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Employment Type: Casual
Position Classification: Administration Officer Level 2
Remuneration: $31.21 - $32.24 Per Hour + 11% Super
Requisition ID: REQ480619
Applications Close: Monday, 13th May 2024
Casual Administration Officer
Surgical Services
Awabakal Country - John Hunter Hospital
Open Targeting under Anti-Discrimination Act 1977
Whilst this position is open to all individuals, it is targeted to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people under section 21 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply and consideration will be given to suitable Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants to promote equal or improved access. Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants must demonstrate Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status in addition to addressing the selection criterion.
About the role:
A Career at John Hunter Hospital is for people who want to make a tangible and lasting difference in our community. It is for people who are looking for choice and opportunity through the scope and scale of our roles, projects, and the diversity of our people.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our organisation, which focuses on excellent patient care and first-class service delivery.
The Surgical ServicesCasual Administration Officer will be used to backfill unplanned leave within all of our departments within Surgical Services. Being a casual is an amazing opportunity to get your foot in the door into Health and expand on your administration skills through various administration positions.
Surgical Services has various administration positions which include Patient Support Officers and Administration Officers for our surgical wards, two operating theatre suites, same day/day of surgery, and our perioperative service. There are various shift times ranging from 6:30am until 9:15pm at night 7 days a week.
Where you'll be working:
This is an opportunity to work for the largest employer in the region which services a population of more than 900,000 across the Hunter, New England, and Lower Mid North Coast areas. John Hunter Hospital is a Level 6, tertiary referral, major trauma and teaching hospital and is the largest hospital in the Hunter New England Local Health District. HNELHD has strong, innovative connections with the University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute.
As the largest employer in the region, we encourage our staff to use their knowledge, skills, and experience to innovate and challenge existing methods of operating for the benefit of our patients. Meeting the principles of excellence, every patient, every time.
The NSW Government has committed $835 million to redevelop the John Hunter and John Hunter Children's Hospital. The John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct project will deliver an innovative and integrated precinct with industry-leading facilities. The project will work in collaboration with health, education, and research partners to meet the current and future needs of the greater Newcastle, Hunter New England, and Northern NSW regions.
Benefits:
- Mentoring programs for professional development and career progression.
- Free vaccinations and immunisations for all Hunter New England Health employees.
- Supported through an induction and training plan including face-to-face and online.
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members.
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.
- Working for a highly regarded public health facility, where supporting the local community is at the forefront of our business strategy.
About you:
- You are a self-starter, someone who takes initiative and who can deal with many competing priorities and a large number of stakeholders.
- You can plan and prioritise workload in a busy clinical environment, as well as accomplished customer service and administration experience.
- If you have a medical terminology and/or medical administration certificate - this would be desirable.
Need more information?
For role-related queries or questions contact Jessica King on *************@health.nsw.gov.au
If you are currently employed with HNE Health in a position of the same grade, you may not need to submit an online application to be considered. Please contact the hiring manager to discuss your options first.
We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2
Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help indigenous job applicants apply for positions in NSW Health. For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/HNEHealthSteppingUp.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course 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 (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
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