Clinical Documentation Specialist

Employer Information Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week Location: Campbelltown and Camden Hospitals Position Classification: Health Manager Level 1 Remuneration: $87,813.00 - $116,824.00 per annum Requisition ID: REQ Application Close Date: 18/01/2026 Interview Date Range: 21/01/2026 - 28/01/2026 Contact Details: Daniel Marson – | About the Opportunity Are you passionate about improving healthcare quality through precision and collaboration? As a key link between clinicians and coding teams, the Clinical Documentation Specialist conducts detailed reviews of medical records to ensure all diagnoses, procedures, and care provided are accurately captured. Working collaboratively with doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, and coding staff, the position leads continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen clinical documentation and data integrity. The ideal candidate will be an analytical and confident communicator, skilled in engaging senior clinicians, solving complex problems, and contributing to a culture of quality and innovation. What You'll be Doing The Clinical Documentation Specialist role is responsible for conducting ongoing documentation reviews to facilitate improvements to clinical documentation to support quality care and accurate clinical coding to reflect the level of service provided to patients. Where You'll Be Working Campbelltown and Camden Hospitals, part of the South Western Sydney Local Health District, work together to provide comprehensive healthcare services to the Macarthur region. Campbelltown Hospital, a leading tertiary facility, offers a wide range of services including cardiology, maternity, palliative care, respiratory medicine, emergency medicine, and aged-care services. It also features specialised Mental Health and Cancer facilities. Camden Hospital complements these services by specialising in care for older persons with acute or chronic health conditions, including rehabilitation, palliative care, geriatric evaluation and management, and psychogeriatric care. The hospitals share a close-knit, community-focused team dedicated to delivering safe, quality, and compassionate care. The ongoing multi-million dollar redevelopment at Campbelltown Hospital will further enhance its capabilities, introducing advanced equipment and amenities. Together, these sister hospitals ensure that the diverse needs of the community are met with excellence and innovation in healthcare. How to Apply To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application. Communication and Change Management - Describe a time when you successfully implemented a change or improvement within a healthcare setting. How did you communicate the change and engage with stakeholders to gain their support and ensure its successful implementation? Analytical, Problem Solving and Organisational Skills - Provide an example of how you used your analytical and organisational skills to interpret complex data, identify underlying issues, and develop solutions to improve performance or service outcomes. How did your attention to detail and problem-solving approach contribute to an improved outcome? Need more information? 1) Position Description 2) Application information Additional Information Salary Packaging South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details. Health & Fitness South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport. Transforming Your Experience Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Eligibility To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency. Equal Opportunity At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability and people from the LGBTIQ+ community to apply. Child Safe Culture SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse. Connect with us on X, Facebook and LinkedIn. #J-18808-Ljbffr