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Isca Medical Practice

Clinical Coder General Practice

The closing date is 31 October 2025

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Job summary

Are you an organised, detail focused person with experience in clinical coding? Our busy but friendly GP practice is looking for someone just like you to help keep our patient records accurate and up to date.

You will play an important role in making sure our patients care is recorded correctly, helping us deliver the best service possible for our local community.

What we're looking for:

  • Experience in clinical coding and GP practice experience is essential.
  • Good understanding of medical terms.
  • Careful and methodical approach to work.
  • Friendly, team focused attitude.

Main duties of the job

What you'll do:

  • Code medical records accurately using SNOMED CT.
  • Work with doctors and admin staff to keep patient information clear and consistent.
  • Help us meet NHS requirements and support important services like QOF.
  • Spot opportunities to improve our data and record keeping.

About us

At Isca Medical Practice, we have a supportive and cohesive team led by two Partners and a Practice Manager. In addition to the Partners our clinical team consists of Salaried GP's, Practice Nurses' and HCA's

  • Friendly, supportive working environment.
  • TPP SystemOne clinical system.
  • List size of 5600.
  • High QOF and enhanced services achievement.
  • Achieved "Good" in all areas on our CQC inspections.
  • Work closely with the other practices in our PCN (Primary Care Network).

Details

Date posted

17 October 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.55 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A5905-25-0001

Job locations

Isca Medical Practice

38 Polsloe Road

Exeter

Devon

EX1 2DW


Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the Clinical Coder in delivering health services. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

  1. Accurately clinically code data into the patient record on the clinical system
  2. Identifying relevant clinical information documented in patient correspondence, coding appropriately and completing any detailed action
  3. Inputting and extracting data as required to support practice reports, audits and to capitalise upon both patient safety and QOF income.
  4. Scanning patient related documentation and attaching scanned documents to patients healthcare records.
  5. Highlight all timely actions, changes to patient care and management to the relevant clinician
  6. File and store records as required.
  7. Photocopy/scan documentation as required.
  8. Action all correspondence, emails and mail in a timely manner.
  9. Input data into patients' healthcare records as necessary.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the Clinical Coder in delivering health services. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

  1. Accurately clinically code data into the patient record on the clinical system
  2. Identifying relevant clinical information documented in patient correspondence, coding appropriately and completing any detailed action
  3. Inputting and extracting data as required to support practice reports, audits and to capitalise upon both patient safety and QOF income.
  4. Scanning patient related documentation and attaching scanned documents to patients healthcare records.
  5. Highlight all timely actions, changes to patient care and management to the relevant clinician
  6. File and store records as required.
  7. Photocopy/scan documentation as required.
  8. Action all correspondence, emails and mail in a timely manner.
  9. Input data into patients' healthcare records as necessary.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths

Desirable

  • NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care
  • Completion of medical terminology course

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with the general public
  • Experience of working in a healthcare setting
  • Experience of administrative duties
  • Clinical IT system (SystmOne) user skills
  • Competent in the use of MS Office and Outlook
  • Excellent communication skills and effective in communicating and understanding patient needs
  • Ability to use own initiative, discretion, and sensitivity

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a GP Practice
  • Experience of problem solving with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths

Desirable

  • NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care
  • Completion of medical terminology course

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with the general public
  • Experience of working in a healthcare setting
  • Experience of administrative duties
  • Clinical IT system (SystmOne) user skills
  • Competent in the use of MS Office and Outlook
  • Excellent communication skills and effective in communicating and understanding patient needs
  • Ability to use own initiative, discretion, and sensitivity

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a GP Practice
  • Experience of problem solving with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required

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

Isca Medical Practice

Address

Isca Medical Practice

38 Polsloe Road

Exeter

Devon

EX1 2DW


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Isca Medical Practice

Address

Isca Medical Practice

38 Polsloe Road

Exeter

Devon

EX1 2DW


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Claire Bird

claire.bird20@nhs.net

01392273805

Details

Date posted

17 October 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.55 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A5905-25-0001

Job locations

Isca Medical Practice

38 Polsloe Road

Exeter

Devon

EX1 2DW


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