Day Surgery Ward Clerk (Part-Time) – Welcoming Admin

Healthscope Limited; Sydney; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 65,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility to work across hospitals

Discounted health insurance

Continuous professional development

Job summary

Healthscope Limited is seeking a Part-Time Ward Clerk for the Day Surgery Unit at Norwest Private Hospital, Bella Vista. The role offers a 36-hour week across five days with early morning and late evening shifts (5am–7:30pm).

You will welcome patients and support the clinical team with admin tasks in a fast-paced healthcare setting. The successful candidate will manage patient files, coordinate results, assist with admissions and discharges, and liaise with health professionals to ensure smooth

Qualifications

• Outstanding customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing tasks.
• Intermediate computer skills, including Microsoft Office and healthcare administration systems.
• Previous experience in a customer-facing or reception-based role.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming and assisting patients, carers and visitors.
• Providing timely updates to relatives regarding patient progress and collection timeframes.
• Preparing and managing Day Surgery patient files.
• Coordinating documentation, including pathology and radiology results.
• Assisting with patient admissions and discharges during busy periods.
• Providing administrative support to the Nurse Unit Manager and nursing team.
• Liaising with allied health professionals, porters, and other hospital departments to coordinate patient care and transfers.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Organisational skills

Microsoft Office

Medical terminology

Reception experience

Education

Medical terminology certificate

Tools

Microsoft Office

Healthcare systems

Job description

Healthscope Limited is seeking a Part-Time Ward Clerk for the Day Surgery Unit at Norwest Private Hospital, Bella Vista. The role offers a 36-hour week across five days with early morning and late evening shifts (5am–7:30pm).

You will welcome patients and support the clinical team with admin tasks in a fast-paced healthcare setting. The successful candidate will manage patient files, coordinate results, assist with admissions and discharges, and liaise with health professionals to ensure smooth