Job no: 922443
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide Metro Northern
Categories: Administration, Business and Management
* Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale
* Salary: $76,561 - $80,256 per annum, plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits
* ASO4 – Temporary Full-time – up to 31 October 2026
Are you ready to elevate your career beyond standard admin roles? This is your opportunity to drive efficiency, influence decision-making, and lead a high-performing team within one of South Australia's most dynamic health networks.
As the Office Manager & Executive Assistant to the Executive Director of Allied Health, you'll be the trusted right hand in a fast-paced environment where your expertise shapes outcomes for patients and staff across Northern Adelaide.
This full-time contract position until 31 October 2026 offers the chance to contribute to quality healthcare delivery while developing your administrative expertise in a supportive environment.
About the Role:
You will provide essential executive support and office management services within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
What You'll Do
* Provide comprehensive executive assistance to senior management
* Coordinate meetings, appointments and travel arrangements
* Manage correspondence, reports and confidential documentation
* Oversee office operations and administrative processes
* Liaise with internal departments and external stakeholders
* Support project coordination and implementation
* Drive quality improvement initiatives and contribute to accreditation processes.
About You:
Your proven experience as an Executive Assistant or Office Manager will ensure your success in this role.
You will have exceptional organisational and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships.
You will have the ability to effectively lead administrative staff within the Division, ensuring seamless service delivery.
Working closing with senior executives, other government agencies and multidisciplinary teams, you will gain exposure and experience to multiple facets of the organisation.
This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.
About Us:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.
NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:
Lyell McEwin Hospital – The major hospital in the north and north-east for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetrics, paediatrics and outpatient services.
Modbury Hospital – A general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.
Mental Health - The Division of Mental Health provides a comprehensive range of public mental health services for youth, adults and older people in northern Adelaide. Services are provided through community health centres and hospitals, and to consumers in their own homes.
Forensic Mental Health - A statewide service that operates as part of the Division of Mental Health for forensic patients and prisoners.
Community Sites - Elizabeth GP Plus, Modbury GP Plus and Gilles Plains GP Plus Super Clinics providing community based care.
Benefits of working at NALHN:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you'll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
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.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.
Checks:
* National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for vulnerable person-related employment– apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.
Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category B (indirect contact with blood or body substances)
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 922443
Enquiries:
Sandra Parr
Executive Director, Allied Health and Outpatients
Phone:
E-mail:
Application Closing Date:
5 December 2025 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
Advertised: 21 Nov 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
Applications close: 05 Dec 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time