About this role
Job summary
Old Swan Health Centre Group Practice are seeking a motivated and detail oriented Clinical Coder and Administrator to join our friendly and dynamic team. The successful candidate will play a vital role in ensuring accurate clinical coding and providing hight-quality administrative support to maintain smooth day to day operations with the practice.
This role will be perfect for an enthusiastic, self-motivated person who has a passion for detail, is organised, precise and committed to maintaining high standards of data quality and patient care.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
- Accurately code clinical records
- Review all incoming correspondence filing the document and entering pertinent information into the patient's medical record in accordance with the coding protocol.
- Liaise with clinicians and other health care staff to clarify information for coding purposes
- Highlight clinical action and workflow to appropriate clinician or team.
- Checking incoming medical records and summarising onto clinical system.
- Maintain accurate, confidential patient records in line with data protection standards.
- Assist with audits, reporting and performance monitoring activities.
About us
Our team includes 5 partners, 3 salaried GPs, 4 Registrars, ANP, 2 Practice Nurses, HCA, Physiotherapist, Practice Manager, Reception Manager, Secretary and a team of Receptionist/Care Navigators and Administrative Staff.
We pride ourselves as being one big work family, providing each other with the necessary support and guidance to achieve the aims and goals of the Practice
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Review all incoming correspondence filing the document and entering pertinent information into the patients electronical medical record in accordance with the Coding Protocol with attention to QOF.
- Highlight clinician action and workflow to appropriate clinician or team as per Workflow Protocol.
- Organise the medical record of patient whom you are coding, to link problem titles.
- Checking incoming medical records and summarising onto clinical system.
- Recognise own knowledge limits and seek advice from clinical or administrative colleagues as appropriate.
- To ensure code Safeguarding information and inform Safeguarding Clinical and Admin Lead when required
- To undertake QOF and KPI administrative related tasks and targets
- To carry out administrative related tasks as delegated by Clinical Lead and Practice Manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Previous experience in clinical coding and or healthcare administration.
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Awareness of confidentiality, data protection (GDPR) and information governance.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Quality and Outcome Framework
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
Old Swan Health Centre Group Practice
Address
Crystal Close
Old Swan
Liverpool
L13 2GA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.oldswanhcgp.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)