Administrative Assistant

SA Health; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 66,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Health's Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre seeks an Administrative Assistant to support the Neonates Women's & Children's team. You will manage diaries, rosters, correspondence and reception, helping senior staff run a busy department.

You'll handle recruitment, training and professional development tasks, maintain records, and collaborate with medical staff and stakeholders to improve administrative systems in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Typing speed of minimum 60wpm.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with members of the public, patients, visitors and hospital staff.
• Proven experience in providing general comprehensive and confidential clerical, typing and reception tasks to senior officers.
• Experience in developing, maintaining and controlling appropriate records and filing systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide diary management and rosters for senior staff.
• Handle correspondence, recruitment, training and professional development tasks.
• Coordinate with medical staff and stakeholders to keep the department running smoothly.
• Identify opportunities to improve systems and processes.

Skills

Typing 60 wpm

Verbal and written communication

Discretion and confidentiality

Reception and clerical tasks

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Neonates Women's & Children's. Salary $66,442 - $69,504 p.a. (Pro Rata). ASO2 - Fulltime Permanent Position Available. Powering Excellence in Neonatal Care Through Exceptional Executive Support.

Join the Department of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine and play a vital role in supporting senior medical staff and the delivery of high-quality care to our smallest and most vulnerable patients.

As a trusted executive support professional, you’ll bring organisation, discretion and initiative to a diverse role spanning diary management, rosters, correspondence, recruitment, training and professional development.

You’ll work closely with medical staff and key stakeholders, helping keep the department running smoothly while identifying opportunities to improve systems and processes.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, have exceptional attention to detail and enjoy making a meaningful difference behind the scenes, we’d love to hear from you.

About you

• Typing speed of minimum 60wpm
• Use a wide range of computer software packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook etc
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with members of the public, patient, visitors and hospital staff
• Proven experience in providing general comprehensive and confidential clerical, typing and reception tasks to senior officers
• Experience in developing, maintaining and controlling appropriate records and filing systems

Why SALHN?

• Join the fastest growing Local Health Network in SA: Take your career further with our hospitals growing rapidly, new opportunities are emerging across every stage of your career
• Work Local : Enjoy the benefits of spending less time travelling to work every day and gain a strong sense of purpose and fulfilment from directly contributing to the health and well being of your local community
• Join a supportive team: Increase your job satisfaction by working in a friendly, collaborative team with access to approachable, flexible, and supportive colleagues and managers who respect and value your contribution, expertise and knowledge

Attachments

• Administrative Assistant - RD
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Applicant Information

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Wednesday 30th of September 2026

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