Assistant Manager, Health Information Services (Vpsg5)

Job Description

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

Salary: $105,479 - $127,621

Occupation: Other

Reference: VG/DJ4248M

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?

Provide Health Information Request oversight, direction and quality assurance.
Ongoing full time opportunity to assist in leading Health Information project initiatives.
VPS Grade 5: $105,479 - $127,621 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Assistant Manager, Health Information Services to provide a critical role within Corrections and Justice Services.

About the Business Unit

Justice Health is the business unit of the Department of Justice and Community Safety 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 custodial and community system. Justice Health sets the standards for the delivery of these services, monitors service delivery, and manages contracts with service providers for public prisons and Youth Justice.

About the Role

The Assistant Manager, Health Information Services is responsible for assisting in the management of prisoner health records in accordance with legislative requirements. The position will contribute to the development, implementation and review of appropriate policies, procedures and guidelines to support the efficient and effective management of requests for access to health information and records held by Justice Health. The role is also responsible for assisting in the coordination of request handling, managing workflow and deadlines, and providing a first line of oversight/QA over team outputs.

Some of your duties will include:
Act as the secondary point of contact and specialist advisor for complex and sensitive health information requests and complaints, and respond to enquiries from the department, staff, courts, legal representatives, health professionals and members of the public about access to health information, Freedom of Information (FOI) and privacy matters.
Provide high level support to the Manager Health Information Services including team leadership as required.
Develop, regularly review and update the standards, policies and procedures guiding health information request processes within Justice Health, according to relevant legislation.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:
Eligibility for membership of the Health Information Management Association of Australia is highly desirable.
Knowledge of, and experience working with, the Freedom of Information Act 1982, Health Records Act 2001, Privacy & Data Protection Act 2014 and other relevant legislation, with the ability to apply these Acts to requests for access to health information is highly desirable.
Experience providing authoritative advice to senior management on health information management policies and strategy is also desirable.

Qualifications

Tertiary qualification in Health Information Management and/or Law or other related discipline is highly desirable.

How to Apply

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:
For this particular vacancy, priority consideration applies to Victorian Public Service (VPS) and select employees of the Victorian Public Sector who apply through the Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) jobs board platform.
For all VPS employees, due to the new Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) policy, please apply through the JSE to be eligible to be considered for this position in the first round.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
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.