Workflow Clinical Coder
Job summary
A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Workflow Coder to join our friendly and dynamic team at Woolpit Health Centre. This role is a hybrid part time position for 20 hours per week. Experience of working in primary care or a similar role such as a medical summariser or clinical coder would be an advantage; however full training will be provided.
The post holder will be responsible for undertaking a wide range of clinical data and administrative duties to support the General Practitioners. The Workflow Coder will beresponsible for the screening of incoming clinical correspondence and read code relevant information into the patient's electronic healthcare records using the clinical system, Emis.
The post holder must have the ability to organise and prioritise their own workload on a day-to-day basis and work strictly in accordance with specific practice or national guidelines.
Main duties of the job
To follow practice protocols to ensure consistent and high quality care is provided to our patients
To screen all incoming clinical correspondence received from the Workflow Administrator and read code relevant information into the patients electronic healthcare records
To analyse and extract diagnostic and procedural information from clinical correspondence, assigning the appropriate code in an accurate and timely fashion
To identify where further investigation or clinical review is required and coordinate appropriate follow-up or medication changes with practice clinicians
To ensure computerised records are correct, accurate and up to date
To liaise with GPs, Secondary Care Sector and other health professionals to resolve clinical queries
To support all clinical staff with coding tasks as requested
To recognise own knowledge limits and seek advice from clinical colleagues or the GP Workflow Lead as appropriate
To alert the GP Workflow Lead or Administration Manager of any clinical coding errors or discrepancies within patients electronic records
To effectively manage workloads and resources to meet the standards expected by the GP Workflow Lead and Administration Manager
About us
Why work for us?
Based in the Suffolk village of Woolpit, the Health Centre aims to provide:
The type of care that we would expect for ourselves and our own families.
We provide services to over 16,000 patients who live in a practice area of 75 square miles of rural West Suffolk, straddling the A14, between Thurston in the west, and Haughley in the east.
We pride ourselves on the high standards of our care we are holders of the Royal College of General Practitioners Practice Accreditation Award, a quality mark held by only 19 practices in the UK.
Our 7 GP partners and 5 non-partner GPs lead a multidisciplinary team of nurses, health care assistants, pharmacists and midwives all of whom are based in our purpose-built premises.
Benefits of working for Woolpit Health Centre include:
- Attractive rates of pay with annual pay review (not agenda for change)
- Regular one-to-ones to aid good communication
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Voluntary overtime when available
- Plenty of training opportunities
- Membership of the NHS contributory pension scheme
The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefits scheme
Life insurance
Family benefits including an adult dependents pension and childrens pension
Ill health benefits
20% employer contribution
- Option of NHS discount and Blue Light Card for retail/dining/holidays etc
- Free uniform
Job description
Job responsibilities
To follow practice protocols to ensure consistent and high quality care is provided to our patients
To screen all incoming clinical correspondence received from the Workflow Administrator and read code relevant information into the patients electronic healthcare records
To analyse and extract diagnostic and procedural information from clinical correspondence, assigning the appropriate code in an accurate and timely fashion
To identify where further investigation or clinical review is required and coordinate appropriate follow-up or medication changes with practice clinicians
To ensure computerised records are correct, accurate and up to date
To liaise with GPs, Secondary Care Sector and other health professionals to resolve clinical queries
To support all clinical staff with coding tasks as requested
To recognise own knowledge limits and seek advice from clinical colleagues or the GP Workflow Lead as appropriate
To alert the GP Workflow Lead or Administration Manager of any clinical coding errors or discrepancies within patients electronic records
To effectively manage workloads and resources to meet the standards expected by the GP Workflow Lead and Administration Manager
Undertake specific assigned tasks, project support or development which may arise from time to time
To attend regular staff meetings
To carry out any reasonable duties requested by the Doctors, Practice Manager or Administration Manager
Ensure compliance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018 and Caldicott principles at all times
Ensure awareness of the requirements of the Care Quality Commission essential standards for primary care
Person Specification
Skills
- Able to establish, maintain and develop effective communications across the Practice and with external organisations
- Excellent ICT skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to analyse and interpret information
- Methodically and accurate approach to work with attention to detail
- Excellent time management skills, capable of prioritising and managing competing demands and workloads
- Able to work under pressure
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Ability to follow policies and procedures
Qualifications
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
- GCSE Mathematics and English (C or above)
Experience
- Experience of working with GP clinical information and systems such as EMIS, SystmOne, or hospital coding environment
- Recent and relevant experience of primary care
- Possess a broad knowledge of anatomy and physiology, and medical terminology
- Good knowledge of IT programs such as Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook and databases
- A good knowledge of working with GP clinical systems such as EMIS
- Understanding of the NHS/Primary Care Services
- Knowledge of confidentiality in the workplace/information governance
Personal qualities
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated
- Forward thinker
- Ability to work under pressure
- Commitment to continuing professional development of self and others
- A flexible and adaptable approach to maintain the consistent delivery of high-quality services
- Flexibility in working hours
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
Woolpit Health Centre
Address
Heath Road
Woolpit
Bury St. Edmunds
Suffolk
IP30 9QU
http://woolpithealthcentre.co.uk/
- Company
- Woolpit Health Centre
- Location
- Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom IP30 9QU
- Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- £13.75 an hour
- Posted
- Company
- Woolpit Health Centre
- Location
- Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom IP30 9QU
- Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- £13.75 an hour
- Posted