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Form of workPosition Classification: Admin Off Lvl 3
Remuneration: 66027.58 - 68085.5 full time equivalent base salary range (excludes super, leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week: 16
Requisition ID: REQ463049
Sydney Children's Hospitals Network is the largest paediatric health care entity in Australia. We care for thousands of children each year in our hospitals and in their homes — with one purpose in mind — to help young people live their healthiest lives.
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An exciting opportunity exists for an Administration Officer in the Department of Community Child Health at Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick. This a part-time temporary position (16 hours a week) until June 30 2024 with the possibility of additional longer term opportunities within the department. The Administrative Officer will work closely with a range of health care professionals within the dynamic Community Child Health team which provides clinical services and various innovative community programs to vulnerable children and their families. The role is varied and entails providing support for the day to day administrative functions of the department including assisting the team in their clinical roles.
What you'll be doing
- To provide Secretarial and Administrative services to the Department.
- This includes assisting the team in their clinical roles e.g. scheduling appointments, transcription typing of clinical letters, answering and responding to telephone enquiries, managing referrals, processing invoices, bulk billing, updating and maintaining patient information via databases, coordinating clinics through the patient scheduling system, as well as organising patients files that are required for the medical teams, Healthroster data entry and roster creation through roster demand template/s for department staff members
- Exercising initiative in the application of established day to day work practices and procedures in the Department such as prioritizing workload and ensuring tasks are met within a timely manner.
- Demonstrated administration experience working within a medical environment
- Demonstrated excellent communication, interpersonal skills and organisational skills, with internal and external stakeholders
- Demonstrated typing experience with transcription equipment, with an accurate minimum typing speed of 60wpm
- Proven ability to learn, or relevant experience with navigating various databases and scheduling systems
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience of the Microsoft Office Suite; advanced Word, Outlook , Excel
- Proven ability to use initiative, to work autonomously and the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Proven ability to prioritise workload and ensure all tasks are completed in a timely manner
SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity - we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply. If you identify as an Indigenous Australian or as a person with a disability, please contact us if you would like some more information about our recruitment process.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families that access the services we provide at the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. Aboriginal job applicants are encouraged to visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up to assist in preparing your application.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course (2 doses) of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
NSWHealth is committed to child safety in line with the Child Safe Standards
Applicants holding visas with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable local applicant is identified.
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Maria Katakouzinos on maria.katakouzinos@health.nsw.gov.au
If you are Aboriginal or Torres Strait islander wishing to apply for this role and want to speak with an Aboriginal person/representative from the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network please contact Wayne Dargan on 0486012545.
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Applications Close: 12/02/2024
