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Administration and Coding Clerk (Bank)

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North East England
Permanent
Admin and Clerical
GBP 0 - 14 per year

Posted 12 day(s) ago

Reference: 2353957

Job summary

We are looking for a Clinical Coder / Document Administrator to join our Administration and Coding Team on a bank contract basis.

The postholder will accurately review, extract and record clinical information within EMIS Web, supporting patient safety, data quality and healthcare performance targets.

Key Responsibilities

  • Document Processing: Review and action all incoming electronic correspondence (e.g., hospital discharge summaries, clinic letters, A&E reports) via EMIS Web.
  • Clinical Coding: Identify and extract diagnoses, procedures, medication changes, and test results, accurately assigning the correct SNOMED CT codes to patient records.
  • Workflow Management: Safely file non-clinical data and direct urgent actions or medication changes to the appropriate GP or clinician.
  • Medical Summarising: Accurately summarise new patient paper records into the electronic EMIS system when required.
  • Data Quality: Identify inconsistencies or missing information in clinical letters and liaise with clinical staff to resolve them.
  • Compliance & Governance: Ensure absolute confidentiality and adhere strictly to NHS Information Governance, GDPR, and safeguarding protocols.

Closing Date: 05 October 2026

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Main duties of the job

The post holder will be part of the Administration and Coding Team Hub supporting the Cumbria Health practices. The post holder will be responsible for a variety of administration duties including data input, work flowing and coding of clinical correspondence. The post holder will code all incoming discharge letters and any patient related incoming post into the patients medical record and workflow to the appropriate clinician.

The post holder will be based at Cumbria Health headquarters in Carlisle. Remote working is optional.

All staff are expected to work to Cumbria Healths Values:

  • Clinically focused - Everything every one of us does is for the patient
  • Responsive - We listen and we respond quickly in a patient focussed way
  • One Team - We work together to provide a high quality service which is organised and consistent, and in partnership with both the local Acute and Community Trusts
  • High Standards - We provide skilled professionals working to the highest standards who are passionate about improving patient care
  • Communities Connecting and engaging to meet local needs
  • Growth & Sustainability with our strong roots we will continue to thrive and grow
About us

Cumbria Health places the patient, their family and their community at the heart of everything we do. We are an award-winning organisation, the first out-of-hours organisation in the country to be rated as outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We provide primary health care services, both in and out of hours, across Cumbria. We are values-driven and place great emphasis on inclusivity and the wellbeing and development of our staff, while striving to provide a consistently high-quality service. Our service is designed to improve health and wellbeing.

Working for Cumbria Health can offer flexible opportunities in terms of location, hours and working patterns so you can enjoy a great work life balance. In order to provide the best patient care we understand the importance of ensuring staff satisfaction and are consistently trying to ensure we offer our staff a positive working environment whether that be though training or social events.

Listen to your heart. Have the work life balance you'd love.

Details
Date posted

21 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.07 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0554-26-0098

Job locations

Cumbria Health

4 Wavell Drive

Rosehill Industrial Estate

Carlisle

CA12SE

United Kingdom


Job description
Job responsibilities

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.

  • Document Processing: Review and action all incoming electronic correspondence (e.g., hospital discharge summaries, clinic letters, A&E reports) via EMIS Web.
  • Clinical Coding: Identify and extract diagnoses, procedures, medication changes, and test results, accurately assigning the correct SNOMED CT codes to patient records.
  • Workflow Management: Safely file non-clinical data and direct urgent actions or medication changes to the appropriate GP or clinician.
  • Medical Summarising: Accurately summarise new patient paper records into the electronic EMIS system when required.
  • Data Quality: Identify inconsistencies or missing information in clinical letters and liaise with clinical staff to resolve them.
  • Compliance & Governance: Ensure absolute confidentiality and adhere strictly to NHS Information Governance, GDPR, and safeguarding protocols.
Job description
Job responsibilities

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.

