Read Coder/Administrator

The Methodist Church in Britain; North East; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Whinfield Medical Practice in the North East seeks a full-time read coder and administrator to join the patient records administration team. You will code clinical information from correspondence into SystmOne, scan and summarise records, and support registrations and patient access while handling physical files.

Working with the multidisciplinary team, you will help maintain accurate patient records, support reception and admin tasks, and ensure compliance with coding policies and data quality

Qualifications

• Read-code clinical information from correspondence.
• Identify clinical information, code it and complete actions.
• Summarise patient records.

Responsibilities

• Read-code clinical information into patient records on SystmOne, following the policy.
• Identify clinical information and code it, completing actions.
• Scan patient documentation and attach to health records.
• Summarise patient records.
• Handle patient registrations and patient access.
• Receive, return and record patient records.
• Provide admin support to the multidisciplinary team.
• Support the administration and reception team.

Skills

Read coding experience in healthcare

Knowledge of SystmOne

Education

GCSE English and Maths (A-C)

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

This full-time read coder and administrator post sits in the patient records administration team at Whinfield Medical Practice, which serves around 12,000 patients and supports the reception team. The work centres on accurately coding clinical information from correspondence into patients' SystmOne records, alongside scanning, filing and summarising records. Responsibilities also extend to patient registrations, patient access and the handling of physical records, supporting the multi-disciplinary team as needed. Candidates need GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths or an equivalent qualification.

What the job involves

• Accurately read-code clinical information into patient records on SystmOne, following the practice coding policy
• Identify clinical information in patient correspondence, code it and complete any resulting actions
• Scan patient documentation and attach it to healthcare records
• Summarise patient records
• Handle patient registrations
• Deal with patient access work
• Receive, return and record patient records
• Provide administrative support to the multi-disciplinary team as required
• Support the administration and reception team

What's required

Qualifications

• GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths or equivalent

Nice to have

• Knowledge of SystmOne
• Read coding experience in a healthcare setting