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Be the Heart of Our Maternity Ward - Administrative Support Role

Join our compassionate maternity team at Flinders Medical Centre as a Part-time Ward Clerk, providing essential administrative support in our Birthing and Assessment unit. You will play a key role in ensuring smooth operations while supporting families during one of their most memorable experiences. This ongoing position offers job security, flexible hours, and the rewarding opportunity to contribute to exceptional patient care in South Australia's leading public health network.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Administration Manager, this role is responsible for providing a secretarial and administrative support service to the various clinical units within the division. 

Duties for the role will include:

• Answering all incoming telephone calls and dealing with routine patient enquiries – using judgement in conveying appropriate information,
• Welcoming and directing visitors to the patient concerned,
• Receiving, sorting and distributing mail,
• Preparing outgoing mail,
• Ensure notes for elective surgery are prepared in advance,
• Take and word process minutes for unit meetings,
• Preparing patient notes on admission and prior to discharge,
• Filing results in the patient medical record,
• Receiving handover from CSC/Ward Co-ordinator regarding patient information to enable the appropriate assessment of patient needs (eg requirement for escort, infection control, transport arrangements, etc),
• Updating patient information on the Sunrise system

About you:

• Ability to communicate with a range of patients, the public, visitors and staff in an efficient and courteous manner,
• Demonstrated high standard of written and oral communication skills,
• Ability to apply judgement, initiative and problem solving,
• Ability to plan and prioritise work to meet deadlines,
• General experience in clerical and/or receptionist duties,
• Experience in using information systems and data entry,
• Experience in establishing and maintaining appropriate records

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Brittany Glen, Administration Manager, 0478 363 016, Brittany.Glen@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 18 January 2026 

Attachments:

• M54528 ASO2 Ward Clerk- Role Description.pdf
• 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: 926496