Ward Clerk

**Are you looking to start your career in health?** **We have an amazing opportunity to get your foot in the door into Health and expand on your administration skills**

**Remuneration**:$31.21 - $32.24** **Per Hour + 11% Super + Salary Packaging

**Employment Type**:Permanent Part Time

**Position Classification**:Administration Officer Level 2

**Hours Per Week**: 24

**Requisition ID**: REQ485201

**Closing Date: Sunday 26th May 2024**

**Ward Clerk - Targeted**

**John Hunter Hospital/Awabakal Country**

**About the role**:
A Career at John Hunter Hospital is for people who want to make a tangible and lasting difference in our community. It is for people who are looking for choice and opportunity through the scope and scale of our roles, projects, and the diversity of our people.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our organisation, which focuses on excellent patient care and first-class service delivery.

Based in The Surgical Services Theatre Suites (11-15) overflow/same-day ward you will provide administration support to the Nursing staff.

In this position, you will handle various administrative tasks, including organising patient packs, scanning documents, arrival, discharge and transferring of patients into the wards, scheduling follow-up appointments and entering data.

In this role, you will be rostered from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm on Wednesdays through to Fridays.

**Where you’ll be working**:

- This is an opportunity to work for the largest employer in the region which services a population of more than 900,000 across the Hunter, New England, and Lower Mid North Coast areas. John Hunter Hospital is a Level 6, tertiary referral, major trauma and teaching hospital and is the largest hospital in the Hunter New England Local Health District. HNELHD has strong, innovative connections with the University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute.
- As the largest employer in the region, we encourage our staff to use their knowledge, skills, and experience to innovate and challenge existing methods of operating for the benefit of our patients. Meeting the principles of excellence, every patient, every time.
- The NSW Government has committed $835 million to redevelop the John Hunter and John Hunter Children's Hospital. The John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct project will deliver an innovative and integrated precinct with industry-leading facilities. The project will work in collaboration with health, education, and research partners to meet the current and future needs of the greater Newcastle, Hunter New England, and Northern NSW regions.
- You will become part of an exceptional team where each member brings unique strengths and experiences, but what really sets us apart is how well we work together. We're like a close-knit family, always supporting each other and collaborating to give our patients the best care possible.

**Benefits**:

- Four (4) weeks annual leave for temporary and permanent employees (pro-rata if part time).
- Fitness Passport.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members.
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.
- Working for a highly regarded public health facility, where supporting the local community is at the forefront of our business strategy.
- Career Development opportunity.
- Buddy system for training.
- We celebrate Admin Day by hosting a morning tea event.
- Fundraisers are scheduled regularly across the year.
- Extra shifts are available outside of your rostered hours.
- This role is supported by the Administration Manager for Surgical Services.

**About you**:

- You will be caring and passionate and have a strong desire to learn.
- You will work as a part of a team, but autonomously as well.
- You will be able to plan and prioritise your workload in a busy environment.

**Additional information**:

- An eligibility list will be created for future permanent part time and temporary part time vacancies.
- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

**Need more information?**
- Click here for the Position Description

**Information for Applicants**:
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**This is a Category A position**. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with **NSW Health policy directive **PD2023_022: Occupational **Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases** for Category A positions prior to offer. **All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

**_ HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of _**_benefits _**_such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses. _**

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