Administration Officer

Our Health Service is expanding and so is our Mental Health and Specialised Services Administration Team

• Join a dedicated Administration Relief pool team to provide patient administration and general administration support to the Mental Health and Specialised Services division.

About the role

Provide casual and/or temporary administrative backfill for frontline administration staff on short or long term leave across the division. This could include providing high quality and effective administrative support and customer service to health professionals and consumers in a multidisciplinary environment. The casual reliever could perform administration functions in relation to patient administration and/or general administration duties including front office reception and support to executive staff.

This is part of a rolling recruitment process; applications will be assessed as received when vacancies arise.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following:

• Demonstrated success undertaking general administration duties in a busy environment.
• Demonstrated effective customer-focused service within a confidential working environment.
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills with the ability to interact and negotiate with a broad range of stakeholders and members of the public.
• Demonstrated proficiency utilising Microsoft Word and Excel and the ability to rapidly acquire demonstrated proficiency in the application of other information systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work as a team member with a high level of autonomy to manage daily workloads and to contribute towards achieving the goals of the Health Service.

Mandatory Requirements:

• This position will be required to work across the various facilities throughout the West Moreton Hospital and Health Service. This could include: The Park – Centre for Mental Health, Gailes Community Care Unit, Goodna Community Health Plaza, Ipswich Health Plaza, and Ipswich Hospital.
• Appointment to the reliever pool offers no ongoing permanent work. The reliever pool is accessed to backfill front line and critical administration staff for short periods of time and is often required to be available at very short notice. This relief pool is also accessed to backfill short term temporary roles. Short term hours offered can vary from part time to full time.
• Vaccinated against, and remain vaccinated against, certain vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) as outlined in the Health Employment Directive NO. 01/16 (PDF) ( )

About West Moreton Health

West Moreton Health is one of the most rapidly evolving health services in the south east corner, with a community growth expected to almost double to more than 588,000 by 2036. Our vision is for a robust hospital and health service that includes fit-for-purpose spaces, interconnected buildings, multi-disciplinary health services, research, education and community partnerships.

To read more on how West Moreton Health are committed to transforming and optimising our care, to meet the health care needs of our growing and diverse community – Follow this link ( )

Benefits

• 17.5% annual leave loading (Additional allowances/entitlements may apply)
• 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation
• Professional development
• Salary sacrificing options ( )
• Wellness programs
• Employee Assistance Service (EAS).

To apply

Further information regarding this role please download and read the attached Role Description and Information Packages. You will need to submit your Cover Letter, CV or Resume including the names and contact details of two referees and a short response (maximum 1-2 pages) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities are relevant to the role.

Applications to remain current for a period of 12 months and may be used to fill a similar vacancy.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for all West Moreton Health vacancies.