Clinical Coder

Northgate plc, Canterbury

Clinical Coder

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Northgate plc, Canterbury

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 16 Apr | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: 2aafbaa84090491c88ef9ea8761b2bc3

Location ref: Canterbury

Full Job Description

This is an office-based role and you will play a key part in ensuring accurate and timely clinical coding across the practice, supporting the quality of patient records and the wider work of the team.,

  • Read and interpret clinical correspondence, discharge summaries, and other patient documentation to extract and code relevant clinical information onto the practice system
  • Assign accurate SNOMED codes to diagnoses, procedures, and relevant clinical data
  • Work closely with clinicians to clarify coding queries and ensure records are complete and up to date
  • Support the Workflow Optimisation team in identifying and managing any coding backlogs
  • Contribute to practice audits and QOF/IIF targets where clinical coding is relevant
  • Maintain strict confidentiality and adhere to data protection and information governance requirements at all times

    Northgate Medical Practice is a large, three-site practice serving over 21,000 patients across Northgate, Blean and Chartham. Our multidisciplinary team of clinicians and administrators works across all three sites to deliver consistent, high-quality care to our community.

    NHS Pension Scheme
  • Free on-site parking

Direct job link

https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/clinical-coder-126700854
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