Ready to Launch Your Healthcare Career?
Remuneration
: $ $35.54 per hour + Superannuation
Employment Type
: Casual
Position Classification
: Administration Officer Level 3
Location:
Tamworth Hospital
Requisition ID
: REQ627320
Closing Date:
15th December 2025
Previous candidates need not re-apply
Looking to gain real experience, work across a variety of hospital departments, and build skills that set you up for future success?
Join our Casual Administration Team — the ideal pathway into the healthcare workforce
What You Will Do
As a Casual Administration Officer, you'll play an important role in keeping our hospital functioning at its best. Working across a rotating roster you'll gain broad exposure to the hospital environment and develop a wide-ranging skillset that will make you a versatile, confident, and highly employable healthcare administrator.
You'll have the opportunity to support multiple areas of the hospital, including:
* Emergency Department (ED)
* Admissions
* Day Surgery
* Theatres and Couriers
You'll be the friendly first point of contact—welcoming patients, taking calls, and helping with admissions by keeping their details up to date. You'll work alongside the nursing and admin teams with day-to-day paperwork and data entry, and you'll also help clerk patients into the Emergency Department while keeping the switchboard running smoothly and calls directed to the right place.
What We're Looking For
You'll thrive in this role if you:
* Have previous administration and/or customer service experience
* Are confident using computers and learning new systems
* Are proactive, enthusiastic, and work well within a team
* Can work flexibly across shifts, including weekends
Why Join Us?
Skills
This role is ideal for anyone looking to start a career in healthcare, gain exposure to different areas of hospital work, and grow their skills for future opportunities. You will also receive the following:
* Open yourself to future opportunities within HNE
* Comprehensive training and support to help you thrive
* Build practical skills that will strengthen your resume and employability
* Make a real difference while being apart of a friendly team
* Access to Employee Assistance Program to promote your wellbeing
* Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
* Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family
Need more information?
* Click here for the Position Description General Administration & Emergency Department Clerk
* Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Georgia Grimley on
Additional Information
* To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
* We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
* If you are currently employed with HNE Health in a position of the same grade, you may not need to submit an online application to be considered. Please contact the hiring manager to discuss your options first.
* Previous candidates need not re-apply
Information For Applicants
Applicants will be
assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria
contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit:
Stepping Up Website i
s a resource designed to help indigenous job applicants apply for positions in NSW Health. For more information, please visit:
This is a Category A position
. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive
PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases
for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
Salary Packaging:
is beneficial to most Hunter New England Health employees and may increase your take-home pay Salary packages a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS via or
*Hunter New England Health employees may be
eligible for a range of benefits***
such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
At Hunter New England Local Health District, we are an inclusive employer dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. Our commitment to a workforce that reflects the community we care for is essential for delivering the highest quality healthcare to our community. We encourage people with diverse lived experiences to apply. If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience. Please contact
HNELHD-
for confidential support to ensure an equitable, barrier-free application process.
Previous candidates need no re-apply.
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