Outpatients Receptionist - Administrator

JobSpace; Wellington; On-site; NZD 26,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

JobSpace in New Zealand is seeking an Outpatients Receptionist - Administrator to join the hospital team in Wairarapa. The role provides reception and admin support to the Outpatients department, offering a friendly, efficient service within a collaborative team.

This permanent, part-time position (0.5 FTE) operates across Monday to Friday with occasional Saturday mornings, contributing to a patient-focused hospital environment and community health services.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years administrative experience.
• Excellent communication skills with stakeholders.
• Excellent keyboard skills.
• Excellent time management, multi-tasking and prioritising skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient reception and administration support to Outpatients.
• Collaborate with a small, supportive team to deliver patient service.
• Work across shifts Mon-Fri with occasional Saturday mornings.
• Liaise with stakeholders across the hospital as required.

Skills

Administrative experience

Keyboard skills

Communication skills

Time management

Stakeholder liaison

Tools

Computer packages

Job description

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Outpatients Receptionist - Administrator

Outpatients Receptionist - Administrator

Location: Wairarapa Hospital

Planned Services: Outpatients

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

About the Role

We are looking for an energetic and customer focused person to join our small team in providing efficient reception and administration support to our Outpatients department. In this role, you will find yourself working in a collaborative and supportive team, who are a key part in providing an outstanding service to the wider hospital.

This is a permanent position working 40 hours per fortnight (0.5 FTE), working across Monday - Friday, with the requirement to work some Saturday mornings as and when required.

About the Team/Service/Location

You will find yourself working in a collaborative and supportive team, who are a key part in providing an outstanding service to the wider hospital and community. You may also be required to work in other administrative areas of Planned Services when required by the Charge Nurse Manager.

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About You

You will be able to communicate effectively with others, have good organisation skills, the ability to prioritise work and manage a busy workload and to use your initiative and work unsupervised. You will also need to have excellent keyboard skills and knowledge of computer packages.

• Minimum 2+ years administrative experience
• Excellent communication skills, able to engage with all types of stakeholders
• Excellent keyboard skills
• Excellent time management, multi-tasking and prioritising skills

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.