Medical coder

Job Summary

Medical coder – Join Bridge Lane Group Practice, a busy, friendly GP practice serving an inner‑city population of approximately 14,500 patients.

About Us

We are a training practice for trainee GPs and student nurses and are very active within our local PCN. We provide high standards of patient‑centred care, support staff and promote diversity, holding the Pride in Practice Gold Award and the Primary Care Health and Wellbeing Employer Pledge.

Benefits

• 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

Responsibilities

• Scan paper notes when appropriate.
• Work in accordance with the practice summarising/coding protocol.
• Read and code all incoming medical letters 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.
• Review medical records and produce an accurate summary of the patient’s medical history according to practice protocols.
• Code information into the practice clinical system in accordance with local and practice guidelines.
• File and retrieve 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 or issues.
• Have working knowledge of IT systems, particularly EMIS Web, Microsoft Outlook and Word.

Essential Skills

• Effective team player
• Able to work under own initiative
• Desire to provide high quality service
• Professionalism
• Willingness to undertake new challenges
• Working knowledge of Microsoft packages (Word, Excel, e‑mail)
• Working knowledge of EMIS Web
• A high standard of education in Maths and English
• ECDL certification

Desirable Skills

• Willingness to undertake further training and development
• Experience working in a GP practice
• NVQ level 2 in Customer Service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A submission will be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Contact

Operations Manager: Joanne Lawson, joanne.lawson5@nhs.net, 02073504410

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