Clinical Coder (experienced)

Boroughbury Medical Centre is seeking an experienced and highly-motivated Clinical Coder to join our friendly and supportive GP practice team on a full-time basis. The successful candidate will play a vital role in maintaining accurate and up-to-date patient records through the efficient and timely clinical coding of patient information, ensuring data quality and supporting the delivery of high-quality patient care. We are looking for someone with excellent attention to detail, a thorough understanding of clinical terminology and coding standards, and the ability to work independently as well as part of a busy multidisciplinary team., Working in an Administration Team to efficiently undertake administration and clerical duties which may include the following duties as directed:

Downloading of electronic documents into the patients records in the clinical system

Accurately coding the above mentioned 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 Team Leader if there are any capacity issues in dealing with these so that support, as required, can be provided

BMC Paston is a warm and welcoming practice with a passion for education, training and development. Working across 3 sites, we have practices in the city centre, Werrington and Paston.