Privacy Officer

Health Information Services | Grampians Health
Location: Ballarat, Horsham, Stawell or Edenhope
Employment Type: Full Time with ADO
Classification: Grade 3 Year 4 (pending qualifications and experience)

About the RoleGrampians Health is seeking an experienced Privacy Officer to lead privacy, confidentiality and information sharing governance across our organisation. Reporting to the Director, Health Information Services, you will provide expert advice, manage privacy risks and incidents, and drive a strong culture of privacy, transparency and compliance. Key Responsibilities:

• Lead privacy governance and compliance activities across Grampians Health.
• Manage privacy incidents, breaches, complaints and investigations.
• Conduct Privacy Impact Assessments and support major projects and system implementations.
• Provide expert advice on privacy, health records and information sharing legislation.
• Deliver privacy education and awareness programs.
• Partner with clinical, digital health, cyber security and operational leaders to strengthen information governance practices

Skills & Experience

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Health Information Management, Law, Privacy, Compliance, Information Governance or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in privacy, compliance, information governance or health information management.
• Strong knowledge of Victorian and Australian privacy legislation.
• Exceptional communication, investigation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• The ability to influence, educate and drive organisational change.

Why Join Us?

Grampians Health provides care to more than 250,000 Victorians and employs over 6,300 people across 21 campuses and sites. This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in protecting patient, employee and organisational information while supporting safe, effective and connected healthcare.

To see a full copy of the Position Description please click here

Culture & Benefits

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Fitness Passport membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Interested?

Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Kate Nolan on 04•• ••• 967 for a confidential discussion.

We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.

Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check. All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.