Job summary
The Pendle Medical Partnership 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 using emis web, this is the role for you.
This is a 16 hour post per week, 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
The Pendle Medical Partnership works hard to provide a friendly, efficient, and caring service where the needs of our patients come first and foremost. Each one of us will work to ensure that each patient is treated courteously and with respect and receives the highest standard of care we can provide within the resources available to us.
We work from two sites - The Surgery at Earby, and Floor 2 within Colne Health Centre. As one of the largest practices in East Lancashire, we can offer an extensive range of services, enabling our patients to be cared for in the community, often avoiding the need for long waits for hospital services.
With 10 GPs, 7 experienced practice nurses, 2 Physician's Associates, our own pharmacist, Nurse Associates, GP Assistant, Health Care Assistants and Care Navigators/administrators with excellent knowledge of services in this area, we believe that we are well equipped to support you with your health and care needs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Using document management within the emis web clinical system, 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.
- Regular update and awareness of read code changes.
- Have awareness of GP contract requirements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Using document management within the emis web clinical system, 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.
- Regular update and awareness of read code changes.
- Have awareness of GP contract requirements.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the EMIS WEB clinical system.
- Coding experience needed or as a minimum, medical terminology or GP practice experience.
- Good keyboard and computer skills.
- Flexibility to cover for staff absences and annual leave.
- An understanding, acceptance, and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality and data protection.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a team setting.
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of general education.
Attributes
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.
Skills
Essential
- Good keyboard skills,
- Computer literate, including the use of Office 365 packages, email and the internet.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the EMIS WEB clinical system.
- Coding experience needed or as a minimum, medical terminology or GP practice experience.
- Good keyboard and computer skills.
- Flexibility to cover for staff absences and annual leave.
- An understanding, acceptance, and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality and data protection.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a team setting.
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of general education.
Attributes
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.
Skills
Essential
- Good keyboard skills,
- Computer literate, including the use of Office 365 packages, email and the internet.
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.
