Deputy Manager

• Full time, ongoing role
• Carlton location with flexible, hybrid working potential
• $126,000-$139,000 + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave, + ADO

The Royal Women's Hospital is one of Australia's oldest and most distinguished tertiary hospitals dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women's health. Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.

About the team

Health Information Services (HIS) at the Women's covers a range of services including Electronic Medical Record (EMR) support, scanning, medical record retrieval for patient care and research, clinical coding, statutory reporting and data integrity, privacy, medical enquiries/release of information (ROI) requests and medical transcription (outpatient service).

About the role

As an Deputy Manager you will be responsible for the operational oversight of Health Information Services, with a key portfolio as Coding Manager. This includes managing clinical coding and auditing functions to ensure compliance with VAED and PRS/2 reporting requirements. The role supports the HIS Manager in departmental operations and acts as their delegate during short-term absences, with full backfill responsibilities during extended leave.

About you

As Deputy manager, this position will have a significant influence in shaping a positive and high performing culture.

You'll bring with you:

• Bachelor of Health Information Management or higher
• Minimum 5 years' experience in Coding and Casemix related activities
• Comprehensive understanding of the principles/application of the Victorian and national ABF system
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience in ICD-10-AM coding
• Previous experience is some level of staff management

Our benefits

At the Women's you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning. We have a strong sense of purpose, and engage in meaningful work every day. We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:

• Up to $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Public transport options at our doorstep
• Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading, monthly ADOs and purchased leave options
• Flexible, limited hybrid working arrangements

Inclusion and belonging

The Women's celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters. We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited and, as a child safe organisation, have a strong commitment to child safety and wellbeing.

Join us

If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and a valid Working with Children Check. Clinical staff are required to be vaccinated against, or demonstrate immunity to, COVID-19, influenza, and a range of other diseases.

Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, or if you require an accessible copy of the position description, you are most welcome to reach out to the contact person listed. We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.

For more information, please view the Position Description for this role.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Leonie Dodds on or

Application closing date: 1 December 2025