Clinical Coder - Health Information Services

Closes: 09 June 2026

Classification: Clinical Coder Level 1

Salary: $100,897 - $137,588 plus superannuation

Position No: 71090, Several - 02QKB

Directorate: Canberra Health Services

Advertised (Gazettal date): 26 May 2026

Contact Officer: Dianne Ramadan on ***email_hidden*** or (02) 5124 3***

What can we offer you

• 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 Clinical Coder looking for a supportive work environment with opportunities for professional development? We’re looking for experienced and passionate Clinical Coders to join our Health Information Services Team.

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.

As a Clinical Coder at Canberra Health Services, the role includes assigning accurate clinical codes to patient episodes of care, identifying where clinical documentation requires clarification, generating coding queries, and participating in education and quality improvement activities.

If you have good attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and the ability to respond and prioritise competing demands, then we want to hear from you.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.

For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

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 new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory's history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.

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Career interest categories

Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services