• Job Description

  Req#: 249772
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
  Position Classification: Admin Off Lvl 3
  Remuneration: 66027.58 - 68085.5 full time equivalent base salary range (excludes super, leave loading and salary packaging)
  Hours Per Week: 38
  Requisition ID: REQ484007
  Sydney Children's Hospitals Network is the largest paediatric health care entity in Australia. We care for thousands of children each year in our hospitals and in their homes — with one purpose in mind — to help young people live their healthiest lives.
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  Additional Information:
  • An eligibility list may be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.
  • This position is full time; however, part time/job share arrangements may also be considered
  An exciting opportunity exists for Administrative Officer Level 3 to join the SCHN virtualKIDS service. virtualKIDS is a dynamic, multidisciplinary service offering on site 24/7 specialty paediatric virtual care to children and young people, both locally and throughout NSW. The aim of our service is to ensure children and their families have access to the right health care, at the right time and in the comfort of their own home. We offer support for children and young people with acute conditions, as well as chronic and complex health care needs. Essential criteria – excellent IT skills, communication skills and recent administrative experience. The Administrative Officer is a key role within the virtualKIDS team, excellent interpersonal skills are essential with a multidisciplinary team approach. The successful candidate will be required to carry out clerical duties and demonstrate this within the virtualKIDS team.
  This role currently requires the candidates to work a rotational roster with 8-hour day and afternoon shifts across seven days. We have permanent full-time and part-time hours available. The team work onsite, currently at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, with the future potential to expand to an additional site at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick.
  What you'll be doing
  An exciting opportunity exists for Administrative Officer Level 3 to join the SCHN virtualKIDS service. virtualKIDS is a dynamic, multidisciplinary service offering on site 24/7 specialty paediatric virtual care to children and young people, both locally and throughout NSW. The aim of our service is to ensure children and their families have access to the right health care, at the right time and in the comfort of their own home. We offer support for children and young people with acute conditions, as well as chronic and complex health care needs.
  Essential criteria – excellent IT skills, communication skills and recent administrative experience.
  The Administrative Officer is a key role within the virtualKIDS team, excellent interpersonal skills are essential with a multidisciplinary team approach. The successful candidate will be required to carry out clerical duties and demonstrate this within the virtualKIDS team. This role currently requires the candidates to work a rotational roster with 8-hour day and afternoon shifts across seven days. We have permanent full-time and part-time hours available. The team work onsite, currently at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, with the future potential to expand to an additional site at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick.
  1. Extensive experience working as a level 3 Admin assistant within Health or similar providing an effective secretarial service for a busy department
  2. Ability to use IT systems including iPM, eMR, outlook, word and excel
  3. Well-developed organisational skills required to set priorities and monitor workflow
  4. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and other work skills required for a range of operational administrative tasks
  5. Proven ability to exercise initiative in decision making in day to day operational matters and applying established work practices
  6. Ability to perform work under broad supervision with some independence
  7. Capacity to supervise or train other clerical staff
  SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity - we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply. If you identify as an Indigenous Australian or as a person with a disability, please contact us if you would like some more information about our recruitment process.
  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families that access the services we provide at the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. Aboriginal job applicants are encouraged to visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up to assist in preparing your application.
  Please refer to the Application Guide and NSW Policy Directive PD2022_030 Occupational Assessment Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases for vaccination requirements.
  All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course (2 doses) of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA).
  Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
  This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children’s Guardian. For more information on how to apply for the clearance, please visit the Office of the Children’s Guardian Website https://ocg.nsw.gov.au/
  NSWHealth is committed to child safety in line with the Child Safe Standards
  Applicants holding visas with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable local applicant is identified.
  Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
  Need more information?
  1) Click here for the Position Description and Statement of Duties
  2) Find out more about applying for this position
  For role related queries or questions contact Amie Donnelly on 0447 107 379 or amie.donnelly@health.nsw.gov.au
  If you are Aboriginal or Torres Strait islander wishing to apply for this role and want to speak with an Aboriginal person/representative from the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network please contact Wayne Dargan on wayne.dargan@health.nsw.gov.au
  For technical support please contact the customer services team on 1300 679 367 and select option 3.
  
  Applications Close: 10/05/2024
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• About the company

  The New South Wales Ministry of Health, branded NSW Health, is a ministerial department of the New South Wales Government.

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