The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.

Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.

About us:

Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About you:

In your new role you will…

• Demonstrate expert knowledge of appropriate legislative and policy-based information access mechanisms and their application in decision making.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge of the relevant confidentiality requirements of the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 and the requirements of the Information Privacy Act 2009.
• Demonstrate ability to function autonomously and to set realistic work goals, objectives and establish priorities to meet statutory deadlines by utilising decision-making skills, technical skills and time management skills.

About your opportunity:

In this position you will be responsible for co-ordinating all requests received within the Information Access Unit and facilitating the appropriate correspondence to ensure that each request meets its legislative requirements and /or policy guidelines.

About your role:

• Act as the primary point of contact for release of patient information requests.
• Assume responsibility for issuing preliminary correspondence in accordance with the requirements of the Right to Information Act 2009 and the Information Privacy Act 2009 for all RTI / IP applications received within Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service.
• Supervise administrative support staff within the Information Access Unit, assisting with managing workloads and ensuring duties are completed efficiently and within timeframes for designated requests.
• Oversee the coordination and completion of requests from the Office of the State Coroner for urgent retrieval of patient records, and clinical information required for autopsies.

Mandatory inclusion:

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland )