Cancer Information Manager

**Employment Type**: Temporary Part Time
**Position Classification**: Health Manager Level 1
**Remuneration**: $81,581 - $108,532 per annum
**Hours Per Week**: 12
**Requisition ID**: REQ517176
**Applications Close**:26 September 2024

**What you'll be doing**

The primary purpose of this role is to ensure complete and accurate input of clinical cancer data to the NSW Cancer Institute, and support the Senior Cancer Information Manager to provide a solid information platform for the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District Cancer Service.

The role involves reviewing cancer clinical registrations to ensure all incidences of cancer are complete, accurate, timely and up to date for patient courses of cancer treatment and reporting.

The Cancer Information Manager will work with each cancer treatment service and tumour group to enhance the quality and consistency of clinical staging and other cancer information, and contributes to the implementation of coding policies and procedures.

The Cancer Information Manager will have relevant data management skills, and be able to navigate different electronic record management systems.

They will be task orientated and able to work autonomously and manage their own workload under the supervision of the Senior Cancer Information Manager.

The Cancer Information Manager will be able to quality assure their own data entry work and ensure they input high quality and accurate information in the clinical cancer registry.
**What we can offer you**

The Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) provides you with an excellent career choice with many rewarding experiences. At ISLHD we are not just offering jobs, we are offering you the opportunity to excel in your chosen field and to experience a work life balance.

Work flexibility is very important at ISLHD and we provide our people with a range of benefits and conditions to assist with balancing the demands of work and personal life where possible. We offer:

- ADOs each month (for eligible full time employees)
- Study and development leave
- Access to in-house training, learning and educational opportunities
- Discounted parking
- Salary packaging options to reduce your tax and increase your take home pay (for eligible employees)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - counselling for you and your family

***Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.

**Talent Pool**

Applicants holding temporary visas with working rights may be considered for a temporary appointment up to the expiry date of their visa. However, this option is only available when no suitable applicant for a permanent appointment is identified.

A National Police Check (criminal history record check) is a requirement for all new appointments to NSW

Health and will be undertaken on preferred applicants, with the informed consent of the applicant.

This role is a **Category A **role. Preferred applicants will be reviewed for compliance and required to maintain compliance with the screening, assessment and vaccination requirements, relevant to your position, as outlined in NSW Health policy directive on Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases.

**Selection Criteria**
- Qualifications or work experience in a relevant area which includes health information management, health informatics, clinical coding, nursing oncology, allied health, anatomy and pathology.
- Understanding principles of quality assurance and demonstrated commitment to processes used to monitor and enhance the quality and completeness of cancer notification.
- Demonstrated ability to ensure attention to detail when handling multiple tasks with conflicting timelines and deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team whilst maintaining confidentiality and privacy.

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