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Your Next Career Move - Administration Officer at Flinders Medical Centre

Join SA Health as an Administration Officer at Flinders Medical Centre and play an essential role in supporting quality patient care through efficient administrative operations. This full-time, ongoing position offers the opportunity to work within South Australia's largest healthcare network, providing comprehensive administrative support to clinical and management teams. You will contribute to healthcare excellence while enjoying competitive employment conditions, professional development opportunities, and the satisfaction of making a meaningful difference in the community.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Research Development Manager, this role is responsible for providing a range of high-quality business, administrative and project support functions to staff within Research Hub.

Duties for the role will include:

• Administrative support for Executive Director, Research Strategy,
• Includes diary management, correspondence monitoring, and liaising with internal/external stakeholders (SALHN executive, researchers, clinicians, university affiliates,
• Supporting event planning and preparation activities (Research Week, Enquiry Education Series, Innovation and Research Council Meetings, and other strategic events),
• Assisting in arranging meeting, workshop, and seminar setup requirements (organising attendees, venues, catering),
• Management of email and telephone communication, meetings, minute taking and day-to-day workflow support,
• Support meetings with catering orders, room bookings and set up/clean up
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About you:

• Proven ability to work effectively under general direction, either independently or in a team,
• Ability to resolve issues, meet deadlines and effectively use work related resources and information,
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills to liaise effectively across a multi-disciplinary environment, including the capacity to communicate collaboratively with a range of staff and customers,
• A high level of competency in the use of computers, word processing and office administration processes and procedures,
• Experience in carrying out a wide range of administrative duties

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Lauren Perry, Research Development Manager, 8204 6226, lauren.perry2@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 9 January 2026

Attachments:

• ASO3 Research Hub Administration Officer- Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

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: 924460