About this role
Job summary
We are looking for an experienced clinical coder within a primary care setting.
Unlike traditional hospital based coding, primary care coding involves direct management of chronic disease registers, preventative medicine screening protocols, and complex data processing that heavily influences directly how patient care is managed and prioritised in the community.
Main duties of the job
Read through the incoming patient correspondence, file the document into the clinical system and code the appropriate entries using SNOMED codes. Triage and determine whether any further action is required and action as appropriate.
About us
Hope Citadel Healthcare is a forward thinking company, with eleven practices across Manchester, Oldham and Rochdale, dedicated to providing exceptional, holistic healthcare within our local communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE
The role of Clinical Coder will be to triage all incoming clinical documents and letters, adding the appropriate codes to the patients record in the clinical system, and then determining whether they should be forwarded to the GP or another member of the Practice team to action.
The post holder will play a significant and important role in reducing the administrative workload for GPs.
The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES
- Downloading of electronic documents into the patients records in the clinical system
- Accurately coding the abovementioned documents, including diagnostic test results, follow up, etc.
- Undertaking triage to determine which documents need to be passed to a GP or other healthcare professional where their input is required
- Send tasks, as appropriate, to GPs and other healthcare professionals via the clinical system
- For paper documents which have been scanned, access these via the tasks that have been sent to the GP Assistant. Undertake the coding and triaging as outlined above for electronic documents
- Liaise and communicate, as appropriate, with other colleagues in the Practice, for example Secretaries, administrative staff by way of tasks sent from the clinical system
- Monitor the number of outstanding electronic documents and tasks, ensuring that these are actioned in a timely manner. Liaise with the Line Manager if there are any capacity issues in dealing with these so that support, as required, can be provided
- Aim to clear all electronic documents and tasks within one working day
- Participate in monthly audits
- Partake in practice meetings
- Liaise with outside organisations, such as hospitals/NHS111/Out of Hours provider, as
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
- Experience of working in a GP Practice
- Previous snomed coding experience
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
Hope Citadel Healthcare CIC
Address
Kirkholt Medical Practice
The strand
Kirkholt
OL11 2JG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://www.hopecitadel.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)