Dalton Terrace Surgery

Clinical Coder

The closing date is 07 October 2025

Job summary

Dalton Terrace Surgery has an opportunity available for an experienced Clinical Coder. The post holder will be a member of the Clinical Administration Team. The successful candidate will play a critical role in accurately assigning medical codes to patient diagnoses, treatments, and procedures within a General Practice setting.

This position requires careful attention to detail and the ability to interpret medical documentation. The Clinical Coder ensures compliance with coding standards and regulations while maintaining the integrity of patient records.

This role is suitable for individuals who enjoy data input, coding and filtering correspondence to the most appropriate team member to help maximise patient care. The post holder will need to be able to prioritise workload effectively whilst ensuring the document management process is accurate and completed to a high standard in line with practice policy and procedures. The post holder will be part of a team and required to work resourcefully and will require innovation, flexibility and commitment to the practice goals and ambitions.

Main duties of the job

Ensure that the filing and recording of patient information is promptly handled with care and in line with practice policies and procedures

Code all clinical correspondence accurately to appropriate patient records on the Systm 1 clinical system

Ensure workflow to appropriate team/clinician for detailed actions identified on the correspondence

Computer data entry/data allocation and collation; processing and recording information in accordance with the practice procedures

Participate in ongoing formal training in accordance with national standards and Practice requirements to update and maintain skills and knowledge.

Promote and improve awareness of clinical coding, communicating to clinical and management staff the complex rules of coding and its financial effects

About us

Based in the historic city of York, Dalton Terrace Surgery is an old-established family practice offering a friendly personal service from substantial premises in the heart of the city.

Details

Date posted

23 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,740 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A1886-25-0004

Job locations

Glentworth

Dalton Terrace

York

North Yorkshire

YO24 4DB


Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached job description and person specification for more details about the role and the skills and experience requirements

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached job description and person specification for more details about the role and the skills and experience requirements

Person Specification

Additional requirements

Essential

  • Always maintain confidentiality

Desirable

  • Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Strong IT skills
  • EMIS / SystmOne / Vision user skills
  • Polite and confident
  • Flexible and cooperative
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Motivated and proactive
  • Ability to use initiative and judgement
  • High levels of integrity and loyalty
  • Ability to work under pressure

Desirable

  • Ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Effective time management (Planning & Organising)

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working as a clinical coder
  • Experience of working within a healthcare setting
  • Experience using and have a working knowledge of medical terminology

Desirable

  • NHS/Primary Care General Practice experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE standard, grade C/4 in English Language & Mathematics.

Desirable

  • Qualification in clinical coding qualification
  • Qualification in medical terminology (or equivalent /demonstrable experience)
  • RSA II audio-typewriting/typewriting (or equivalent /demonstrable experience)
Person Specification

Additional requirements

Essential

  • Always maintain confidentiality

Desirable

  • Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Strong IT skills
  • EMIS / SystmOne / Vision user skills
  • Polite and confident
  • Flexible and cooperative
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Motivated and proactive
  • Ability to use initiative and judgement
  • High levels of integrity and loyalty
  • Ability to work under pressure

Desirable

  • Ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Effective time management (Planning & Organising)

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working as a clinical coder
  • Experience of working within a healthcare setting
  • Experience using and have a working knowledge of medical terminology

Desirable

  • NHS/Primary Care General Practice experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE standard, grade C/4 in English Language & Mathematics.

Desirable

  • Qualification in clinical coding qualification
  • Qualification in medical terminology (or equivalent /demonstrable experience)
  • RSA II audio-typewriting/typewriting (or equivalent /demonstrable experience)

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

Dalton Terrace Surgery

Address

Glentworth

Dalton Terrace

York

North Yorkshire

YO24 4DB


Employer's website

https://www.daltonterracesurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Dalton Terrace Surgery

Address

Glentworth

Dalton Terrace

York

North Yorkshire

YO24 4DB


Employer's website

https://www.daltonterracesurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operations Manager

Mrs Helen Evans

helen.evans23@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

23 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,740 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A1886-25-0004

Job locations

Glentworth

Dalton Terrace

York

North Yorkshire

YO24 4DB


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