Nursing Locums Support Officer

Join a rewarding team for a newly created role within our nursing locum division that will see you create efficiencies for the entire local health district’s nursing teams.

**Remuneration**: $72,285.58 - $73,940.16 p.a. + Superannuation + Salary Packaging
**Employment Type**:Temporary full-time (6 months)
**Position Classification**:Administration Officer Level 4
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Location**: Waratah campus
**Requisition ID**: REQ544884
**Applications Close: Wednesday 12**th** February 2025**
**_Tentative Interview Date: _**_Wednesday 19th February 2025_

**About the role**:
We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Nursing Locums Support Officer to provide critical administrative support in managing our Nursing Locum services. In this role, you will be integral in ensuring that nurses are where they need to be, when they need to be there. This includes coordinating travel and accommodation arrangements, reviewing individual timesheets, and have oversight of invoice processes.

In this dynamic role, you will handle a variety of tasks, including:

- **Invoicing**: Reviewing invoices from agencies, cross-referencing them with nursing timesheets, and ensuring prompt payment through effective follow-up with management.
- **Booking Travel**: Coordinating with nursing agencies to arrange travel logistics, ensuring that nurses arrive on time, regardless of their location.
- **Onboarding & Credentialling**:**Verifying necessary recruitment documentation, such as Working with Children Checks, registrations, and other certifications before nurses begin their assignments.
- **Reporting & Data Collection**: Maximising operational efficiency by providing accurate, up-to-date data and reports, enabling informed decision-making.
- **Process improvement**: Identifying opportunities to streamline processes, standardise documentation, and enhance team workflows for better overall performance.

If you’re a proactive and detail-oriented individual with a passion for making healthcare operations more efficient, we’d love to hear from you

You won’t be working alone. You’ll collaborate closely with the Manager - Nursing Locums and the Nursing Locums Coordinator, who will offer valuable guidance and expertise. Additionally, you’ll work alongside nursing managers and external nursing agencies across the local health district, building and maintaining strong business relationships to ensure the effective provision of Nursing and Midwifery agency staff. Training and ongoing support will be provided.
- Strong background in customer service with proven experience in delivering high-level communication, both written and verbal.
- Ideal experience with invoicing and accounts management.
- Proven rostering experience with the ability to efficiently schedule nursing locums.
- Have experience with booking travel and managing logistics.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Confident in following up with managers and holding your own, with the support of our management team to help you achieve your goals.
- Ideally, experience in health administration, though not essential.

**At Hunter New England Health, enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. You'll contribute to the team enriching health in millions of ways every day. On top of this we also offer**:

- Collaborative team environment
- Ongoing training and support
- Paid parental leave (for eligible employees) - giving you the opportunity for true Work-Life balance
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
- Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
- Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and their families
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals

**Want to know more?**

1) Click here for the Position Description
3) We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position
4) An eligibility list will be created for future permanent part time and temporary part time vacancies.

**This is a Category B position.** Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category B positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

**HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of**benefits**such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.**

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