Where excellence meets opportunity - discover your next chapter with cohealth

• Part time, ongoing role
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role

The Health Information Access and Privacy Officer acts as cohealth's primary Privacy subject matter expert and is responsible for delivering high-level client information access to internal and external stakeholders. The role reports to the Health Information Manager and also provides oversight of the application of Privacy legislation and principles in relation to the primary / secondary use of client information across cohealth programs.

The role is based at our Dream Factory site in Victoria and regular attendance on site will be a requirement of this position.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include:

• Monitor the privacy and health information generic email inbox accounts
• Respond and acknowledge external and internal requests for release of client information in accordance with cohealth's privacy policy, procedures and relevant legislations.
• Maintain an up-to date client information requests register; and prepare and complete paperwork for release of requested client information as per legislative requirements.
• Play a key role in the security and legal use of client health information by contributing to the development of organisational processes and procedures

What cohealth offers:

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/
• Novated Leasing available
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate:

• Relevant formal qualifications in Information/Records Management or equivalent of 3 years of demonstrated experience in an Information and Privacy Officer type role, preferably in a community healthcare setting
• Proof of qualification to be sighted
• Working with Children's Check (WWCC)
• Victorian Driver's License required

Application Process

To download the PD, and to apply for this job go to: https://cohealthcareers.org.au/Current-Jobs & enter ref code: 6782963.

You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and Cover Letter as well as address the key selection criteria. We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

This campaign will close on 29 July 2025 at 10.00 PM.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Loay Othman Loay.Othman@cohealth.org.au

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working with Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.