* Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre– SALHN Operations Centre (SOC)
* Salary $58,709 - $63,154 p.a. (Pro Rata) ASO2, Multiple Positions Available, Immediate Start, Temporary Contract of 9 months with the opportunity to extend
* The role will be required to work across a 7-day roster, with shift times being 8am to 4pm or 4pm to midnight.
Administration Officer - Southern Adelaide Local Health Network
Join SA Health as an Administration Officer and provide essential support to healthcare teams across Southern Adelaide's metro region. We have multiple positions available with flexible shift arrangements between day and evening hours, offering an immediate start. Be part of South Australia's largest healthcare network while building your career in a supportive environment that truly makes a difference to patient care.
About the role:
Reporting to the Advanced Nursing Director, this role provides timely customer service and accurate data entry to support the unit's daily operations. The Administrative Officer helps maintain clear and effective communication across the team to support coordinated and efficient SALHN Operations services.
The SALHN Operations Centre is a fast‑paced hub within Flinders Medical Centre, responsible for coordinating patient allocation and flow across the network. We are seeking an Administrative Officer to join our dynamic, multidisciplinary team.
Duties for the role will include:
* Providing administrative support to the Advanced Nursing Director and project team, such as data entry, document preparation and formatting, and general assistance to help keep the department's work on track,
* Answering incoming telephone calls, evaluating them for urgency and using judgement, redirecting to the appropriate departmental member,
* Responding to inquiries from all staff groups, patients, visitors, external professional groups and other institutions and agencies
* Ensuring prompt and accurate data entry of in-patients visits from the Statewide Interfacility Transfer (SIFT) system to Electronic Medical Record (EMR),
* Assist nursing Bed Managers with EMR data entry including patient transfers,
* Maintaining records of patients who are transferred to private contracted care providers,
* Entering data into Safety Learning System (SLS) as required, such as in relation to transfer of care (TOC) delays and rapid ambulance offloads,
* Providing courteous and personable customer service
About you:
* Ability to work as a member of a team and individually,
* Effective telephone and communication skills,
* High level of personal organisation skills and the ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines,
* Interpersonal skills consistent with providing high quality customer service and the trust and cooperation of others,
* Experience in establishing and maintaining appropriate records and filing systems,
* Experience in the use of computers and software applications including word processing and electronic mail,
* Experience in a customer service role,
* Experience working in a fast-paced environment
Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.
Want To Know More? Contact: Martyna Gobell, Senior Project Manager,,
Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Friday 30 January 2026
Attachments:
* Administration Officer - SOC Role Description
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Applicant Information:
* We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
* 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 and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
* 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: 927787