- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Modbury Hospital – Smart Road, MODBURY SA 5092
- Salary: $71,589 - $76,033 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – ASO3
- Temporary/Full-Time up to 14 March 2027
About the Role:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking a Business Support Officer to join our Finance team.
NALHN is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and the teams working behind the scenes are just as vital as those delivering frontline care.
If you are an organised, detail-oriented administrator who enjoys working in a collaborative environment, this is your opportunity to contribute to meaningful health outcomes for the northern Adelaide community.
What You'll Be Doing
As a Business Support Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the efficient operation of the Finance Directorate. You will provide a broad range of administrative and financial support services to ensure accurate, timely and high-quality service delivery. Key responsibilities include:
- Delivering responsive business and administrative support to Divisions across NALHN
- Coordinating correspondence, documentation and records management in line with SA Health standards
- Accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions
- Managing professional development reimbursements for Medical Officers
- Recharge revenue and payments
- Preparing and processing general ledger journals
- Providing financial support services to Divisions and Directorates
- Acting as a reliable point of contact for internal and external stakeholders
Your strong attention to detail, organisational skills and commitment to high-quality outcomes will be critical to your success in this fast-paced environment.
What You'll Bring
- Demonstrated experience in an administrative, finance or business support role, ideally within a health or government setting
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and experience using corporate or finance systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a high level of accuracy
- Proven ability to prioritise work, manage competing demands and meet deadlines
- Understanding of confidentiality, compliance and governance requirements within SA Health
- A collaborative approach and commitment to supporting multidisciplinary teams
About You:
You are a proactive and reliable team member with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build positive working relationships. You are confident in problem-solving, can navigate competing priorities, and remain calm and professional in a complex and busy environment.
About Adelaide:
Adelaide is consistently recognised as a city that artfully combines its compact charm and world-class cuisine with picturesque nature escapes. Ranked one of the worlds “Most Liveable Cities” and “Most Beautiful Cities”, Adelaide provides something for everyone combining a wonderful mix of nature with nearby beaches, rolling hills and wildlife and culinary delights with fine dining restaurants, award-winning cafes, bustling food markets and booming boutique bars. Events like the LIV Golf, SANTOS Tour Down Under, Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival add extra appeal to living here.
About Us:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide.
NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.
With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community.
With over 7,000 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.
Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:
NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home-based services across multiple sites in Adelaide’s north and north-eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.
Lyell McEwin Hospital – the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services.
Modbury Hospital – a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.
Mental Health Services – adult and older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental health services, across hospital and community settings.
Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services – provides culturally responsive primary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in-hospital and across four community sites.
Primary Health Care Services – including GP Plus sites at Elizabeth, Modbury and Gilles Plains.
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):
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 940760
Enquiries:
Lynette Sax
Business Compliance and Fraud Officer
Phone: 0435 657 220
E-mail: Lynette.Sax@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date:
26 June 2026 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
940760 -Business Support Officer -Finance - ASO3 -Role Description.pdf
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information
