Job Summary
Beacon Primary Care is an innovative practice based across West Lancashire. We are looking for an experienced clinical coder to join our busy team, looking after around 17,000 patients in the West Lancashire area.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join our clinical coding team. The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator with the ability to think on their feet, influence and inspire others to work with them, and be able to deliver work in a highly pressured and fast-paced environment.
The hours can be flexible over 5 days. Our core opening hours are 8:00 - 18:30.
Main Duties of the Job
The ideal candidate will have previous experience. Be responsible for the clinical coding of relevant information into the patients' electronic healthcare record using EMIS software. Adhere to the practice's coding policy. Support our multidisciplinary team, providing administrative support as required, in line with the needs of the practice. Summarise medical records. Involved in monthly safeguarding meetings and coding updates. Computer data entry/data allocation and collation; processing and recording information in accordance with practice procedures.
About Us
Our Practice family consists of 7 GPs, GP Registrars, 1 ANP, Nurse Prescribers, Practice Nurses, Pharmacists, Community Paramedic, and HCAs. Our administrative team includes 20 receptionists, 3 clinical coders, one scanner, a data quality lead, 2 deputy Practice Managers, an Office Manager, and a Practice Manager. The Health and Well Being of our staff matters immensely to us, so we have recently appointed a Health and Well-being lead and Champion. We are an innovative practice that delivers all national and local enhanced services and offers an abundance of training opportunities. We have a whole practice study day every month where the whole of our team gets involved.
Job Responsibilities
The purpose of the role is to: Be responsible for the clinical coding of relevant information into the patients' electronic healthcare record using EMIS software. Adhere to the practice's coding policy. Support our multidisciplinary team, providing administrative support as required, in line with the needs of the practice. Summarise medical records. Scanning of any clinical letters received from all external organisations and filing all electronically received mail into patient records and coding in accordance with practice policy. Identifying relevant clinical information documented in patient correspondence, coding appropriately and completing any detailed actions. Input and extract data as required to support practice reports. File and store records as required. Input data into the patients' healthcare records as necessary. Carry out system searches as requested and conduct audits and coding reviews to ensure all documentation is accurate and precise. Attend regular coder meetings for updates and sharing of information. Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times. Support all clinical staff with general administrative tasks as requested.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential Knowledge of read coding. I.T literate. Good communication skills. Empathetic. Reliable. Trustworthy. Good time keeping. Desirable Driving licence.
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 Beacon Primary Care Address Sandy Lane Health Centre Westagate Skelmersdale WN8 8LA Employer's Website #J-18808-Ljbffr
Beacon Primary Care is an innovative practice based across West Lancashire. We are looking for an experienced clinical coder to join our busy team, looking after around 17,000 patients in the West Lancashire area.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join our clinical coding team. The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator with the ability to think on their feet, influence and inspire others to work with them, and be able to deliver work in a highly pressured and fast-paced environment.
The hours can be flexible over 5 days. Our core opening hours are 8:00 - 18:30.
Main Duties of the Job
The ideal candidate will have previous experience. Be responsible for the clinical coding of relevant information into the patients' electronic healthcare record using EMIS software. Adhere to the practice's coding policy. Support our multidisciplinary team, providing administrative support as required, in line with the needs of the practice. Summarise medical records. Involved in monthly safeguarding meetings and coding updates. Computer data entry/data allocation and collation; processing and recording information in accordance with practice procedures.
About Us
Our Practice family consists of 7 GPs, GP Registrars, 1 ANP, Nurse Prescribers, Practice Nurses, Pharmacists, Community Paramedic, and HCAs. Our administrative team includes 20 receptionists, 3 clinical coders, one scanner, a data quality lead, 2 deputy Practice Managers, an Office Manager, and a Practice Manager. The Health and Well Being of our staff matters immensely to us, so we have recently appointed a Health and Well-being lead and Champion. We are an innovative practice that delivers all national and local enhanced services and offers an abundance of training opportunities. We have a whole practice study day every month where the whole of our team gets involved.
Job Responsibilities
The purpose of the role is to: Be responsible for the clinical coding of relevant information into the patients' electronic healthcare record using EMIS software. Adhere to the practice's coding policy. Support our multidisciplinary team, providing administrative support as required, in line with the needs of the practice. Summarise medical records. Scanning of any clinical letters received from all external organisations and filing all electronically received mail into patient records and coding in accordance with practice policy. Identifying relevant clinical information documented in patient correspondence, coding appropriately and completing any detailed actions. Input and extract data as required to support practice reports. File and store records as required. Input data into the patients' healthcare records as necessary. Carry out system searches as requested and conduct audits and coding reviews to ensure all documentation is accurate and precise. Attend regular coder meetings for updates and sharing of information. Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times. Support all clinical staff with general administrative tasks as requested.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential Knowledge of read coding. I.T literate. Good communication skills. Empathetic. Reliable. Trustworthy. Good time keeping. Desirable Driving licence.
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 Beacon Primary Care Address Sandy Lane Health Centre Westagate Skelmersdale WN8 8LA Employer's Website #J-18808-Ljbffr
