About this role
Job summary
Bridge Lane Group Practice a experienced Medical coder to join our practice team.
We are committed to a high standard of patient-centred care, to supporting our staff and helping to train the clinicians of the future.
We offer:
Free staff car park
Support for portfolio career and personal development opportunities
Purpose built premises close to Battersea Park and Battersea Power Station
Good transport links
Employment assistance Program
NHS Pension
Bridge Lane is an equal opportunities employer and holder of the Pride in Practice Gold Award
Main duties of the job
To read code all incoming letters via the electronic system and save to the patients record. To summarise and read code relevant information received from the Primary Care Support Service into EMIS Web. To ensure the practice has a robust system to record relevant clinical information.
Scan paper notes when appropriate
Work in accordance with the Practice summarising/coding protocol.
Read code all incoming medical letters received from the clinical team, either on paper or electronically
Summarise, code and re-direct all letters, as appropriate received from various sources
Check all computerised information is appropriately coded
Check incoming letters for investigations ensuring all are entered appropriate
Reviewing medical records and producing an accurate summary of the patients medical history according to practice protocols.
Read Coding the information into the practice clinical system in accordance with local and practice guidelines
Filing and retrieving paperwork
Monitor progress of notes summarising against practice targets
Make clinicians aware of any medical problems needing follow up or immediate treatment or intervention.
Alert clinicians to any reviews due for chronic disease monitoring.
Regularly checking the electronic inbox for all work outstanding
Alert any other team members to issues of quality and risk
Any other tasks, related to the above, as required by your line manager and or the Operations manager
About us
Bridge Lane Group Practice is a busy, friendly practice serving a diverse inner-city population of approximately 14500 patients and 35 staff including 12 GPs and 4 practice nurses. We work in a modern, purpose-built building very close to Battersea Park, with very good transport links.
We are a training practice for trainee GPs and student nurses and are very active within our local PCN.
We value the diversity of our staff and patients, and are holders of the Pride in Practice Gold Award and the Primary Care Health and Wellbeing Employer Pledge.
Job description Job responsibilities
Scan paper notes when appropriate
Work in accordance with the Practice summarising/coding protocol.
Read code all incoming medical letters received from the clinical team, either on paper or electronically
Summarise, code and re-direct all letters, as appropriate received from various sources
Check all computerised information is appropriately coded
Check incoming letters for investigations ensuring all are entered appropriately
Reviewing medical records and producing an accurate summary of the patients medical history according to practice protocols.
Read Coding the information into the practice clinical system in accordance with local and practice guidelines
Filing and retrieving paperwork
Monitor progress of notes summarising against practice targets
Make clinicians aware of any medical problems needing follow up or immediate treatment or intervention.
Alert clinicians to any reviews due for chronic disease monitoring.
Inform the Doctor of any Child Protection case reviews / issues.
Have working knowledge of IT systems: particularly EMIS Web, Microsoft Outlook and Mircrosoft Word
Person Specification
Personal style and behaviour Essential
Effective team player Able to work under own initiative Desire to provide high quality service Professionalism Willing to undertake new challenges
Desirable
Willingness to undertake further training and development.
Experience Essential
Working knowledge of Microsoft packages (Word/Excel/Emails) Working knowledge of EMIS Web
Desirable
Experience of working in a GP Practice
Qualifications Essential
A high standard of education in Maths, English ECDL
Desirable
NVQ level 2 in Customer Service
Experience Essential
Working knowledge of Microsoft packages (Word/Excel/Emails) Working knowledge of EMIS Web
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 Bridge Lane Group Practice
Address 20 Bridge Lane
Battersea
London
SW11 3AD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bridgelanegp.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)