Chief Health Information Manager

• Supportive Management
• Largest Private Mental Health Hospital in Australia
• Richmond Location

Are you a skilled people leader with excellent time management and problem-solving capabilities? An exciting opportunity has become available for a Chief Health Information Manager to join our leadership team.

You will bring extensive clinical coding experience, competent decision-making skill as well as demonstrated people management experience to the role.

As a Chief Health Information Manager your responsibilities will include:

• Participate in case mix analysis, education & quality activities
• Clinical documentation improvement initiatives
• Assist with the timely extraction and submission of mandatory data reporting
• Assist with the development and management of forms rationalisation and digitised medical records management
• Participate in audits as necessary
• Timely and accurate clinical coding

The Melbourne Clinic, situated in Richmond, Victoria is Australia’s largest private mental health service, providing a variety of recovery focussed inpatient and outpatient programs that are tailored to meet the needs of people with a range of mental health conditions.

The Melbourne Clinic is an inclusive and diverse workplace welcoming of all patients, staff and visitors regardless of ethnicity, religion, age, neurodiversity, gender identity or sexuality. We are committed to providing our staff with a structured induction and orientation, and opportunities for ongoing training and professional development. We value individuality and embrace people with differing experiences, knowledge and skills with the intention of building a thriving, professional working environment that is both nurturing and safe.
 

Essential Criteria:

• Bachelor of Health Information Management and/or Master of Health Information Management or equivalent
• Strong leadership capability to lead and drive success within a team to maximise performance
• Proven experience in clinical coding with knowledge of ICD-10-AM , ACHI & ACS
• Sound understanding of Codefinder & Turbocoder
• Demonstrated experience in the extraction and submission of data to external parties
• Highly developed problem solving skills that lead to positive outcomes
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to manage stakeholder relationships

Desirable Criteria:

• Knowledge of private sector funding models
• Knowledge of  WebPAS patient information system

Applications close: 23rd April 2026

For further enquiries: Contact Baffour Akowuah at baffour.akowuah@healthscope.com.au 

To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. Please include a cover letter and your CV along with the contact details of 2 professional referees.