Allocation Clerk

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services. On 1 January 2026, Alfred Health will come together with Kooweerup Regional Health Service, Peninsula Health, Bass Coast Health and Gippsland Southern Health Service to create Bayside Health, a newly merged health service with more than 22,000 employees caring for a community of over 1.2 million Victorians. The new health service will provide people with the best possible care with services that support them throughout their lives. The merger will also strengthen our workforce, providing new training, education and career opportunities. Subject to final approval on 1 January 2026, all employees from the five health services will transfer to Bayside Health.

• Permanent Position
• Full Time 80 hours per fortnight (rotating shift roster, shifts Mon-Sun
• Salary Package: $66K + Shift + Superannuation
• Alfred Hospital Location

About us

The Nursing Services Workforce Planning Unit is based at Alfred Health and is involved in strategic planning work within nursing services of the organisation. The Unit is involved in centralised nursing recruitment, supplementary staffing due to an increase in service demand or a short fall in staffing requirements. The service also provides a variety of workforce reports and assists in various workforce strategies across the health service. A number of management and allocation structures support this process.

About the role

The Staff Allocator works as part of the Staff Allocations Team under the direct guidance of the Staffing Allocations Manager and Nurse Manager -Bank and Pool. The Position liaises closely with wards, clinical services, clinical operations manager (COM) and nursing agencies. The position is responsible for all clerical duties associated with running the Staffing Allocations Office. The Staff Allocator is the point of contact for all Wards/Clinical service for replacement of Nurses, Ward Clerks, Patient Attendants within Nurse Bank (Casual), Nurse Pool (Permanent) and via Nursing Agencies when required. The Staff Allocator also works closely with the Nursing Services Workforce Planning Unit leadership team to get engagement of the supplementary staffing of the organisation (Bank and Pool). This role requires the candidate to work a rotating roster, with shifts rostered Mon-Sun across the spread of hours from

About you

• Proven experience to work in a demanding, high volume and fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and within a team
• Pragmatic and confident in liaising with a diverse range of stakeholders
• High degree of attention to detail and professionalism with the ability to analyse and problem solve
• Excellent computer literacy in MS Office Suite including advanced skills in PowerPoint, Excel, Word and other relevant systems (databases)

Staff Benefits

• Generous salary packaging and novated leasing are available through Maxxia
• Onsite staff gym (Alfred Hospital)
• Modern onsite library facilities, exclusive to Alfred Health staff
• Access to health and well-being incentives
• Discounted health insurance
• Staff Car Parking (subject to availability)

For further enquiries please contact Maria Silvestri, Staffing Allocations Manager at

Applications close at 11.00 pm on Friday, 24 October 2025

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department's risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.

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