Executive Assistant

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Mercy Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial, Health and Allied Health

Reference: 21057

**Position Summary**

We are looking for a dynamic and highly motivated individual to join us as Executive Assistant to the Divisional Director, Perioperative & Specialist Services + Women's & Children’s Services.

The position will be based at Werribee Mercy Hospital with the possibility for some hybrid work arrangements.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**:
In an exciting opportunity at Mercy Health, the Executive Assistant plays a fundamental role providing high-level administrative support to the Divisional Director and the Clinical Services Director.

This is a Full Time Permanent position located at Werribee Mercy Hospital.

In conjunction with highly developed administration and organisational skills, the Executive Assistant will effectively demonstrate a skillset of:

- Outstanding administration and organisational skills
- Demonstrated experience assisting Executives and senior management to maximise their value to the organisation
- Highly developed interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated research and report writing skills
- Excellent time management; working under pressure whilst managing various tasks

**ABOUT YOU**:

- Proven experience in an Executive Assistant position
- Strong experience with meeting coordination and diary management
- Understanding of complex rostering (desirable)
- Understanding of health care in a public setting (desirable)
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills on all levels
- Proficiency in the use of MS Office, Word Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Ability to adapt easily to changed work environments and prioritise

**ABOUT US**:
Mercy Hospitals Victoria Ltd incorporates:

- Mercy Hospital for Women, a major public hospital and specialist referral centre for obstetric, neonatal and gynaecological needs.
- Werribee Mercy Hospital, a general hospital providing comprehensive care to the rapidly growing western suburbs of Melbourne. This hospital is currently undergoing significant expansion with a number of exciting capital projects already underway and in planning.
- Mercy Mental Health provides adult mental health services across the south west Melbourne area
- Mercy Palliative Care, a community-based palliative care service offering support in the North and West Metropolitan Region of Melbourne.
- O’Connell Family Centre, one of three early parenting centres in Victoria
- Mercy Health Albury, a major provider of subacute (general) health services in the Albury-Wodonga and surrounding areas
- Mercy Care Centre Young, a 26-bed health service providing a range of outpatient, community health and aged care services for the people of Young and surrounding regions

Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women's health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.

Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.

**WHAT WE OFFER**:
Mercy Health recognises that people are searching for meaning in their work life and finding a workplace that connects with their values is a key motivation when choosing an employer. As a not-for-profit healthcare provider, Mercy Health has a strong mission and clear values that guide us in everything we do. We pride ourselves on:

- caring for our people and those important to them with generous employee assistance available for employees and their families
- protecting children and vulnerable people in all our services, by listening to them and having zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect
- taking a stand against climate change, which is one of the biggest threats to the health of the world and all humanity, and committing to action that will help make our world fairer and more sustainable
- offering benefits such as generous salary packaging, purchased leave, career progression and development opportunities, access to health and wellbeing programs and a range of discounts across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services.

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED**:

- Proof of vaccination status consistent with public health orders and with Mercy Health’s policy (includes but is not limited to COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccination compliance requirement).

If you have any questions or require any adjustments to ensure a fair and equitable interview and selection process please contact us on the details below.

**Contact Details**
- Jennifer Wilson, Executive Assistant
Phone: 8754 3237