Senior Healthcare Admin & Coding Specialist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Preston; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Tarleton Health Centre, part of Tarleton Group Practice, seeks a senior administrative post to manage clinical coding, summarising and referral workflows. The role supports the coder and secretary, handling insurance reports and records requests, with no clinical decision making.

Experience in clinical coding or summarising is essential, with strong IT skills, meticulous data-entry and the ability to prioritise a varied workload while maintaining confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior or experienced administrative role, preferably in a GP practice or healthcare setting.
• Experience of clinical coding and/or summarising clinical records.
• Experience of secretarial work in a healthcare setting.
• Experience of buddying, cross-cover or supporting colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Review incoming clinical correspondence and code relevant information in patient records
• Identify correspondence and workflow items needing action, route them to clinicians or team members, and track actions
• Summarise new patient records, entering a structured overview of relevant medical history
• Manage the referral workflow so referrals are sent promptly, and answer administrative referral queries
• Prepare and process referrals through the NHS e-Referral Service
• Provide administrative support for insurance and medical report requests, including logging, tracking and coordinating information for outsourced reports
• Assist with subject access requests and requests for copies of medical records
• Work alongside the existing coder and secretary, providing buddying, cross-cover and workload support
• Electronically file documents and securely transfer patient records
• Type documents and take minutes when required
• Maintain accurate records of completed and outstanding work
• Help identify administrative bottlenecks and suggest workflow improvements

Skills

Attention to detail

IT skills

Organisation

Written and verbal communication

Clinical correspondence

Issue escalation

Job description

Tarleton Health Centre, part of Tarleton Group Practice, seeks a senior administrative post to manage clinical coding, summarising and referral workflows. The role supports the coder and secretary, handling insurance reports and records requests, with no clinical decision making.

Experience in clinical coding or summarising is essential, with strong IT skills, meticulous data-entry and the ability to prioritise a varied workload while maintaining confidentiality.