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NHS Jobs; Kirkby Stephen; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Upper Eden Medical Practice is looking for a GP Assistant to support the practice team with patient records, admin tasks, and routine communications. You will review medical records and summarise histories, and you will code information using SNOMED in EMIS, or GP2GP, into the clinical system.

The role involves filing, handling inquiries, and assisting with data gathering and statistics. You may also be involved in private work such as firearms licences, medical letters, and HGV licences, and

Responsibilities

• Review medical records and produce accurate summaries of patients' medical histories.
• Use SNOMED coding within EMIS to record information from paper records or GP2GP into the practice system.
• Audit data collection standards in the practice and file patient records and correspondence.
• Maintain filing and administrative systems to ensure information is accessible and secure.
• Handle private work such as firearms licences, medical letters, and HGV licences; assist with SAR processing.

Job description

GP Assistant - Upper Eden Medical Practice

This list of duties and responsibilities, which follows, represents the broad range of tasks which may be required to be undertaken either routinely or periodically. This list is not exhaustive, and the role may include additional duties which are not listed here. Main Duties and Responsibilities: Culling and sorting patient records and letters in preparation for summarising. Reviewing medical records and producing an accurate summary of the patients medical history. Using SNOMED coding within EMIS to record the information from patient paper medical record, or via GP2GP, into the practice clinical system. Auditing data collection standards in the practice. File patient records and correspondence in patient medical records. Ensure correspondence, reports, results etc. are filed in correct records. To establish and maintain filing and administrative systems so that written or computer information is easily accessible and secure. To retrieve medical records and assist with the completion of medical/insurance records and invoicing accordingly. Dealing with online enquiries and CH out-of-hours reports to ensure they are directed to the appropriate department within the required timeframe. Coding incoming mail to ensure problems are coded properly and information is available to support continuity of care. Ensuring actions from incoming mail are identified and tasked to the relevant person in the practice. Picking up on items to be coded to secure any quality initiative payments for the practice. To receive incoming and initiate outgoing telephone calls in order to facilitate timely and appropriate communications with others, taking messages and dealing with appropriate queries. Dealing with private work associated with firearms licences, medical letters, HGV licences etc. Facilitation of SAR processing. Assisting with medical records tasks sent by the wider practice team. Answering patient queries received via the practice website submission form, including new patient registrations. To maintain the computer clinic system in an accurate and secure manner. To assist with the gathering of statistics and information when required. Liaising with ICC Hub and Hospitals regarding patient care Undertake any other additional duties appropriate to the post as required.

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