Administrative Officer

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Not provided

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial

Reference: 54835

An exciting opportunity is now available to work with the senior leadership team and provide general administrative support to Monash Partners Academic Health Science Centre (Monash Partners) and Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI)
- Provide administrative support for the day-to-day operation of the Centres
- Initial tenure for 12 months, possibility of extension, full-time appointment (0.8 - 1.0 EFT, 30.4 - 38 hours per week).
- Based at Monash Medical Centre, Clayton.

**About Monash Partners
**About Monash Centre for Health Research & Implementation (MCHRI)**

MCHRI is a research centre that seeks to create, synthesise, implement and translate clinical, health services and public health knowledge, underpinned by cross sector end user engagement, to deliver health impact. MCHRI is a partnership between Monash Health and Monash University, which will address specific implementation research, translation and engagement needs and build on strategic objectives of both Monash University and Monash Health. It is focused on direct delivery of improved health outcomes across all areas of health. MCHRI brings together clinical researchers, clinicians, health service managers, evidence synthesis and translation experts as well as other research end users, including policy makers, non-government organisations (NGO’s) and consumer groups with a common interest in evidence informed best practice in health and in improved health outcomes.

**About Monash Health**

Monash Health is a lead health service within Monash Partners. Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service. We provide safe, high-quality care to one-quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire lifespan,m pre-birth to end-of-life.

More than 18,000 of us work at over 40 care locations across south-east Melbourne, including seven hospitals and an extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community health and mental health facilities. Each year:

- We provide more than 3.2 million episodes of care to our community,
- Close to 260,000 people are admitted to our hospitals,
- Close to 217,000 people receive care at our three emergency departments,
- We respond to more than 64,000 ambulance arrivals,
- We perform more than 48,000 surgical procedures, and
- We deliver more than 10,000 babies.

We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to a fair, non-discriminatory workplace that maximises the talent, potential and contribution of all.

**About the Role**

This is a joint position between the Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI) and Monash Partners Academic Health Science Centre (Monash Partners), two co-located Centres. The Administrative Officer is responsible for:

- General Administrative support to both Director, MCHRI and Chief Operating Officer, Monash Partners;
- Reception duties for MCHRI;
- Acting as a point of contact for MCHRI and Monash Partners team members.

The Administrative Officer will work collaboratively with the MCHRI and Monash Partners senior leadership team and other support staff to provide administrative support for the day-to-day operation of the Centres. As an initial point of contact at Reception for MCHRI the Administrative Assistant will have a friendly and professional approach with all callers, visitors and members of staff. This role is a full-time fixed contract position of 12 months with the possibility of extension.

**About You**

**What you need**:
Prior experience in an administrative role, a willingness to learn and be part of a team, a friendly and professional approach.

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.

Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed. These include:

- reference checks;
- a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months;
- a current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same);and
- proof of immunisation.

A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made.