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• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin and Modbury Hospitals – Elizabeth Vale and Modbury
• Salary: $64,195 - $67,154 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – ASO2
• Ongoing Full-Time (Multiple Positions)

About the Role:

A fantastic opportunity is now available with the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) for enthusiastic Administration Officers to join the dedicated team at the Northern Adelaide Cancer Centre (NACC). This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast‑paced healthcare environment and is passionate about supporting high‑quality cancer care for patients and their families.

As an Administration Officer, you will play a key role in providing comprehensive administrative support across our cancer services. Your work will include coordinating bookings using both paper‑based and electronic systems, ensuring accurate and timely Medicare billing for private outpatients, and maintaining up‑to‑date patient demographic information. You’ll be the first point of contact for patients and visitors responding to phone, email and in‑person enquiries with professionalism, empathy and clarity.

In your daily activities, you will provide smooth reception services for patients attending procedures and investigations, ensuring they feel supported and well‑informed throughout their journey. You will communicate confidently with internal staff and external service providers to maintain continuity of care, while also ensuring the efficient handling, updating and storage of medical records. Reporting of departmental statistics will form part of your routine, contributing to accurate organisational data and service planning. Through all interactions, your compassion and ability to support individuals during times of anxiety will be central to the patient experience.

About You:

To excel in this role, you will bring highly developed written and verbal communication skills, enabling you to interact confidently with multidisciplinary teams, external agencies and members of the community. You will have strong organisational abilities, allowing you to prioritise workloads, meet deadlines and operate effectively under pressure with minimal supervision. Your experience in handling confidential information discreetly, combined with your initiative, positive attitude and adaptability, will ensure success in a constantly changing environment. You will have proven experience maintaining office systems and technologies, proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, and preferably experience with electronic patient booking systems. 

If you’re ready to bring your skills, compassion and enthusiasm to a role where you can make a genuine difference every day, apply today.

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.

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.

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if you have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

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.

Check(s):

• National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for general employment probity, vulnerable person-related employment and aged care sector screening – 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: 932805

Enquiries:

Alaisha De Meo 

Office Manager

Phone: (08) 8182 9026

E-mail: alaisha.demeo@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date:

24 April 2026 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

 932805 - Administration Officer - Cancer Centre (Multiple Positions) - ASO2 - role description.pdf

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.