Health Information Assessment and Support Officer

Utilise your skills in a key role in the Health Information Services Department
- An opportunity to make a difference in the Department of Justice and Community Safety
- Ongoing Position VPS4 $91,418 - $103,725 + superannuation

About the Business Unit
Justice Health is a business unit of the Department of Justice and Community Safety, and is responsible for health, mental health and alcohol and other drug (AOD) services in Victoria's prisons and Youth Justice centres. Justice Health is also responsible for the delivery of rehabilitation services across the Youth Justice system. Justice Health sets the standards for the delivery of these services, monitors service delivery, and manages contracts with service providers (except for the contracts that relate to service provision in Victoria's three private prisons.
About the role
The Health Information Assessment & Support Officer utilises their clinical and administrative expertise to manage the release of health information under the FVIS and CIS schemes including the preparation of a case summary which informs the decision to share.
About you
The Health Information Assessment & Support Officer contributes to the team's administration activities on a day-to-day basis and may also contribute to a variety of independent and group projects related to improvement strategies. Core to being successful in this role you will have strong written and oral communications skills to support various communication activities including writing briefs, correspondence, presentations, reports, policies and procedures.

**To suceed in this role you will**:

- Have excellent organisation and coordination skills - Determine priorities, organise workloads and meet deadlines in an environment where timeliness and confidentiality are paramount
- Have strong computer skills including:

- Proficiency in the use of document management system (TRIM)
- Internet and intranet functions
- Health records experience is highly desirable

How to apply

**FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES**:
**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
**MANDATORY VACCINATIONS**:
The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic). Therefore, there is a requirement that all DJCS employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to undertake duties outside of their homes.
At interview stage and prior to commencement of employment with the department, you will need to provide evidence that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 with three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Upon commencement of employment with the department you will be required to provide evidence that you have an up-to-date vaccination status within the timelines specified by the department into the DJCS Service Portal. This includes evidence of three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine required by the department (from time to time).

**Acceptable evidence includes**:
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- COVID-19 digital certificate (available via your myGov account)
- Your immunisation history statement (available via your myGov account)

Other documentation outside the above will not be accepted as evidence of having received your COVID-19 vaccine doses.

**CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT**:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.