Head of Health Funding & Health Information Services
Permanent Full Time
Cabrini Malvern location / other sites as required
We’re building for the better
By 2036, more than 150,000 patients will look to us for healthcare every year.
At Cabrini Health we champion community, compassion and career fulfilment. Our teams are united by the shared purpose of making a meaningful contribution to exceptional, patient-centred care in well- resourced, world class facilities that inspire you to perform at your best and continuously grow professionally.
About the role
Cabrini is seeking an exceptional commercial and healthcare leader to join our Executive team as Head of Health Funding & Health Information Services.
Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, this pivotal leadership role is responsible for driving Cabrini's health funding strategy, leading private health fund and compensable payer partnerships, and providing strategic oversight of our Health Information Services function. This is a rare opportunity to influence funding outcomes, lead complex commercial negotiations, optimise revenue integrity and shape the future of health information management within one of Australia's leading not-for-profit health services.
Key responsibilities include:
1. Leading Cabrini's health funding strategy, private health fund partnerships and major contract negotiations.
2. Driving revenue performance, funding compliance, contract optimisation and sustainable financial outcomes.
3. Providing strategic commercial insights and advice to Executive and Board stakeholders.
4. Overseeing Health Information Services, including clinical coding, health information management and case mix optimisation.
5. Partnering with clinical, operational and finance leaders to enhance funding outcomes and organisational performance.
6. Leading analytics, forecasting and reporting to support data-driven decision-making.
7. Building strong relationships with health funds and key industry stakeholders.
8. Developing and lead a high-performing team focused on commercial excellence and continuous improvement.
About You
What you’ll need to bring to the role:
9. Extensive senior leadership experience in health funding, payer contracting, commercial healthcare operations or private hospital management.
10. Strong knowledge of hospital funding models, revenue optimisation, case mix, clinical coding and Health Information Services.
11. Proven success leading complex negotiations, managing significant revenue streams and influencing senior stakeholders.
12. Highly developed analytical, commercial and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
13. Experience engaging with Executive and Board-level stakeholders.
14. Relevant tertiary qualifications in finance, business, health administration, health information management or a related healthcare discipline.
What we can offer
15. Opportunity to influence strategic decisions, lead high-profile commercial partnerships and funding initiatives at one of Australia's leading not-for-profit health services.
16. Opportunity to work alongside an experienced team and drive innovation across funding, revenue integrity and health information management.
17. Competitive remuneration package and executive-level benefits.
18. Salary Packaging benefits up to $18,850 per annum
19. Values-driven organisation dedicated to compassionate, patient-centred care.
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For further enquiries please contact: Fiona Chapman, Group Director People, Culture & Transformation - 9508 3503
Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini Health and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community.
Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission.
As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Working for Cabrini
Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.
There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.
Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.
Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect
MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI
Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for annual Influenza plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested. Vaccination for COVID-19 is highly recommended.