Data, Coder and Summariser

Affinity Care; Bradford; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks annual leave (pro rata)

Birthday Holiday

Well-being day

NHS pension

Job summary

Affinity Care Primary Care Network in Bradford seeks a reader coder and summariser to support the data quality team. You will maintain up-to-date knowledge around QOF, IG, Data Protection and FOI, applying these standards daily in patient record duties.

You will work 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9.00am-3.00pm, with responsibilities including coding, summarising medical envelopes, managing NHS Mail, scanning and attaching documents, and ensuring governance compliance across records.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of QOF, IG Toolkit and Data Protection.
• Experience with reading codes and linking to patient records.

Responsibilities

• Read coding and attach to patient records.
• Summarise Medical Record Envelopes on receipt.
• Manage NHS Mail and attach patient-related documents.
• Scan and attach documents to patient records and distribute post.
• Maintain Information Governance standards and Data Protection provisions.
• Assist with safeguarding documents and EDI links/queries.
• Assign and route unassigned tasks to appropriate team members.
• Support Retinal Screening reports and Cervical Screening CSMS management.
• Provide general support across Affinity Care when required.

Skills

Read coding

Summarising medical records

Information governance

Data protection

NHS Mail management

Tools

CSMS

EDI links

Job description

As reader coder and Summariser you are to support the data quality team in their work and as your knowledge, skills, and experience progress you will undertake development across the varying responsibilities of the team. You are required to maintain an up-to-date knowledge around QOF, Information Governance, Information Management, IG Toolkit, Data Protection, Caldicott, Freedom of Information legislation and implement these throughout your daily duties. Working hours 30 hours per week Monday to Friday 9.00am-15.00pm, Responsible for read coding and linking to existing and new problems by marking it as a new episode/on-going and decide the appropriate place to attach it in the patient record. Responsible for coding complex medical documents and summarising Medical Record Envelopes when received into practice. Management of NHS Mail and daily incoming mail, this includes scanning and attaching all patient-related documents to patient records and distribution of other post appropriately. Ensure all patient records are maintained appropriately working to Information Governance standards and the provisions of Data Protection. Managing E-consults, subject access requests, Insurance reports, death certificates and cremation forms. Processing safeguarding documents in line with the Affinity Care safeguarding administration protocol. Dealing with medical record movement and the EDI links and queries from PCSE. Responsible for assigning and dealing with unassigned tasks in a timely manner that have been received from internal and external sources to the appropriate members of the team or individuals in a timely manner. Support the team with Retinal Screening reports running and saving. Support the team on management of PNL and E-Cards on the Cervical Screening Management System CSMS). Provide support across Affinity Care when required., We are a friendly enthusiastic and hard working team with opportunities for career progression and will provide support and development for anyone demonstrating capability, enthusiasm, commitment and strong work ethic.
We are Affinity Care Primary Care Network covering a population of over 64,000 patients over 7 GP practices and 8 sites, all in the Bradford area. Our ethos is to provide patient focused care based on the model of GP-led family orientated general practice tailored to local population needs. Our practices are highly accredited training practices, level 3 research ready sites within an embedded ethos of our learning organisation.

• 5 weeks annual leave (pro rata for part time hours)
• Birthday Holiday
• Well-being day
• NHS pension