Clinical Administration Support (Casual)

Nelson Marlborough Health; Blenheim; On-site; NZD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Nelson Marlborough Health is seeking a Casual Clinical Administration Support for Wairau Hospital in Blenheim. You will provide administrative support to consultants and clinical teams, helping ensure the smooth delivery of health services.

The casual pool covers vacancies and assignments range from weeks to months, with on-the-job training and no on-call requirements. Typical hours are as-needed, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday.

Qualifications

• Typing speed of 50 words per minute is essential.
• Dictaphone experience and medical terminology advantageous.
• Must undertake a computer skills assessment.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to consultants and clinical teams, ensuring smooth delivery of healthcare services.
• Casual pool supports cover for vacancies across the service and varies by assignment length.
• Assist with patient administration, documentation, and communication as part of the clinical support team.

Skills

Typing 50 wpm

Computer skills assessment

Tools

Dictaphone

Job description

Clinical Administration Support (Casual)

Clinical Administration Support, Wairau Hospital, Casual

• As a casual staff member, you’ll gain new skillsand ‘learn the ropes’ across a range of admin roles and service areas.
• You’llgain valuable insight into working as a hospital administrator.Youcan take a break between assignments or move onto your next assignment.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in theprinciples of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health systemthat serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

As a Casual Clinical Administration Support, you willprovide administrative support to our consultants and clinical teams, helpingensure the smooth and efficient delivery of healthcare services.

Our casual pool consists of experienced Administrators andSecretaries who provide temporary cover for vacant positions across theservice. Assignments vary in length and may be required to cover planned leave,unexpected

vacancies, or recruitment periods.

In this role, you will typically work alongside the staffmember who is leaving, receiving on-the-job training to ensure a smoothhandover of responsibilities. You will then continue in the position until apermanent replacement is appointed. As recruitment timeframes can vary,assignments may last from several weeks to several months, providing anopportunity to gain experience across a range of specialties and teams.

A typing speed of 50 words per minute is essential.Dictaphone experience and medical terminology would be advantageous but notessential. Our preferred applicants will be required to undertake a computerskills assessment.

As this is a Casual position, the hours on an as-per-neededbasis. The hours for this role could range daily from 7:00AM – 5.00PM, Mondayto Friday. There is no on call required.

Please view the position description for furtherinformation.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Our Clinical Support Services team plays a vital role insupporting a smooth patient journey. By coordinating schedules, managingdocumentation, and providing essential administrative support, we enableclinical teams to focus on delivering exceptional patient care. As the backboneof the hospital’s daily operations, we offer a supportive workplace withopportunities for professional development, career progression, job security,and staff wellbeing initiatives.

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• a supportive team environment,
• a flexible work life balance – by filling casualassignments that work in with your availability,
• new skills, or the opportunity to refresh youradmin skills,
• a fun team environment – work alongside dedicatedprofessionals.
  

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About you

• respect the importance of maintaining patientconfidentiality,
• have demonstrated the ability to manage a busyworkload,
• be bright, outgoing and possess excellentinterpersonal skills,
• providea consistently high standard of customer service to our team.

The successful candidate must be eligible to work in NewZealand or hold a valid NZ visa at the time of applying.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuringexcellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce thatis diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand andservice our community.

We welcome applications from our diverse Māori,Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

We will review applications as received and may proceedwith the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affectedemployees will be given preference and priority for this position.