Administration Assistant/Clinical Coder

Job summary To be responsible for undertaking a wide range of administrative duties and the provision of administrative support to the multidisciplinary team. Duties can include but are not limited: • Answering of telephone • Making appointments with and directing patients to, the most appropriate healthcare professional • Filing and retrieval of medical records (electronic and manual) • Message handling • Record statistical information for audit • Operation of clinical computer system • Scan/file documentation into electronic medical records • Liaising with doctors, hospital trusts ambulance personnel and community healthcare professionals where necessary • Summarising patient records • Support the clinical and management team with administrative tasks • Updating of patient records electronically as necessary with updates are received • Keep patients up to date with record updates • Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times • Support admin staff, providing cover during staff absences Confidentiality: In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data Job description Job responsibilities Job summary To be responsible for undertaking a wide range of administrative duties and the provision of administrative support to the multidisciplinary team. Duties can include but are not limited: • Answering of telephone • Making appointments with and directing patients to, the most appropriate healthcare professional • Filing and retrieval of medical records (electronic and manual) • Message handling • Record statistical information for audit • Operation of clinical computer system • Scan/file documentation into electronic medical records • Liaising with doctors, hospital trusts ambulance personnel and community healthcare professionals where necessary • Summarising patient records • Support the clinical and management team with administrative tasks • Updating of patient records electronically as necessary with updates are received • Keep patients up to date with record updates • Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times • Support admin staff, providing cover during staff absences Confidentiality: In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data