Clinical Terminologist | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £72,921 - £83,362 per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 April 2026 |
| Location: | LONDON, NW1 2PG |
| Company: | University College London Hospital |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7876207/309-UCLH-7606 |
Summary
As a Clinical Terminologist, you will play a key role in not only setting up an infrastructure that supports the ongoing terminology and SNOMED mapping needs of the organisation but working with clinical and technical teams to ensure that clinical terms, codes and mapping algorithms directly align with clinical practice.
This will include supporting several key projects geared around key data set requirements, clinical research domains and SNOMED upgrades. In turn this work will involve engaging with various stakeholders across the Trust to ensure the integrity of data flows and support the Trust in meeting its local and statutory reporting requirements.
This is a 6-month fixed term position underpinned by key outcomes and deliverables working very closely with the EPIC and clinical coding team to ensure a collaborative and joined up approach to system developments and front-end data capture.
The successful candidate will have extensive experience in not only clinical coding but more specifically within clinical terminology and Snomed mapping works and projects.
The Clinical Terminologist will be responsible for working with clinical and technical teams, leading on terminology mapping works and projects including the ensuing system upgrade to OPCS 4.11, Snomed upgrade, clinical research works and facilitating for core minimum data set requirements.
The ability to work directly with clinical teams in the capture of clinical activity, align this with classification and terminology flows and work collaboratively with the coding and EPIC team regarding system build and developments is pivotal.
In turn this role will be responsible for supporting a series of time critical projects in an intuitive and highly organised way, successfully managing stakeholder expectations and supporting the hospital in meeting local and national mandates.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
This advert closes on Tuesday 31 Mar 2026
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