Business Services Coordinator

Location: Melbourne | Parkville

Job type: Full Time - Fixed Term

Organisation: Austin Health

**Salary**: $40 - $43

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 2065

**_Are you a current Austin Health employee?_**
- 5 Month Fixed Term Full-Time Maternity Leave Cover
- Heidelberg location, with option to work from home up to 3 days week
- HS4 classification with potential for over award payment (dependent on experience) + up to $11,660 salary packaging + super
- 5 Weeks Annual Leave

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the Northeast of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

**About North Eastern Public Health Unit (NEPHU)**

NEPHU is one of nine public health units in Victoria: three in metropolitan Melbourne and six covering regional Victoria. Together these units form a coordinated network, working in partnership with the Department of Health to deliver a comprehensive public health program for Victoria.

NEPHU is led and coordinated by Austin Health with responsibility spanning approximately 1.81m people living in the northeast of metropolitan Melbourne. We work collaboratively to improve the health and wellbeing of the NEPHU population through health promotion, prevention and protection activity.

**About the role**

The NEPHU Business Services Coordinator supervises the day to day operations of the Business Services officers and coordinates the delivery of administration support to the NEPHU team.

The role of the coordinator includes contributing to, overseeing and reporting on the various administration functions and ensuring compliance with health service policies and processes. The role is a conduit between leaders and administration staff to ensure clear communication and consistency in all aspects of the management of the Business services function. In addition to oversight of the core administrative functions, the role will focus on continuous process improvement, risk management, and development and implementation of systems and processes to support efficiency and innovation.

**About you**

As the Business Services Coordinator, you will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to

excellence. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role, you'll bring with you:

- Proficient in the use of broad established administrative processes in a health service
- Demonstrated ability to lead a small team to support the administrative processes for the broader NEPHU team
- Demonstrated ability to form and sustain collaborative stakeholder relationships
- Demonstrated ability to work independently without direct supervision and use initiative to anticipate and solve problems

**Our benefits**

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists

**Work with us**

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People.

**Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the **position description** for further details.**

**Application closing date: 21 December 2024