Closes: 06 October 2026

Classification: Clinical Coder Trainee Salary: $85,671 - $97,270 plus superannuation

Position No: 47221, Several - 02RS6

Directorate: Canberra Health Services

Advertised (Gazettal date): 16 September 2026

Contact Officer: Kathryn Nicholls on [email protected] or (02) 5124 2014

What can we offer you:

- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe advantages tax concessions.
- Flexible working conditions.
- Access to Employee Assistance Program.
- Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
- Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

About the Role: Are you a recent Clinical Coding graduate ready to begin your career? Join a supportive team where you'll receive personalised mentoring and guidance from experienced Clinical Coding Educators/Auditors and Senior Coders while developing your skills and confidence.

Clinical coding is an essential function for Canberra Health Services to facilitate accurate funding reimbursement, support clinical research and education, assist in the planning and evaluation of health care services, and fulfil local and mandatory national data submission requirements.

We are looking for individuals with foundational knowledge of clinical coding who have completed an approved clinical coding course and are keen to advance their skills and progress to higher level coding positions. If you have good attention to detail and strong analytical skills, then we want to hear from you.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.

Note:



These are temporary positions available for a period of 11 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency. Applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position.

For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together

Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community

Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

Note

These are temporary positions available for a period of 11 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

Career interest categories:

Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services

📌 Clinical Coder Trainee - Health Information Services | Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency (Canberra)
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