Secretary - Division of Surgery - Administration

**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time

**Facility**: Wollongong Hospital

**Position Classification**: Administration Officer Level 4

**Remuneration**: $66,338.79 - $67,937.54 per annum

**Hours Per Week**: 38

**Requisition ID**: REQ409147

**Applications Close**:Sunday 2 July 2023

**What you'll be doing**

The Secretary works under limited supervision and guidance and is responsible for providing high level administrative support to the Division of Surgery and the surgical team and the coordination and monitoring of the day to day and rostering functions of the Surgical Department. The role has a strong customer service focus to ensure that services provided meet the needs of patients and clinicians. The Secretary is responsible for developing and organising business functions of the department including reports, agendas and minutes including attending meetings afterhours.
**Where you’ll be working**

Wollongong Hospital is the Illawarra and Shoalhaven’s major referral and teaching hospital and has bed base of more than 500. The campus, which incorporates the Illawarra Regional Cancer Care Centre, provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services.

Wollongong is located an hours drive south of Sydney on a narrow coastal strip bordered by the Royal National Park to the north, Lake Illawarra to the south, the Tasman Sea to the east and the Illawarra Escarpment to the west. Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in Wollongong.

The values of the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District guide the behaviour and professional standards of our staff and underpin the ways in which we engage with our patients and consumers. Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

The values of the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District guide the behaviour and professional standards of our staff and underpin the ways in which we engage with our patients and consumers. Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

**What we can offer you**

The Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) provides you with an excellent career choice with many rewarding experiences. At ISLHD we are not just offering jobs, we are offering you the opportunity to excel in your chosen field and to experience a work life balance.

Work flexibility is very important at ISLHD and we provide our people with a range of benefits and conditions to assist with balancing the demands of work and personal life where possible. We offer:

- ADOs each month (for eligible full time employees)
- Study and development leave
- Access to in-house training, learning and educational opportunities
- Discounted parking
- Salary packaging options to reduce your tax and increase your take home pay (for eligible employees)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - counselling for you and your family

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed an up-to-date course of a COVID-19 vaccine (3 doses for Category A roles, 2 doses for Category B roles) which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Please provide proof of vaccination if available.

**Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District 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.**

**Talent Pool**

**Please note**: 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.
- Relevant experience in a hospital or clinical environment.
- Demonstrated ability to work harmoniously as part of a customer focused multidisciplinary team and independently in a self-directed and focused manner.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate with people at all levels and maintain confidentiality.
- Demonstrated working knowledge of rostering processes and meticulous record keeping and database maintenance.
- High level working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite including but not limited to Word,Excel, Outlook, Access and the ability to maintain a website and Trim documents as required.
- Demonstrated high level organisational and time management skills and the ability to organise priorities, manage workflows and meet de