Introduction
The Clinical Information Officer role at Fairfield Hospital supports the accuracy and availability of medical records. The work spans paper, hybrid and electronic records, including scanning and the administrative tasks that keep information usable. Small errors can create extra work for clinical teams, so your application should explain the checks behind your accuracy.
To understand how to apply for Clinical Information Officer, start with the four selection criteria reproduced below. They ask about methodical work, deadlines, data-integrity problems and communication. Examples from health-records work are relevant, and carefully explained records or document-processing experience can also help demonstrate these skills.
The position is temporary full time for 38 hours per week. This free checklist helps you organise the written responses and distinguish the application task from the health screening required before commencement. Follow any additional document or response limits presented in the application portal.
View the official job ad. Closes 20 September 2026.
Clinical Information Officer (Administration Officer Lvl 2) – Fairfield Hospital – Temp FT role snapshot
| Role | Clinical Information Officer (Administration Officer Lvl 2) – Fairfield Hospital – Temp FT |
| Organisation | South Western Sydney Local Health District |
| Location | Fairfield Hospital |
| Job reference | 598522 / REQ689421 |
| Employment | Temporary full time, 38 hours per week |
| Salary | $1,327.60 to $1,371.63 per week, plus 12% superannuation and salary packaging |
| Closing date | 20 September 2026 |
Official job ad and application. Closes 20 September 2026.
Application requirements
Provide a response to each of the four advertised selection criteria. The instructions ask you to explain your suitability through these responses, so give concrete examples of what you checked, organised, corrected or communicated.
- Individual written responses to all four selection criteria
The advertisement does not specify separate resume or cover-letter uploads or response limits. Check the application portal for required documents and field limits. As preparation, keep a tailored CV ready and use a cover letter only if the portal requests or accepts one.
Essential role requirements
All staff must meet NSW Health vaccination and screening requirements before starting. Review the position description and application information for any further conditions relevant to this temporary appointment.
What to highlight
The four selection criteria are the clearest guide to the evidence this application needs. The recommendations below connect them to records processing and scanning without adding unconfirmed official capabilities.
| Requirement or evidence area | How to demonstrate it |
|---|---|
| Attention to detail and methodical processes | Describe a checking routine for documents or records, including how you confirmed completeness, correct identifiers and the right destination. |
| Workload organisation and deadlines | Show how you tracked incoming work, recognised urgent requests and maintained progress across routine processing. |
| Errors and data integrity | Explain an error you detected, how you checked the correct information and how you corrected or escalated it within your authority. |
| Communication and customer service | Use an example of clarifying a records request, explaining a delay or resolving an enquiry professionally. |
Example application structure
Organise your application around the four selection-criteria responses. No response word limit is stated in the advertisement, so follow any maximum shown in the application fields. The table below reproduces each criterion and suggests the evidence to build around it.
Selection-criteria responses
| Question or criterion | How to approach your response |
|---|---|
| Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow clearly outlined processes and perform tasks in a methodical manner. | Describe the task, the procedure you followed and the checkpoints you used. Explain how those checks helped you produce complete, accurate records. |
| Demonstrated ability to organise and prioritise workload and meet deadlines. | Set out the volume and competing demands, your method for ranking work and how you monitored deadlines. Give the result without disclosing patient information. |
| Demonstrated ability to identify errors, data integrity issues and problem solve. | Explain how you noticed an inconsistency, established what was correct and arranged the appropriate correction. Include any step that reduced the chance of recurrence. |
| Demonstrated high level interpersonal, communication and customer service skills, including demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with customers. | Choose a request or enquiry where clear communication mattered. Show how you clarified the need, explained the process and kept the customer appropriately informed. |
Before you submit
Check that all four criteria have a response and that each example identifies your own work. Keep patient names, record numbers and other identifying details out of your application. Review the portal’s upload and field requirements before submitting by 20 September 2026.
A records example becomes more useful when the reader can see the process you followed and the error it prevented or resolved. Use this free guide to make those steps explicit, then compare your final responses with each selection criterion.
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