Wensum Valley Medical Practice

Clinical Record Summariser/Coder - General Practice

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Job summary

The Patient Services Team is at the forefront of the Practice, and we pride ourselves on providing an efficient, courteous, compassionate, and caring service to our patients. The successful candidate will join our coding and summarising team and would ideally have previous experience of working in a busy office environment in an administrative function, ideally in General Practice. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential with the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Proven IT skills are essential and experience with using SystmOne would be an advantage.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of this role will be to Summarise and Read Code relevant information from the patients clinical records into the practices SystmOne computer system.

You will be required to ensure diagnosis and investigations are reflected accurately on a patients medical record.

You will work as part of our current team to assist the GPs with the flow of correspondence that comes into the practice, including hospital letters, reports, and other patient communications. Identifying documents to send to the Clinical Team for review such as medication changes and hospital results.

Organising new patient records and letters in preparation for summarising. Reviewing medical records and producing an accurate summary of the patients medical history to include identifying the higher risk areas that require input.

About us

We are a forward-thinking dynamic and friendly partnership always striving to improve our care, processes and efficiency utilising new technologies where possible.

The practice is committed to offering flexible, modern employment practices, which recognise that all staff need to strike a sensible balance between home and work life so flexible hours will be considered. We welcome applicants who have experience of working in a GP practice/other healthcare setting

Details

Date posted

10 July 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A3980-24-0002

Job locations

46 Earlham Centre West

Norwich

NR5 8AD


Doctors Surgery

Bates Green

Norwich

NR5 8YT


Adelaide Street Health Centre

19 Adelaide Street

Norwich

NR2 4JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Summarise and Read Code relevant information from patients clinical records into the practices SystmOne computer system.

Identifying documents to send to the Clinical Team for review such as medication changes and hospital results.

Organising new patient records and letters in preparation for summarising

Reviewing medical records and producing an accurate summary of the patients medical history to include identifying the higher risk areas that require input.

Scanning clinical communications

Job description

Job responsibilities

Summarise and Read Code relevant information from patients clinical records into the practices SystmOne computer system.

Identifying documents to send to the Clinical Team for review such as medication changes and hospital results.

Organising new patient records and letters in preparation for summarising

Reviewing medical records and producing an accurate summary of the patients medical history to include identifying the higher risk areas that require input.

Scanning clinical communications

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE pass in English and Maths and
  • experience of working in a healthcare administration role

Desirable

  • Experience of using SystmOne
  • Experience of working in a healthcare administration, ideally General Practice
  • Previous experience and understanding of medical terminology
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE pass in English and Maths and
  • experience of working in a healthcare administration role

Desirable

  • Experience of using SystmOne
  • Experience of working in a healthcare administration, ideally General Practice
  • Previous experience and understanding of medical terminology

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Wensum Valley Medical Practice

Address

46 Earlham Centre West

Norwich

NR5 8AD


Employer's website

https://wensumvalleymedicalpractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Wensum Valley Medical Practice

Address

46 Earlham Centre West

Norwich

NR5 8AD


Employer's website

https://wensumvalleymedicalpractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Julie Spurgeon

julie.spurgeon@nhs.net

01603369422

Details

Date posted

10 July 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A3980-24-0002

Job locations

46 Earlham Centre West

Norwich

NR5 8AD


Doctors Surgery

Bates Green

Norwich

NR5 8YT


Adelaide Street Health Centre

19 Adelaide Street

Norwich

NR2 4JL


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