Job summary
Spring Garden Group Medical Practice has a fantastic
opportunity for a part-time clinical coder to join our team.
If you are highly organised, motivated, comfortable with
technology, have experience of clinical coding, this is the role
for you.
This is a 25 hour per week post, and the days can be
negotiated to suit you and the needs of the practice team.
Main duties of the job
As a clinical coder, you will be reviewing electronic
clinical letters, clinical e-mails, paper documentation and any other clinical
correspondence. From these you will identify relevant clinical findings and
code the documents appropriately and accurately in patient medical records.
About us
Spring Gardens Group Medical Practice is a well-established
GP partnership with 8 GP partners, a list size of around 20,000 patients, and a
broad multidisciplinary team. Were forward-thinking, values-driven, and
committed to providing excellent care to our community. An educational and
research ethos is important to us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Using document management within the EMIS web clinical system and Docman 10, accurately code information from clinical letters.
- Scanning of patient related documentation and coding relevant information.
- Dealing with any follow up actions from the documents, such as arranging appointments or tests.
- Deal with safeguarding documentation.
- Responding to tasks sent in the clinical system.
- Process the clinical letters in accordance with the incoming post protocol.
- Liaise closely with other members of the administrative and wider practice team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Using document management within the EMIS web clinical system and Docman 10, accurately code information from clinical letters.
- Scanning of patient related documentation and coding relevant information.
- Dealing with any follow up actions from the documents, such as arranging appointments or tests.
- Deal with safeguarding documentation.
- Responding to tasks sent in the clinical system.
- Process the clinical letters in accordance with the incoming post protocol.
- Liaise closely with other members of the administrative and wider practice team.
Person Specification
Skills
Desirable
- Good keyboard skills,
- Computer literate, including the use of Office 365 packages, email and the internet.
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of general education.
Experience
Essential
- Able to multi-task
- Ability to work as part of a Team
- Hard working and reliable
- Can work without direct supervision.
- Good attention to detail.
- Coding experience needed or as a minimum, medical terminology or GP practice experience.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a team setting.
Person Specification
Skills
Desirable
- Good keyboard skills,
- Computer literate, including the use of Office 365 packages, email and the internet.
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of general education.
Experience
Essential
- Able to multi-task
- Ability to work as part of a Team
- Hard working and reliable
- Can work without direct supervision.
- Good attention to detail.
- Coding experience needed or as a minimum, medical terminology or GP practice experience.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a team setting.
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.