Overview
Administration Officer - Emergency Department
Employer: SA Health
Job reference: 915412
Location: 5118 - GAWLER EAST
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
What are we offering?
Join our dedicated Emergency Department team at Gawler Health Service, where you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, confidential, and customer-focused administrative support. This position is part of a 24/7 roster and requires flexibility to work across a range of shifts, including nights, weekends, and public holidays. You'll contribute to efficient patient admissions, discharge processes, and the smooth running of essential administrative functions in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
Who are we?
The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network runs from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas (this position is in Gawler). We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve.
What do we stand for?
At BHFLHN our values underpin everything we do and the way we behave every day. We also look for people who align to our values and we believe that our passion must be yours to be a success, our values areTrust, Respect, Integrity, Collaboration and Kindness
Who are we looking for?
- Are you skilled at providing exceptional customer service in a busy, high-demand environment?
- Do you have strong attention to detail and the ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with discretion?
- Are you adaptable, positive, and able to work independently while supporting a team?
- Do you demonstrate cultural awareness and a willingness to engage respectfully with Aboriginal communities?
If you have answered yes to any of these questions - then read on….
Where and how you will work
Gawler offers a unique blend of historic charm and modern living, set in scenic countryside just 45 minutes from Adelaide - a great place to live, work and be part of a welcoming community. For more information Discover Gawler | Town of Gawler Council
How will you contribute?
- Provide courteous and efficient reception and admissions services to patients, visitors, and staff both in person and via phone.
- Assist with patient record administration, including case note preparation, maintenance, and accurate data entry.
- Support effective communication systems by managing paging, public address, and in-house media networks.
- Work collaboratively within the team to maintain smooth administrative operations and contribute to continuous quality improvement.
What will we offer you in return?
At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:
- Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility.
- Salary package with a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year
- Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
- Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program
- Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families.
What else do you need to know/what is essential for success?
Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following:
- You will need to be immunised. Please contact the Enquiries Person for this position if you have any queries. Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy. Further information is in the application to help guide you.
- You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description.
Our commitment to diversity & inclusion
We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in. At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Chance employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you.
Need to relocate?
Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. See what is available here: Relocation support | SA Health. Find out more about working in the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, and see what it looks like to work and live in regional Australia at:
Help is here!
Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (Job ref: 915412), or reach out to Sharyn Hiscock, Acting Senior Administration Officer, Phone: 85212043 or via E-mail:
To find out what you need to apply, and what is required to be offered a role, please refer to the BHFLHN Applicant Checklist. Please also click here for our Australian applicant guidelines
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Close date: Applications close on 2 October 2025, 11:55PM
Eligibility: Open to everyone
Reference: 915412 Administrative Officer Emergency Dept - Role Description.pdf
Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
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📌 Administration Officer - Emergency Department
🏢 Government Of South Australia
📍 Town of Gawler