Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Legal
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 6233
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Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About Health Information Services department
Health Information Services (HIS) comprises the Medical Record Department, Freedom of Information, Clinical Coding Services and the Submissions team, with approximately 70 FTE across Austin Health’s three sites. The HIS is responsible for the management, integrity, reporting and governance of health information to support patient care, organisational decision-making, funding, research and compliance obligations. The service plays a key role in ensuring health information is accurate, accessible, secure and managed in accordance with legislative, regulatory and organisational requirements.
The Freedom of Information team manages Austin Health’s clinical, corporate and organisational records. The team ensures records are created, maintained, accessed, archived and disposed of in accordance with legislative and regulatory requirements. The team also provides transcription services to support patient care delivery.
About the role
Austin Health is seeking a skilled and motivated Freedom of Information and Information Release Officer to join our team. This is an excellent opportunity to apply your expertise in freedom of information (FOI), privacy, medico-legal requests and information governance while supporting high-quality, timely and legally compliant service delivery.
A regular day will see you:
About you
To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:
Our benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
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We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working with Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Mardi Stephens, Freedom of Information Manager at [email protected]
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: Thursday 5 November 2026