Griffith Community Health Admin Officer

Murrumbidgee Local Health District; Griffith; On-site; AUD 74,000 - 76,000; Part time

Job summary

Murrumbidgee Local Health District – Griffith NSW is seeking an Administration Officer to provide clerical support to the Griffith Community Health team. This temporary part-time position covers maternity leave and supports efficient patient services.

You will deliver quality customer service, perform MS-Office tasks, manage records and appointments, and work with a multidisciplinary team to keep services running smoothly for patients and families.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar support role in a complex organisation.
• Strong prioritisation and decision-making in a busy environment.
• Effective communication with stakeholders.
• High level computer skills with Microsoft Windows applications and email systems.
• Commitment to patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Ability to work under broad supervision and show initiative.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality customer service to patients, employees and members of the public.
• Perform clerical tasks using the MS Suite, including Excel and Teams.
• Assist with admissions, transfers and discharges, record management, bookings and appointments, filing, invoicing and payments for services.
• Support the manager and team with quality activities to improve local processes.
• Plan and prepare appointments.
• Obtain a National Police Check.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Customer service

Administration

MS Excel

MS Teams

Tools

MS Excel

MS Teams

Job description

Murrumbidgee Local Health District – Griffith NSW

Position Classification: Administration Officer - Level 3 (Health Employees Administrative Staff (State) Award)
Remuneration: $73,915.12 - $76,218.80 per annum, pro rata (+ super + 17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Employment Type: Temporary Part - Time (until 28 March 2027)
Hours Per Week: 16
Location: Griffith Community Health
Requisition ID: REQ704595
Closing Date: 27 November 2026

About the Role

Murrumbidgee Local Health District is seeking a Griffith Community Health Admin Officer to provide administration and clerical support to the manager and team at Griffith Community Health. This temporary part time position covers maternity leave and helps keep the service running smoothly for the patients, families and members of the public who use it.

You will deliver high quality customer service, complete a range of operational and clerical tasks using the Microsoft suite, and work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team in a busy building that supports multiple services.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide high quality customer service to patients, employees and members of the public.
• Ensure a respectful and helpful response to all face-to-face and telephone enquiries, facilitating timely access to people and services of the health service.
• Complete operational, clerical and administrative tasks using the MS Suite, including Excel and Teams, such as assisting with admissions, transfers and discharges, record management, booking services and appointments, record keeping, managing postal and other correspondence, filing, typing, deliveries, pickups, purchasing and stores management and invoicing and payments for services such as Fleet management
• Assist with more complex tasks or projects and provide relief for other staff as required, to support efficiency and quality within the service and team.
• Support the manager and team with quality activities to ensure ongoing improvement in local processes.
• Plan and prepare appointments.
• Communicate clearly with a variety of internal and external services that operation within the building.
• Perform according to established work practices and procedures, working under general instruction and broad supervision.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, demonstrating flexibility, initiative and a commitment to customer service excellence.
• National Police Check

Selection Criteria

• Experience working in a similar support role in a complex organisation, as an effective team member.
• Ability to make good decisions about work priorities and achieve key tasks effectively in a busy work area.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including attention to detail when communicating with managers, colleagues and members of the public.
• Demonstrated high level computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft and Windows based applications, email systems, and/or other information and record keeping systems.
• Understanding of, and commitment to, providing excellent customer service, including the maintenance of patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Demonstrated ability to show initiative with known work procedures, and able to work under broad supervision.

MLHD welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.
If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, you can access recruitment application support through the Stepping Up initiative.
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined intheNSW Health OASV Policy(Page 11).You will be required to complete theOASV Undertaking/ Declaration FormandTB Assessment Toolduring the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.