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• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network 
• Location: Various/Negotiable
• Salary: $74,095 - $78,694 per annum (adjusted to hours worked)
• Full-time, Ongoing

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING? 

This role places you at the centre of patient care coordination, delivering a professional and welcoming first point of contact while supporting the smooth management of elective surgery admissions. You will manage bookings, maintain accurate records, and respond to enquiries with empathy and efficiency, ensuring patients are informed and supported throughout their pre-admission journey. 

As part of a collaborative team, you will also contribute to project work, policy development, and process improvements that enhance service delivery. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact by strengthening systems, supporting colleagues, and helping deliver safe, high-quality care.

WHO ARE WE? 

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network offers opportunities across our sites, from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve. 

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR? 

• Do you deliver a professional, friendly, and confidential first point of contact for patients and stakeholders?
• Can you manage admissions, bookings, and patient data with accuracy and attention to detail? 
• Are you able to communicate with empathy and clarity when supporting patients through pre-admission processes?
• Do you take initiative to improve systems, support projects, and contribute to policy development?
• Can you build strong working relationships and collaborate effectively across teams and services? 

If you have answered yes to any of these questions - then read on… 

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE? 

You will………. 

• Coordinate elective surgery admissions, including bookings, waitlists, and pre-admission processes
• Provide a professional first point of contact, managing enquiries with efficiency, empathy, and confidentiality
• Maintain and update patient information systems and ensure accurate documentation at all times
• Support project work, policy development, and continuous improvement initiatives across the service 
• Liaise with internal teams and external stakeholders to support effective service delivery and patient flow 

WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN? 

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS? 

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following: 

• You will need to be immunised. Please contact the Enquiries Person for this position if you have any queries. Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy. Further information is in the application for to help guide you.  
• You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description. 

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION 

We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in. At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you.  

NEED TO RELOCATE? 

Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. See what is available here: Relocation support | SA Health. Find out more about working in the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, and see what it looks like to work and live in regional Australia at: https://movetomore.com.au/ 

HELP IS HERE! 

Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (job ref: 938765) or reach out to Caitlin Chun-Linn on phone: 0479 183 918 or email: caitlin.chunlinn@sa.gov.au 

To find out what you need to apply, and what is required to be offered a role, please refer to the Applicant Checklist BHFLHN Applicant Checklist.pdf. Please also click here for our Australian applicant guidelines 

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DON’T HESITATE! Applications Close on 30 July 2026 11:55PM 

 Eligibility: Open to Everyone 

Elective Surgery Administration Officer BHFLHN.pdf