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

Australian Capital Territory; Canberra; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Salary packaging

Flexible conditions

Employee assistance

Onsite physiotherapy

Staff amenities

Job summary

Canberra Health Services (CHS) invites applications for a Clinical Coder Trainee within Health Information Services. The role emphasizes personalised mentoring from senior coders and educators to develop coding skills and confidence.

These temporary positions span 11 months with potential extension or permanency, aligned with ACTPS frameworks. CHS focuses on high‑quality patient care, data submission, and funding support.

Qualifications

• Foundational knowledge of clinical coding
• Completed an approved clinical coding course
• Keen to advance to higher level coding positions

Responsibilities

• Receive mentoring from experienced Clinical Coding Educators/Auditors and Senior Coders
• Develop clinical coding skills to support funding reimbursement and data submission
• Progress toward higher level coding responsibilities over time

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Education

Approved clinical coding course

Job description

Clinical Coder Trainee - Health Information Services
Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency

• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits 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.

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

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

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.