Medical Records Summariser

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A friendly GP practice in Leeds is seeking a part-time Medical Records Summariser for a fixed-term of 3 months. The role involves reviewing and summarising patient records, ensuring accurate coding and maintaining effective communication with clinical staff. Candidates should have prior experience in summarising medical records and knowledge of medical terminology. The pay is £12.51 per hour with flexible working hours.

Qualifications

• Essential experience in medical summarising.
• Knowledge of medical terminology required.
• Must be proficient with System 1.

Responsibilities

• Review records and accurately produce summaries.
• Process clinical letters as per protocols.
• Maintain effective working area and assist clinical staff.

Skills

Knowledge of working with System 1

Previous experience of summarising medical records

Medical terminology knowledge

Job description

Job Summary

Gibson Lane Practice requires a part-time medical records summariser for 25 hours per week on a fixed-term basis for 3 months. Working hours can be flexible.

Responsibilities

• Review records and accurately produce a summary of the patient’s medical history
• Accurately SNOMED CT coding data on the clinical IT system
• Review progress of summarising, ensuring practice targets are achieved
• Review all clinical letters ensuring they are processed appropriately in line with extant protocols
• File and store records as required
• Photocopy documentation as required
• Action all incoming correspondence, emails and mail in a timely manner
• Scan patient-related documentation and attach scanned documents to patients’ healthcare records
• Input data into patients’ healthcare records as necessary
• Answer incoming phone calls, transferring calls or dealing with caller requests appropriately
• Conduct system searches as requested
• Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times
• Support all clinical staff with general administrative tasks as requested

About Us

We are a friendly GP practice with 10 doctors, 4 nurses and a large admin and reception team. Based in Kippax, Leeds, we have 3 sites, one of which is a dispensing practice.

Details

Date posted: 15 August 2025

Pay: £12.51 per hour

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 3 months

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: A3773-25-0008

Job location: Gibson Lane Practice, 276 Gibson Lane, Kippax, Leeds, LS25 7JN

Job Description

Role: Medical Summariser

The following are core responsibilities of the medical summariser. There may be occasions when other tasks are required depending on workload and staffing levels.

• Reviewing records and accurately producing a summary of the patient’s medical history
• Accurately SNOMED CT coding data on the clinical IT system
• Reviewing progress of summarising to ensure targets are achieved
• Reviewing all clinical letters to ensure processing in line with extant protocols
• File and store records as required
• Photocopy documentation as required
• Action all incoming correspondence, emails and mail in a timely manner
• Scan patient-related documentation and attach scanned documents to patients’ healthcare records
• Input data into patients’ healthcare records as necessary
• Answer incoming phone calls, transferring calls or dealing with caller requests appropriately
• Conduct system searches as requested
• Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times
• Support all clinical staff with general administrative tasks as requested

Person Specification

Experience
Essential

• Knowledge of working with System 1
• Previous experience of summarising medical records
• Medical terminology knowledge

Disclosure

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Gibson Lane Practice, 276 Gibson Lane, Kippax, Leeds, LS25 7JN

Employer website: https://www.gibsonlanepractice.co.uk/