Ward Clerk

Job no: 918004

Work type: Part time

Location: Adelaide Metro Northern

Categories: Administration, Business and Management

- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin & Modbury Hospitals – Elizabeth Vale & Modbury

- Salary : $58,709 - $63,154 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – ASO2

- Ongoing Part-Time – working 22.5 hours per week (Multiple Positions)

About the Role:

Join the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Ward Clerk where you will play an essential role in supporting patient care across our busy hospital wards.

As a Ward Clerk, you will be the organisational backbone of our clinical teams, ensuring smooth operations and excellent patient experiences. In this role, you will support healthcare professionals in delivering quality care to our diverse community.

In this role, you will work over a 7-day roster, covering shifts from 4:00pm to 8:00pm, in an annual leave relief capacity.

Key Responsibilities

- manage patient admissions, discharges and transfers

- coordinate appointments and maintain accurate patient records

- provide administrative support to nursing and medical staff

- handle telephone enquiries and communicate with patients and families

- process orders for medical supplies and equipment

About You

In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills, an ability to work effectively in a fast-paced healthcare environment and proficiency in computer applications. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

About Us

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.

NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

Benefits of working at NALHN

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.

Check(s)

- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)

- National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for general employment probity, vulnerable person-related employment and aged care sector screening – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission . See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.

Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category B (indirect contact with blood or body substances)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 918004

Enquiries

Claire Hannon

Office Manager, Ward Clerks

Phone: 0466 820 355

E-mail: claire.hannon@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

7 November 2025 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information

918004 - Ward Clerk (Multiple Positions) - ASO2 - role description.pdf

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.

Advertised: 24 Oct 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time

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