Address Permanent part time, Friday 0800-1630
Heidelberg location
$66.768.00 - $72,134.40 base + salary packaging + super (pro rata)
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the Northeast of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About Cancer Services:
Cancer Services provides a comprehensive range of services for cancer patients and their families, including radiotherapy, medical oncology, surgical oncology, clinical haematology – including autologous and allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Supportive care, wellness and palliative care are integral components of the service, along with teaching, education and research. Services are provided in a range of inpatient and ambulatory settings. Inpatients services include two acute cancer wards and a palliative care ward. Ambulatory services include radiation oncology, day oncology, apheresis and multidisciplinary cancer clinics which operate on a Monday-Friday basis. A cancer clinical trials centre manages trials in inpatient and ambulatory settings.
About the role:
Administration Assistant within the Palliative Care Unit at Austin Health, you will work collaboratively providing support to a team of professionals, who are passionate about providing best practice care for patients.
A regular day will see you:
Facilitate the smooth day to day administrative operations of the unit.
Provide secretarial & administrative support to the Head of Unit which includes preparation, typing of documents, letters, flyers, copying, faxing, and scanning.
Organise diary appointments and coordinate both internal and external meetings.
Provide all aspects of administrative support for unit meeting structures and events including meeting room bookings, electronic diary invitations, preparation and circulation of agendas/papers, minute taking and typing and circulation of minutes.
Provide clinic support as per unit requirements – this may include contacting patients, appointment management/cancellation etc.
You’ll join a friendly and supportive team who genuinely enjoys their work and the contribution they make.
About you:
You will be someone who has excellent communication skills, advanced computer skills including Microsoft programs, and a high degree of initiative, tact and diplomacy with well-developed interpersonal skills. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.
Our benefits:
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging
A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists
Five weeks annual leave
Inclusion at Austin:
We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, physically or culturally diverse, LGBTQI+, and people of any age.
Work with us!
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application as interviews may commence prior to the closing date. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working with Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please feel free to reach out to the hiring manager.
Closing date: April 2024
Selection Criteria Essential: A commitment to Austin Health values: Integrity, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Essential: Advanced computer skills including Microsoft programs (Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint). Essential: An ability to manage incoming work with competing priorities, meet deadlines, and advanced attention to detail and accuracy in all activities Essential: Demonstrate a high degree of initiative, tact and diplomacy with well-developed interpersonal skills Essential: Ability to communicate effectively, both verbal and written. Essential: Ability to use initiative and work autonomously, be self-directed and motivated Essential: Ability to problem solve in a variety of complex situations. Essential: Demonstrated ability to develop professional relationships with internal and external key stakeholders. Essential: Demonstrated commitment to high quality customer service Essential: Ability to work as an effective member of a highly qualified multidisciplinary team. Essential: Flexible and responsible to meet the department’s needs. Essential: Highly organised, able to prioritise work and multi-task.
