Casual Hospital Administration Support

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand; Timaru; On-site; NZD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora – South Canterbury invites applications for casual Administration Support at Timaru Hospital. You will assist across departments, cover staff leave, welcome patients, manage appointments, and handle inquiries with high service levels.

Ideal candidates show strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and confidentiality. Experience in healthcare administration and customer-facing roles is preferred; training on hospital systems will be provided.

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Commitment to customer service.
• Sound computer skills and administrative experience.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Professional approach and confidentiality.
• Willingness to learn new systems and work across departments.
• Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and improving equitable health outcomes for Māori.
• Experience in healthcare administration.
• Experience in customer-facing role.
• Knowledge of hospital/healthcare administration systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential administrative and customer service support across hospital departments.
• Cover planned and unplanned staff leave.
• Welcome patients and visitors and support clinical teams.
• Manage appointments and respond to enquiries.
• Data entry and general administrative tasks.
• Assist with day-to-day coordination of hospital services.
• Work across different departments.

Skills

Organisational

Time management

Customer service

Communication

Confidentiality

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Flexibility

Multitasking

Tools

Hospital systems

Job description

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora – South Canterbury invites applications for casual Administration Support at Timaru Hospital. You will assist across departments, cover staff leave, welcome patients, manage appointments, and handle inquiries with high service levels.

Ideal candidates show strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and confidentiality. Experience in healthcare administration and customer-facing roles is preferred; training on hospital systems will be provided.