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Title:  Senior Health Information Manager - Audit & Education

Requisition ID:  7244
Location: 

Eastern Health, VIC, AU, 3128

Job Posting Date:  24 Sept 2026

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Senior Health Information Manager/ Clinical Coder - Audit & Education

 

  • Permanent Full Time (38 hours per week, or 40 hours with ADO)
  • Eastern Health
  • Drive coding audit, education and quality improvement initiatives across one of Victoria's largest health services.
      
This role is ideal for an experienced HIM or clinical coder seeking to specialise in coding audit, education, governance and funding optimisation while continuing to maintain coding expertise
 

Eastern Health is one of Victoria's largest public health services. As a values-led, integrated service united by our Healthier Together promise, we deliver high-quality care, support and service to a broad and diverse community across Melbourne’s east and beyond.

 

About the role

Join our Classification & Coding team in a vital role focused on clinical coding audit, education and governance. Reporting to the Associate Program Director, you will coordinate coding audit activities, analyse findings to identify quality and funding optimisation opportunities, develop targeted education programs, and support coding excellence across Eastern Health.

 

This position involves:

  • Clinical coding auditing
  • Analysing audit outcomes and identifying coding quality and NWAU optimisation opportunities
  • Developing and delivering coding education and capability-building initiatives.
  • Providing  advice, feedback and support to coding staff.

 

What you’ll bring

 

  • Bachelor of Health Information Management (or equivalent) or Clinical Coding qualification.
  • Eligibility for full HIMAA membership.
  • Significant clinical coding experience, ideally within a tertiary health service.
  • Demonstrated experience in coding audit, education or quality improvement activities
  • Advanced knowledge of ICD-10-AM, Activity Based Funding and Victorian reporting requirements.
  • Strong communication, analytical and stakeholder engagement skills.

 

What we offer

Being part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts. We offer a range of benefits including:

  • Investment in your career through continuous learning, mentoring, professional development, and opportunities to progress into specialist, leadership or advanced practice pathways. 
  • Work-life balance with flexible working arrangements, study and professional development leave, and leave purchasing options.
  • Wellbeing support through fitness programs, confidential employee assistance services for you and your family, and 24/7 access to a range of support resources.
  • Financial incentives to help you make the most of your earnings, including salary packaging through Maxxia, novated leasing options, and employee discounts on health insurance, banking and more.

 

Interested in joining us? 

If this opportunity feels like the right fit for you, we'd encourage you to apply and share what you can bring to the role. 

 

You must be eligible to work in Australia. Applications are reviewed as they are received, so we encourage early applications as the advertisement may close prior to the closing date.

 

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted to arrange an interview, and all applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application. Appointment to this position is subject to a satisfactory National Police Check, compliance with mandatory vaccination requirements, including annual influenza vaccination, and evidence of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases where required.

 

Click here to view our Candidate Guide and learn more about our recruitment process.

 

Our commitments

  • We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability across the communities we serve and within our Eastern Health team.
  • We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees.
  • As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
  • We are shaping a culture that delivers exceptional care for our community, and an exceptional experience for all the people who make it possible.

 

Please click here for the Position Description

Contact Person: Erica Wardle

Contact Number: 0409 550857

Contact Email: erica.wardle@easternhealth.org.au

Job Posting End Date: 25/11/2026

 

Need help submitting your application?

Contact the person listed in the advertisement above for any queries related to the role or for any adjustments you may require during the recruitment process.

 

Or contact our Talent Acquisition team for support on (03) 9955 7555 (option 1) or talentacquisition@easternhealth.org.au for any assistance with your application.


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