Job Description

Pennygate Medical Centre are advertising a new role of read coder and administrator. We are a large team serving 19,000 patients. Due to an increase in list size we are looking to increase our coding team and administration hours.
Main duties of the job

• Sorting of patient records in preparation for summarising
• Reviewing medical records and producing an accurate summary of the patients medical history
• Extensive Notes Summarising
• Scanning clinical correspondence to the patients records
• Coding the information into the practice clinical system
• Workflow correspondence following practice protocol
• Auditing data collection standards in the Practice
• Ensure that all confidential information is locked away securely at the end of the day
• Monitoring the progress of notes, summarising against our targets
• Routinely perform coding of all relevant information from patients notes, letters from clinical consultants, test results and diagnostic reports into the Practice clinical system
• Clinical searches on patients to ensure notes are correctly coded
• General ad-hoc additional administration tasks
• Checking notes and inputting data related to QOF (quality outcomes framework)
• To be flexible to support wider work of admin team as necessary
• Handling queries tasks and telephone calls both internally and externally

About us
Pennygate Medical Centre has a large clinical and admin team. We look after 19.000 patients and are part of the Hindley PCN. We offer agenda for change pay scale and NHS pension. The Surgery offers free parking an onsite gym and train station directly over the road.
Details
Date posted
10 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
12.75 an hour
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
A2123-25-0011
Job locations
109 Ladies Lane
Hindley
Wigan
Lancashire
WN2 2QG
Job description
Job responsibilities
Sorting of patient records in preparation for summarising
Reviewing medical records and producing an accurate summary of the patients medical history

• Extensive Notes Summarising
• Scanning clinical correspondence to the patients records
• Coding the information into the practice clinical system
• Workflow correspondence following practice protocol
• Auditing data collection standards in the Practice
• Ensure that all confidential information is locked away securely at the end of the day
• Monitoring the progress of notes, summarising against our targets
• Routinely perform coding of all relevant information from patients notes, letters from clinical consultants, test results and diagnostic reports into the Practice clinical system
• Clinical searches on patients to ensure notes are correctly coded
• General ad-hoc additional administration tasks
• Checking notes and inputting data related to QOF quality outcomes framework and IIF.
• To be flexible to support wider work of admin team as necessary
• Handling queries tasks and telephone calls both internally and externally

Job description
Job responsibilities
Sorting of patient records in preparation for summarising
Reviewing medical records and producing an accurate summary of the patients medical history

• Extensive Notes Summarising
• Scanning clinical correspondence to the patients records
• Coding the information into the practice clinical system
• Workflow correspondence following practice protocol
• Auditing data collection standards in the Practice
• Ensure that all confidential information is locked away securely at the end of the day
• Monitoring the progress of notes, summarising against our targets
• Routinely perform coding of all relevant information from patients notes, letters from clinical consultants, test results and diagnostic reports into the Practice clinical system
• Clinical searches on patients to ensure notes are correctly coded
• General ad-hoc additional administration tasks
• Checking notes and inputting data related to QOF quality outcomes framework and IIF.
• To be flexible to support wider work of admin team as necessary
• Handling queries tasks and telephone calls both internally and externally

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Medical Terminology Knowledge
• Understanding of the coding system.
• Experience working in general practice for a minimum of 12 months.

Desirable

• Experience using systmone.

Qualifications
Essential

• GCSE Grade A-C in maths and English.

Desirable

• NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Medical Terminology Knowledge
• Understanding of the coding system.
• Experience working in general practice for a minimum of 12 months.

Desirable

• Experience using systmone.

Qualifications
Essential

• GCSE Grade A-C in maths and English.

Desirable

• NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration