Clinical Coder Auditor - location negotiable within NNSWLHD

NSW Health; Sydney; On-site; AUD 91,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Novated leasing

Fitness discounts

Growth opportunities

Team culture

Job summary

NSW Health's Northern NSW Local Health District is seeking a Clinical Coder Auditor to ensure timely and accurate clinical coding while leading processes to improve coding accuracy through mentoring, audits, education and query resolution.

The position offers flexible work arrangements with location negotiable within the NNSWLHD sites, and a permanent full-time or part-time arrangement with a salary range of $91,326 to $121,497 per annum pro rata.

Responsibilities

• Lead processes to improve coding accuracy through audits, education and query resolution.
• Mentor staff and perform audits to enhance clinical documentation improvement.
• Analyze coded data to support activity-based funding education.

Job description

Clinical Coder Auditor - location negotiable within NNSWLHD

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Employment Details

• Employment Type: Permanent Full-Time / Part-Time
• Position Classification: Health Mgr Lvl 1
• Remuneration: $91,326 - $121,497 per annum pro rata
• Hours Per Week: up to 38 hours
• Requisition ID: REQ703485

About the role

Northern NSW Local Heath District (NNSWLHD) is seeking a Clinical Coder Auditor to ensure timely and accurate clinical coding whilst leading processes to improve the accuracy of coding through mentoring, audits, education, query processes, error correction, continuous clinical documentation improvement, coded data analysis and activity based funding education.

NSW Health supports flexible work arrangements; the location of this role may be successfully negotiated within the Northern New South Wales Local Health District sites.

About Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD)

We are a healthcare community, caring for the people of the Northern Rivers. We understand that high quality healthcare and quality of life go hand in hand. Our hospitals, and our community health and multipurpose services are a well-balanced modern network truly connecting the communities we serve across the Tweed, Richmond, and Clarence Valleys.

If you care about high quality healthcare and quality of life, we encourage you to join us.

You care. We care. Learn more about NNSWLHD here.

Relocating to the region?

The Welcome Experience in the Northern Rivers connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.

Learn more at: www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

Join our team and you’ll enjoy:

• Salary packaging and novated leasing - increase your take-home pay
• Fitness discounts - focus on your health and wellbeing
• Growth - access to professional and personal development
• Team culture - work in a collaborative, flexible and supportive team environment
• Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce

Need more information?

For role related queries or questions contact Suzanne Sabolcec on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au

Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day

Applications Close: 11 November 2026

NNSWLHD embraces the diverse skills and perspectives that our people bring to the workplace. We foster inclusiveness and diversity to help us deliver quality care to our community.

NNSWLHD is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position. All applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be viewed most favourably.

For help with your application to this role visit Stepping Up, our online recruitment resource for Aboriginal people.

To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or be able to independently, legally live and work in Australia. For more information, please see www.homeaffairs.gov.au

You may be subject to a probationary period of six months from the date of appointment to this position.

This recruitment may be used to create an Eligibility List for similar roles in the future.