Primary Care Careers

Coding Clerk

The closing date is 22 December 2025

Job summary

Great Bentley Surgery are looking to recruit a clinical coder to join our friendly team. This part-time position is for approximately 15 hours per week, working all day on a Monday and Wednesday. The successful candidate will also be required to assist with cover for annual leave and sickness.

This post would be ideal for a person with healthcare experience who wishes to develop their coding skills. We would welcome applications from organised, adaptable and friendly individuals who are keen to help us provide high levels of customer service.

Main duties of the job

  • Coding and scanning all incoming patient correspondence as part of the documents management process.
  • Updating the EMIS web system.
  • Various adhoc administrative duties.

About us

Great Bentley Surgery has a practice size of 11,200, 5 GP partners, 2 salaried GPs and a full nursing team.

For further information regarding this vacancy, please telephone Sue Mitson, Operations Manager on 01206 250691 or email: greatbentley.postmaster@nhs.net.

Details

Date posted

05 December 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

29223

Job locations

The Hollies

The Green

Great Bentley

Essex

CO7 8PJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Excellent IT, time management and organisational skills.
  • Ability to communicate effectively.
  • Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, as well as independently.
  • Some flexibility is required as you will sometimes need to work additional or alternative hours to cover for colleagues. All applicants should ensure that they live within reasonable commuting distance.

Desirable

  • Primary care experience is desirable but not essential.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Excellent IT, time management and organisational skills.
  • Ability to communicate effectively.
  • Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, as well as independently.
  • Some flexibility is required as you will sometimes need to work additional or alternative hours to cover for colleagues. All applicants should ensure that they live within reasonable commuting distance.

Desirable

  • Primary care experience is desirable but not essential.

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

Primary Care Careers

Address

The Hollies

The Green

Great Bentley

Essex

CO7 8PJ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

The Hollies

The Green

Great Bentley

Essex

CO7 8PJ


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Great Bentley Surgery

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

05 December 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

29223

Job locations

The Hollies

The Green

Great Bentley

Essex

CO7 8PJ


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