Trainee Clinical Coder - location negotiable within NNSWLHD

Northern NSW Local Health District; Lismore; On-site; AUD 78,000 - 80,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Novated leasing

Fitness discounts

Growth opportunities

Team culture

Job summary

The Northern NSW Local Health District invites applications for a Trainee Clinical Coder based in Lismore (location negotiable within NNSWLHD). This permanent part-time role (32 hours per week) provides practical training in ICD-10-AM and ACHI coding in line with NSW Health standards.

You will learn to classify inpatient episodes accurately to support high-quality data, DRG allocation, and service reporting, while benefiting from salary packaging, professional development, and a collaborative

Job description

Trainee Clinical Coder - location negotiable within NNSWLHD

Northern NSW Local Health District – Lismore NSW

Discover the balance. Enjoy more flexibility, diverse career pathways, the opportunity to learn and grow, salary packaging + more.

Employment Type:PermanentPart Time
Position Classification:Admin Off Lvl 4
Remuneration:$78,183.85 - $79,973.57 per annum pro rata
Hours Per Week:32 hours
Requisition ID:REQ703536

About the role

Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) is seeking a Trainee Clinical Coder to join the team!

In this position, you will learn how to accurately assign morbidity and procedural classifications to inpatient episodes using ICD-10-AM and the Australian Classification of Health Interventions (ACHI) in accordance with the Australian Coding Standards and NSW Health data reporting requirements, ensuring accuracy for quality data collection and appropriate DRG allocation.

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

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 encourage 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.

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