital and our community sites. This will support a variety of processes within the Trust and underpins the income of the Trust. Accuracy and attention to detail are essential. The role requires long periods of VDU use.
This is a full time position (37.5 hours) based at Hereford Hospital.
Training takes around 2 years and consists of a Clinical Coding Standards Course, specialty workshops and courses and a period of supervised coding.
Main duties of the job
- Abstract and analyse clinical information from a wide variety of sources both paper and electronic formats
- Assign diagnostic and procedural codes to episodes of care in a timely and accurate manner
- Input codes into encoding software ensuring accuracy at all times
- Convey complex coding rules to a wide variety of staff withi
Join the community to read the full pack, responsibilities and person-specification in one place.
Your seat is reserved — activate it
CareerHive is included with your CareerHive Skool community membership. If you haven't claimed your account yet, join the community (or sign in with the same email you joined with) to unlock the full advert, the apply link, HiveMind AI interview & application suite, your private vault, and daily sponsorship alerts.