Ward Clerk

**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time

**Position Classification**: Administration Officer level 3

**Remuneration**: $62,525.58 - $64,583.50 p.a plus superannuation

**Hours Per Week**: 38

**Requisition ID**: REQ391734

**Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network is a state-wide Specialty Health Network delivering health care to adults and young people in contact with the forensic mental health and criminal justice systems across community, inpatient and custodial settings***

**_Our Vision:_**_ _**_Together, we transform lives by delivering healthier tomorrows through excellence in patient centred care across community, inpatient and custodial settings._**

An exciting opportunity is available for **Ward Clerk** seeking a career in Forensic Mental Health. The Forensic Hospital currently has a permanent full time position available for a highly skilled and dynamic Ward Clerk who will take up the challenge to join our professional team working within our unique health care environment.

**About The Forensic Hospital, Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network**
- The Forensic Hospital is a high-secure forensic mental health facility in New South Wales, operated by Justice Health NSW. This facility provides specialist, therapeutic inpatient care for adults and adolescent forensic, correctional and high-risk civil patients._
- A multidisciplinary team of medical, nursing and allied health professionals are dedicated to providing a care across the clinical spectrum, from high dependency and acute care, to long stay and rehabilitation care._
- While working at the Forensic Hospital you will develop strong professional connections with colleagues and making a positive contribution to vulnerable people. This dynamic work environment is interesting, stimulating, challenging, rewarding and one where you can have a positive impact on the lives of patients and their families. To learn more about careers in our network, please click links below:_
- Work for the Forensic Hospital — Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (nsw.gov.au)_
- Why work with us — Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (nsw.gov.au)_

**What you'll be doing**

This position is responsible for the administrative and secretarial support for the Nursing Unit Manager of the unit to which they are assigned within the Forensic Hospital. The role includes a high level of diligence and accuracy with the handling of information including filing, assembly, retrieval, culling and tracking of health records and the accurate recording of inpatient admissions on PAS.

**What we can offer you**
- _Great additional salary allowances _
- _Accrued day off (ADO) a month (for full time employees)_
- _Salary Packaging and Novated Leasing options to further enhance take home benefits, _
- _Free on-site parking, easy access to public transport _
- _Fitness Passport for ongoing staff and their families to access more than 300 gyms and pools at a discounted rate._

**_Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds._**

**A comprehensive two week full time orientation is provided, with the next intake date on 29 May 2023**

- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing._

**How to Apply**

To be considered for this position, please ensure to address the selection criteria below:

- Previous experience or ability to perform administrative tasks, health record management and use clinical databases in a health care setting.
- Demonstrated effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to provide a customer service focus.
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task and organise work priorities.
- Ability to work with mínimal supervision and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Need more information?

**Applications Close: 6th June 2023