Administration Officer

**Job no**: 873711
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Adelaide Metro Northern
**Categories**: Administration and Clerical
- **Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Modbury Hospital - Modbury**:

- **Salary**: $58,709 - $63,154 p.a. **- ASO2 - Ongoing Full-Time**

**About Us**:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) provides care for more than 400,000 people living in the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide and boasts newly redeveloped wards and Emergency and Outpatient Departments, with plans for the addition of more brand-new facilities in the near future. NALHN provides a full range of high-quality medical, surgical, maternity, diagnostic, emergency and support services. NALHN offers a range of primary health care services across the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide, with a focus on providing preventive and health promoting programs in the community, and transition and hospital substitution and avoidance programs targeted at chronic disease and frail aged.

With a workforce of almost 6,500 employees, NALHN works to ensure quality and timely delivery of health care, whilst building a highly skilled, engaged and resilient workforce based on a culture of collaboration, respect, integrity and accountability.

Our core values of respect, integrity and accountability underpin our commitment to provide excellence in care, innovation, creativity, leadership and equity in service provision and health outcomes to the Northern area communities.

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.

Across SA Health there are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and career at any of our metropolitan or regional sites.

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

**About You**:
Are you a dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic Administration Officer looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.

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

To excel in this role, you should possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be highly organised, and have a strong commitment to delivering exceptional customer service.

**About the Role**:
An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as an Administration Officer within the Aged Care, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care Division.

As an Administration Officer - Palliative Care, you will play a vital role in supporting the smooth operations of our palliative care services. Your responsibilities will include:

- Providing administrative support to the palliative care team, ensuring efficient workflow and timely communication.
- Maintaining accurate and up-to-date patient records, ensuring confidentiality and compliance with relevant policies and procedures.
- Coordinating appointments, managing schedules, and facilitating communication between patients, families, and healthcare professionals.
- Contributing to the creation and maintenance of a welcoming and supportive environment for patients and their loved ones.

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.

**Check(s)**
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)

**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: 873711**

**Enquiries**

Donna Jenkins

Nurse Unit Manager

Phone: (08) 7321 4353

**Application Closing Date**

20 September 2024 - 11.55PM

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**Advertised**: 06 Sep 2024 Cen. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 20 Sep 2024 Cen. Australia Standard Time