Are you passionate about contributing to high-quality healthcare delivery? We’re looking for motivated individuals to join our dynamic Health Information Management Services (HIMS) team at Rockingham Peel Group.

This rewarding role plays a vital part in supporting the HIMS Department in achieving and maintaining excellence in health information standards. Successful candidates will work across both the Rockingham General Hospital Health Information Department and community site-based teams, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and best practices.

By collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, you’ll help drive continuous improvement and innovation in health information services.

The South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) Health Information Management Services team, based at Rockingham General Hospital, Mandurah Community Health, Peel Mental Health and Rockingham Community Adult Mental Health is seeking a pool of enthusiastic and motivated individuals to provide high-quality administrative support to the Health Information Management Services department.

This is a dynamic and fast-paced environment where your contribution will play a key role in supporting the delivery of safe and effective patient care. Flexibility is essential, as shifts are rostered across a 24/7 schedule, including day, public holidays, evening, weekend and night shifts.

We’re seeking individuals with strong customer service and data entry skills, and a genuine enthusiasm for working within a large, diverse team environment. If you’re detail-oriented, proactive, and committed to making a difference, we invite you to express your interest in joining our team.

South Metropolitan Health Service, every employee contributes to delivering protected, high-quality care to our community. Guided by our vision of Excellent health care, every time, we place research, innovation and continuous improvement at the centre of everything we do. We are building a culture of shared learning and leadership that reflects our commitment to being Collectively One, Locally Led. Through tailored development programs, leadership opportunities and contemporary ways of working, our people are empowered to grow, thrive and make a meaningful difference across every site and portfolio.

Position Profile and Role

We are currently seeking Health Information Management Services Officers (HIMS Officer) to join our team.

As part of the multidisciplinary team the HIMS Officer provides a comprehensive administrative and clerical service for the Rockingham Peel Group (RkPG), patients, families and visitors. This role maintains and processes department information in accordance with RkPG policies, procedures and health information system requirements. In addition,



this role supports the delivery of safe patient care and the consumers experience including participation in continuous quality improvement activities in accordance with the requirements of the national Safety and Quality Health Service Standards and other recognised health standards.

This recruitment process offers Permanent/Fixed Term Full Time/Part Time contract(s) for with the possibility of extensions and/or permanency.

We currently have 1.6 FTE available commencing October 2026.

Want to know more? We encourage you to contact Ellis Roberts, HIMS Team Leader on 08 9599 4***.

About us

Our Values guide our work in every action, and that includes recruitment and employment! SMHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with us. Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider bringing your expertise to our workforce.

Rockingham Peel Group provides hospital and community-based public healthcare services to a growing population of more than 200,000 people across Perth’s southern metropolitan region. At the heart of the Group is the 229-bed Rockingham General Hospital, which offers a comprehensive range of services including emergency care, acute and general medicine, surgery, mental health, paediatrics, neonatal care and maternity services. The Group includes the Mandurah and Kwinana Community Health Centres, delivering a broad range of health promotion, disease prevention and community health programs to support the wellbeing of individuals and families across the region.

Application and assessment support

If you have any access needs that may require adjustments to allow you to fully participate in the application and assessment process, please contact Ellis Roberts, HIMS Team Leader on 08 9599 4***.

If you are an Aboriginal person who would like assistance with your application, please contact Jobs and Skills WA on 13 64 64.

How to apply

You’ve heard from us, now we’d like to hear from you.

Your application should include:

1. A copy of your current CV.
2. A statement addressing the Essential Criteria in the JDF in no more than 2-3 pages.
3. The names and contact details of two (2) current referees who can attest to your suitability for this role. Please note referees may be contacted as part of the initial assessment process.





These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow enough time to complete the online application process as you will be required to answer various questions and attach your documentation.

If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.

Employee Benefits

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):

- Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance
- Flexible working arrangements
- Flexible leave arrangements
- Other professional and location-based allowances
- For further information click here.

Eligibility to Apply: To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights. This includes visa holders. Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in Australia.

WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We are committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy and as a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position. Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.

WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process.

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, applicants found suitable for this position may be considered for other ‘similar’ vacancies within SMHS and/or the wider WA public sector. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

📌 HIMS Officer (Rockingham)
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