Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Location: Hawkesbury District Hospital

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ687916

Applications Close: 13/09/2026

Position Classification & Remuneration: Dependent on qualifications

Administration Officer Level 4 - $78,183.84 - $79,973.57 per annum

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With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,

working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every prospect to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.

About Us

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions.

Hawkesbury District Health Service is a teaching hospital in Windsor NSW, providing acute, community and allied health services for the local community and surrounding districts. The service provides 24-hour emergency, medical, surgical, diagnostic, maternity, neonatal, paediatric, palliative, intensive and coronary care services.

We are seeking motivated and detail-oriented Clinical Coders to join the Health Information and Record Service at Hawkesbury District Hospital. In this role, you will be responsible for the accurate and timely coding of inpatient episodes of care, ensuring compliance with Australian Coding Standards and other relevant classification and documentation requirements.

Working within a supportive and collaborative team, you will play a key role in maintaining the integrity of clinical data,



supporting ethical coding practices, and contributing to quality improvement initiatives that enhance reporting accuracy, service delivery, and patient care outcomes. Your expertise, analytical skills, and commitment to excellence will directly support informed decision-making across the health service.

To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate clinical coding experience and have a proven coding accuracy rate. Please note that the recruitment process will include a face-to-face interview and practical coding assessment.

If you are passionate about clinical coding, committed to maintaining high professional standards, and looking to join a team where your skills and contributions are valued, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees

- Accrued Day Off (ADO)

- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging

- Novated Leasing

- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year

- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members

- Fitness Passport

NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA , Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people,



neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.

NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.

What you will bring to the role

1. Successful completion of a nationally recognised (HIMAA) course in clinical coding (ICD-10-AM) or tertiary qualification in Health Information Management (or equivalent) or such other qualifications deemed to be equivalent by the employer and/or extensive coding experience in a tertiary hospital
2. Demonstrated experience and competence in clinical classification using ICD-10-AM and high-level knowledge of current Australian Coding Standards.
3. Experience in using computerised patient data bases, electronic medical record and clinical systems.
4. Demonstrated ability to adapt to change.
5. Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
6. Demonstrated commitment to working in a team and achieving team goals.
7. Demonstrated ability to organise and prioritise own workload to ensure daily benchmarks are met.
8. Commitment to continuing professional development and to working in a continuous quality environment.

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.

Need more information?

- Click here for the Position Description
- Find out more about applying for this position For role related queries or questions contact Joanne Galea on [email protected]

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