Job summary
Medical Summariser Vacancy
Rate of
Pay: £9.52 per hour
Hours: 8
per week + Overtime
Sherbourne
Medical Centre is a long established 9,700 patient NHS GP Practice, based Royal
Leamington Spa town center. We are a well-established Training and Research
practice with five GP's and GP Trainee Registrars as well as an ANP, 2 Practice
Nurses and and a Health Care Assistant.
An exciting
opportunity has arisen for a Medical Notes Summariser to join our friendly team
on a permanent basis. The position is for a minimum of 8 hours a week, with
additional overtime available. This could be worked flexibly to meet the needs
of the surgery or candidate.
Our Medical
Summariser, will review all paper notes sent to the surgery and ensure that the
Patient Database is correct and up to date. This role is a key part of the surgeries
administrative team and supports our Doctors prescribing.
Main duties of the job
Our Medical Summariser reviews Lloyd George notes for new patients
registering at the surgery and ensures that all relevant up to date medical
information is held on the electronic record. You may also be involved in read
coding medical conditions so a good understanding of medical terminology is
essential.
You will
need to have the skills to resolve and manage issues as they arise, be able to
prioritise your workload, work within a team setting. You will also need to
have a consistent and compassionate approach with our service users at all
times.
The post
holder will be reliable, trustworthy, have excellent attention to detail, good
communication skills, time keeping and organisational abilities and ideally
experienced in summarising on EMIS. Training can be given if required.
About us
Our team are friendly and energetic and are not afraid of a new challenge. You will need to be able to adapt to change quickly and be able to review processes and proceedures to work efficiently as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Sherbourne Medical Centre
JOB
DESCRIPTION
Job Title: MEDICAL
NOTES/RECORDS SUMMARISER
REPORTS TO: PRACTICE
MANAGER
HOURS: 8
per week + Overtime
Job Summary:
- To
provide efficient and accurate administrative support read coding of
patient notes;
- To
ensure that all administrative duties are carried out in line with the
practices guidelines and policies;
- To
assist in ensuring that the needs of the practice are met at all times,
offering support to other team members when necessary.
Main Duties/Key Tasks:
Clinical Summaries
- Culling and
sorting patient records and letters in preparation for summarising
- Reviewing
and interpreting medical records to produce a comprehensive summary of
patients medical history
- Read coding
the information into the Practice Clinical System
- Monitoring
progress of notes summarising against Practice Targets
- Filing and
retrieving notes and paper work
- Keeping
a methodical system of filing allowing for the quick retrieval of files
- Assisting
with complex workflow for coding
- Auditing
data collection to ensure Practice Standards are met
Other Tasks
- Read coding
of other Patient documentation as required
- Any other
tasks as requested by the Practice Operations Manager or GP Partner
Job description
Job responsibilities
Sherbourne Medical Centre
JOB
DESCRIPTION
Job Title: MEDICAL
NOTES/RECORDS SUMMARISER
REPORTS TO: PRACTICE
MANAGER
HOURS: 8
per week + Overtime
Job Summary:
- To
provide efficient and accurate administrative support read coding of
patient notes;
- To
ensure that all administrative duties are carried out in line with the
practices guidelines and policies;
- To
assist in ensuring that the needs of the practice are met at all times,
offering support to other team members when necessary.
Main Duties/Key Tasks:
Clinical Summaries
- Culling and
sorting patient records and letters in preparation for summarising
- Reviewing
and interpreting medical records to produce a comprehensive summary of
patients medical history
- Read coding
the information into the Practice Clinical System
- Monitoring
progress of notes summarising against Practice Targets
- Filing and
retrieving notes and paper work
- Keeping
a methodical system of filing allowing for the quick retrieval of files
- Assisting
with complex workflow for coding
- Auditing
data collection to ensure Practice Standards are met
Other Tasks
- Read coding
of other Patient documentation as required
- Any other
tasks as requested by the Practice Operations Manager or GP Partner
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 4 GCSE grade A-C including English and Math's
Desirable
- Medical Terminology Training
- Data Protection Training
Experience
Essential
- Attention to detail and accuracy in all tasks
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work autonomously
- Excellent organisational and planning skills
- Ability to meet tight deadlines
- Flexible approach
- Team player
- Good sense of humour
- Ability to meet Key Performance Indicators in time frame
- Previous experience within an medical centre or other health related environment
- IT literate
- Sound knowledge of Windows and MS Office
- Sound Knowledge of Medical Terminology
Desirable
- Good sense of humour
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to meet Key Performance Indicators in time frame
- Knowledge of Emis
- Infection control training
- Full Knowledge of Read Coding
- Knowledge of data protection legislation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 4 GCSE grade A-C including English and Math's
Desirable
- Medical Terminology Training
- Data Protection Training
Experience
Essential
- Attention to detail and accuracy in all tasks
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work autonomously
- Excellent organisational and planning skills
- Ability to meet tight deadlines
- Flexible approach
- Team player
- Good sense of humour
- Ability to meet Key Performance Indicators in time frame
- Previous experience within an medical centre or other health related environment
- IT literate
- Sound knowledge of Windows and MS Office
- Sound Knowledge of Medical Terminology
Desirable
- Good sense of humour
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to meet Key Performance Indicators in time frame
- Knowledge of Emis
- Infection control training
- Full Knowledge of Read Coding
- Knowledge of data protection legislation
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.
