Payroll Support Officer

Payroll Support Officer - Wollongong Hospital

📅 REQ611826 Requisition #

Find purpose and passion in your career with Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District.

$76,125.92 - $77,852.51 per annum + 12% super & salary packaging | Permanent Full Time | Wollongong Hospital (TWH) | REQ611826 | Grade: Administration Officer Level 5 | Applications close: 28 October 2025

Join us in shaping healthier futures. Together we can do more.

The Medical Workforce Unit is responsible for the recruitment, appointment, payroll and management of the junior medical staff (senior registrars to interns) within ISLHD. The MWU is committed to delivering high quality, client focused and professional services that support the organisation in the delivery of its core function, which is the provision of high quality, safe and efficient health services that are responsive to the needs of patients, carers and the community.

Provide support of ensuring the establishment and maintenance of an adequate, skilled, competent, safe and effective Junior Medical Workforce, vital in effecting health outcomes, and vital in effecting the safety and functioning of the community.

Responsible to the Manager of Medical Workforce Unit for managing and providing administrative support for the nonspecialist workforce at ISLHD and its associated networks. Responsible for all aspects of payroll, rostering governance and Award compliance for junior medical staff. Ensure the delivery of efficient and friendly customer service to all stakeholders.

The position holder will need to maintain an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of junior medical staff conditions of employment, Awards and other rostering guidelines and have the ability to apply these to day to day processes and practices.

Wollongong Hospital, located on Dharawal Country, is the Illawarra Shoalhaven’s major referral and teaching hospital and has a bed-base count 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 hour’s 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 here.

Benefits of working with ISLHD

We understand that balancing career aspirations with the demand of the everyday, as well as maintaining a healthy work-life balance, can be a challenge. To help with this, we offer a range of benefits which include:

- Allocated Days Off (ADO) - once a month take a paid day off (eligible full-time employees)

- Novated leasing - lease a car and pay for all running costs out of your pre-taxed salary (eligible full-time employees)

- Fitness Passport - discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy (eligible employees)

- Career progression, professional development and secondment opportunities

Apply now

By reading the Position Description, then, using our online portal, submit a resume and answer the selection criteria within the application. In addition, please note you must have the following essential requirements:

- Applicable vaccination requirements for a Category B role.

ISLHD is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

ISLHD is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and wellbeing of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.

Visit the Stepping Up website here. Stepping Up supports Aboriginal people to navigate the recruitment process and find a career or employment in NSW Health.

NSW Health acknowledges the people of the many traditional countries and language groups of New South Wales. It acknowledges the wisdom of Elders past and present, and pays respect to all Aboriginal communities of today.

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