Health Information Manager

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

Health Information Manager 

• Excellent employee benefits including salary packaging
• Excellent career progression
• Flexible work options available

About the Role

This is a Permanent Full Time position at 80 per fortnight within the Mental Health Department

You will be responsible for maintaining a working relationship with the Department of Health, and will work with the Operations Manager to implement the Rapid CMI replacement.

This position requires excellent data management and communication skills, and the ability to form strong working relationships with business stakeholders. The capacity to understand and support the data and information requirements of the organisation is also critical to the role.

Classification for this position will range from YA69 – YA72

What you’ll achieve:

• Support data integrity of health information collected and reported within the service, ensuring accuracy and compliance with reporting requirements to the Department of Health
• Project manage the implementation of the replacement of Rapid/CMI
• Respond to data requests from the Mental Health service, and external stakeholders
• Work in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team

Your skills and experience

• Tertiary qualification in Health Information Management or equivalent
• Familiar with the Victorian Mental Health system
• An understanding of public health, particularly in the areas of Mental Health, Activity Based Funding, performance monitoring and Casemix

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

About the Department

RCH is an effective advocate for patients and their families with a particular focus on vulnerable children and increasingly, mental health in young people.

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

Application process

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

For more information about this position please contact Caroline Bond, Administration Team Coordinator – Mental Health department Ph:03 9345 5110 Email: caroline.bond@rch.org.au

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital.  Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close 30 July 2025