  • Document Processing: Review and action all incoming electronic correspondence (e.g., hospital discharge summaries, clinic letters, A&E reports) via EMIS Web.
  • Clinical Coding: Identify and extract diagnoses, procedures, medication changes, and test results, accurately assigning the correct SNOMED CT codes to patient records.
  • Workflow Management: Safely file non-clinical data and direct urgent actions or medication changes to the appropriate GP or clinician.
  • Medical Summarising: Accurately summarise new patient paper records into the electronic EMIS system when required.
  • Data Quality: Identify inconsistencies or missing information in clinical letters and liaise with clinical staff to resolve them.
  • Compliance & Governance: Ensure absolute confidentiality and adhere strictly to NHS Information Governance, GDPR, and safeguarding protocols.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Experience of dealing with the public
  • Excellent administrative and
  • organisational skills
Desirable
  • GP practice experience
  • Knowledge of medical terminology
  • Experience of medical records coding
  • Experience of using NHS computer systems
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
  • Computer literate with excellent
  • keyboard skills
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft office Applications
  • Attention to accuracy and detail on a consistent basis
  • Good communication skills, both
  • written and verbal
  • Communicating with a range of
  • different people & colleagues in a
  • courteous and professional manner
  • Able to work well as part of a team
  • Able to use and work on your own
  • initiative
  • Ability to work in a fast paced, ever changing environment
  • Ability to prioritise workload
  • Ability to work under pressure and at speed
  • Enthusiastic & committed to personal development
  • Strong understanding of medical terminology and clinical coding systems (SNOMED CT / Read Codes).
Desirable
  • Understanding of and
  • commitment to health & safety in the workplace
  • Knowledge of
  • safeguarding procedures
  • Knowledge of the
  • healthcare sector
Personal Circumstances
Essential
  • Ability to remain calm and courteous under pressure
  • Self-motivated and capable of working unsupervised
  • Keen to learn and develop new skills
  • Caring, approachable and sociable
  • High attention to detail
  • Strong IT literacy
  • The ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
Other Requirements
Essential
  • Clean driving licence and access to a vehicle.
Qualifications
Essential
  • GCSE English Language and Mathematics (Grade C or above) or equivalent
Desirable
  • RSA II or equivalent in typing or word processing
  • Medical Terminology.
  • Clinical Coding
  • Qualification.
  • Formal qualification in Clinical Coding or Medical Terminology
  • Direct experience with QOF data monitoring and extraction.
Experience
Essential
  • Minimum of 12 years working within a UK General Practice setting.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Experience of dealing with the public
  • Excellent administrative and
  • organisational skills
Desirable
  • GP practice experience
  • Knowledge of medical terminology
  • Experience of medical records coding
  • Experience of using NHS computer systems
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
  • Computer literate with excellent
  • keyboard skills
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft office Applications
  • Attention to accuracy and detail on a consistent basis
  • Good communication skills, both
  • written and verbal
  • Communicating with a range of
  • different people & colleagues in a
  • courteous and professional manner
  • Able to work well as part of a team
  • Able to use and work on your own
  • initiative
  • Ability to work in a fast paced, ever changing environment
  • Ability to prioritise workload
  • Ability to work under pressure and at speed
  • Enthusiastic & committed to personal development
  • Strong understanding of medical terminology and clinical coding systems (SNOMED CT / Read Codes).
Desirable
  • Understanding of and
  • commitment to health & safety in the workplace
  • Knowledge of
  • safeguarding procedures
  • Knowledge of the
  • healthcare sector
Personal Circumstances
Essential
  • Ability to remain calm and courteous under pressure
  • Self-motivated and capable of working unsupervised
  • Keen to learn and develop new skills
  • Caring, approachable and sociable
  • High attention to detail
  • Strong IT literacy
  • The ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
Other Requirements
Essential
  • Clean driving licence and access to a vehicle.
Qualifications
Essential
  • GCSE English Language and Mathematics (Grade C or above) or equivalent
Desirable
  • RSA II or equivalent in typing or word processing
  • Medical Terminology.
  • Clinical Coding
  • Qualification.
  • Formal qualification in Clinical Coding or Medical Terminology
  • Direct experience with QOF data monitoring and extraction.
Experience
Essential
  • Minimum of 12 years working within a UK General Practice setting.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details
Employer name

Cumbria Health

Address

Cumbria Health

4 Wavell Drive

Rosehill Industrial Estate

Carlisle

CA12SE

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://cumbriahealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details
Employer name

Cumbria Health

Address

Cumbria Health

4 Wavell Drive

Rosehill Industrial Estate

Carlisle

CA12SE

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://cumbriahealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)