Join a leading tertiary health service and coding excellence team

Hybrid work options and ongoing professional development

Advance your clinical coding career with a high-performing team

Apply your advanced clinical coding expertise to deliver accurate, high-quality health data that supports patient care, funding outcomes and service excellence.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time and Permanent Part Time positions available
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 1
Remuneration: $91,326 - $121,497 per annum / $46.05 - $61.27 per hour
Hours Per Week: Up to 38 (Job Share may beconsidered for part time hours)
Location: Western Sydney Local Health District. Please note this is a District position, and travel may be required in accordance with the manager’s direction.

Where you'll be working

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is one of Australia's largest and most diverse health services, delivering world-class care to a rapidly growing community. Join a collaborative and supportive Clinical Coding team committed to quality, innovation and continuous improvement.

Work within a large tertiary health environment with exposure to diverse clinical specialties

Be part of a highly skilled and supportive team focused on coding quality and integrity

Access ongoing education, mentoring opportunities and career development programs

Contribute to initiatives that directly support patient care, activity-based funding and health outcomes

Enjoy a culture that values collaboration, excellence, respect and continuous learning

What you'll be doing

As an Advanced Clinical Coder, you will use your extensive coding knowledge and experience to accurately code complex inpatient episodes,



support data quality initiatives and contribute to the ongoing development of clinical coding excellence across the District.

Accurately assign ICD-10-AM and ACS compliant codes across a broad range of specialties using advanced clinical coding skills and judgement

Validate DRG allocation, support activity-based funding outcomes and maintain high standards of coding accuracy and throughput

Participate in coding quality audits, data integrity activities and continuous improvement initiatives within the WSLHD Coding Quality Plan

Provide guidance, mentoring and constructive feedback to less experienced coders while supporting team capability development

Analyse clinical documentation, complete coding queries and identify opportunities to improve documentation quality and coding outcomes

- Successful completion of a recognised Australian Clinical Coding qualification in the current edition of ICD-10-AM and/or Health Information Management degree.
- Extensive Clinical Coding experience (in the current ICD-10-AM version) across a broad range of specialties, evidenced to meet the District’s set KPIs of accuracy and throughput.
- Demonstrated understanding of Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) and Activity Based Funding (ABF).
- Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and communication skills with high level attention to detail.
- Proven ability to prioritise tasks and effectively manage time and resources to meet pre-determined targets and deadlines.
- Ability to analyse, abstract, interpret and report information in clinical coding forums.
- Enthusiastic attitude and demonstrated ability to work both independently, within a team and be flexible in a changing work environment.
- Demonstrated experience using computer applications.

* Previous applicants need not re-apply.

Requisition ID: REQ
Applications Close: 28 October 2026

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📌 Advanced Clinical Coder (Sydney)
🏢 NSW Health
📍 Sydney