Senior Administrative Officer - TMO Unit

I Work For Sa; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 74,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Fitness Passport

Employee Assistance Program

Relocation support may be negotiated

Job summary

SA Health, within the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), seeks a Senior Administrative Officer for the Trainee Medical Officer Unit in North Adelaide 5006. You will provide high-level administrative support to TMOs, manage checks, credentialing and development claims, and liaise with HR and registration bodies.

The role is full-time and ongoing, offering salary packaging benefits and relocation support may be negotiated.

Qualifications

• Experience in a financial environment and handling sensitive information.
• Ability to interpret awards and agreements related to employment.
• Good written and verbal communication on complex issues.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines in a busy unit.
• Strong organisational and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Interpret relevant Awards and Agreements to provide ad hoc advice on TMO employment queries.
• Communicate with TMOs about selection, checks and requirements to enable on-time commencement.
• Liaise with AHPRA regarding medical staff registration.
• Assist the Unit Manager in reviewing data and processing development claims.

Skills

Financial experience

Confidentiality

Independent worker

Effective communication

Multitasking under deadlines

Tools

General ledger / creditors system

Job description

Senior Administrative Officer - TMO Unit

SA Health
Job reference: 954237
Location: 5006 - NORTH ADELAIDE
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Women's and Children's Health Network, Trainee Medical Officer Unit, North Adelaide 5006
• Salary - ASO3, $74,095.00 - $78,694.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full Time, Ongoing/Permanent

About WCHN
Join the Women's and Children's Health Network (WCHN), South Australia's leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We're shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility.

About the role

Our Trainee Medical Officer Unit works collaboratively with Human Resources, Clinical Governance Unit, and the Centre for Education. The Senior Administrative Officer provides a high level of support to Trainee Medical Officers and relevant stakeholders to ensure the timely delivery of all Trainee Medical Officer employment related processes, including pre-employment checks, credentialing and scope of clinical practice, orientation, following up inquiries, rostering, and the processing of Professional Development Claims.

Key duties of the role

• Interpret relevant Awards and Agreements to provide ad hoc advice regarding TMO employment and entitlement queries.
• Communicate effectively with TMOs about selection process, pre-employment checks, and requirements to ensure TMOs are able to commence work on time.
• Liaise with AHPRA regarding medical registration of new and existing staff.
• Assist the Manager of the TMO unit in reviewing data.

Skills and Experience

• Experience working in a financial environment including the use of computerised general ledger / creditors system.
• Knowledge of the Department of Health Salaried Medical Officers Enterprise Agreement and South Australian Medical Officers Award.
• Ability to maintain both integrity and confidentiality in dealing with issues of a sensitive nature.
• Ability to work independently and under limited direction to meet deadlines and achieve agreed outputs.
• Ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, to a wide range of people on a range of sensitive and complex issues.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 22 November 2026 at 11:55pm

Flexibility Statement
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.