Specialist Clinic Clerk Grade 3

Far West NSW Local Health District; Broken Hill; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 53,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks annual leave

Salary packaging

Novated Leasing

Fitness Passport and EAP

Professional development

Job summary

Far West NSW Local Health District is seeking a BI Clerk Grade 3 for a maternity relief. The role is temporary part‑time (20 hours/week) in Broken Hill, with remuneration of $37.61–$38.81 per hour plus superannuation.

You’ll handle admin tasks, coordinate meetings, and support GP/Medical Officer communications in a busy health facility. Applicants should have a Certificate III in Health Administration or Office Administration, strong MS Office skills, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Health Administration or Office Administration, or recent administration experience in healthcare.
• Excellent communication skills with patients and health professionals.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Experience with MS Office Suite; good data entry and scheduling ability.
• Ability to work under broad supervision in a high-volume environment.

Responsibilities

• Undertake administrative tasks: typing letters/policies, faxing, filing, calendar bookings and data entry.
• Provide office administration: stock ordering and stationery management.
• Support meetings with scheduling, agendas, and minute distribution.

Skills

Excellent communication

MS Office Suite

Organisation & time management

Deadline driven

Team player

Education

Certificate III in Health Administration or Office Administration

Job description

Far West NSW Local Health District – Broken Hill NSW

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Employment Type:TemporaryPart Time (Maternity Relief until 1 October 2027)
Position Classification:BI Clerk Grade 3
Remuneration: $37.61 - $38.81 ph + superannuation
Hours Per Week:20
Requisition ID:REQ705367
Location:Broken Hill

We really aren’t that far away - only 3 hours’ drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia with everything you need right at your front door!

• Opportunity to work on the frontline to join a truly supportive team that is empowered to provide the ultimate patient experience

Grow your career with us with ongoing learning and development

Broken Hill truly is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West.

About the Opportunity

• Undertake administrative tasks including but not limited to typing of letters/policies, faxing, collecting medical records, telephone calls, mailing, filing, record compilation, calendar bookings, liaison with GPs/Medical Officers to obtain clinical correspondence, travel/vehicle applications and bookings, data entry and filing, producing reports and correspondence to internal and external stakeholders.
• Undertake office administration and management duties, maintaining and ordering stock, stationery, and other supplies.

Provide administrative assistance to meetings, including scheduling, agenda and document collation, and minute creation and dissemination.

What is on offer

• 5 weeks annual leave
• Salary packaging (pay less tax!), enjoy up to $9k for living expenses, $2.6k for meals and entertainment

Novated Leasing

Fitness Passport and EAP to maintain your health and wellbeing

• Professional development with support through advanced education & training to help you develop your career
• A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing

About the Far West LHD

TheFarWestLocalHealthDistrictisoneof15LHDsunderNSWHealth,providinghighqualitypublichealthservicestothecommunitiesinfawwestNSW.Theourvisionistobeexcellenceinruralandremotehealthandwetrulyempoweringourstafftodelertebesthealthoutcomesfortheourcommunity.

Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia.

In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.

A true “Oasis in the Outback”, Broken Hill is a thriving regional town in far west NSW full of diversity, history and character. Being Australia’s first city to be Nationally Heritage Listed, Broken Hill is a culturally rich town with a vibrant art scene with over 20 galleries! The unique attractions, festivals and beautiful natural landscapes see tourists flock from all over, but the ones who stay quickly fall in love with the place and its liveability.

With a population just shy of 20,000, Broken Hill is small enough to allow for a relaxed country lifestyle, while big enough to provide all the desired facilities of a regional hub including major supermarkets and retail stores, excellent schools (7 primary & 2 high), multiple gyms & aquatic centre, well-known fast-food franchises and a plethora of trendy restaurants, pubs and cafés.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Health Administration or Office Administration, or recent administration experience, preferably within a Healthcare setting.
• Excellent communication skills including excellent spelling and comprehension, excellent verbal communication skills, and demonstrated ability to deal confidently and courteously with patients and health professionals.
• Demonstrated experience in the MS Office Suite of applications, spreadsheet and database software, electronic scheduling and email systems.
• Demonstrated strong organisational and time management skills and ability to meet strict deadlines.
• Demonstrated capacity to work under broad supervision and to undertake a diverse range of tasks as an effective member of a team in a high pressure, high volume work environment.
• Demonstrated ability to adhere to the defined standards of ethical and professional conduct consistent with the current NSW Health Code of Conduct and/or relevant professional standards where applicable.

The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.
Learn more atwww.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

Applications Close: 12 November 2026

Stepping Up

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Empower, listen and act together

Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe from harm and to empower children's voices.

At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.