Behind Every Great ED Team Is Great Administration — Join Ours!

This full-time contract role places you at the centre of one of South Australia's busiest emergency departments, where your administrative expertise directly supports the clinical teams caring for patients across southern Adelaide. Based at Flinders Medical Centre within the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, you'll manage the business functions that keep the ED running smoothly — from workforce administration and correspondence to reporting and stakeholder coordination. 

About the role: 

Reporting to the Clinical Director, this role is responsible for providing high-level administrative, operational and business support services that contribute to the efficient and effective functioning of the Emergency Department.

Duties for the role will include:

• Maintaining and coordinating comprehensive administration support to the ED Leadership Team,
• Maintaining and coordinating appropriate office and records management systems,
• Understanding the political environment and working effectively with the ED Leadership Team to coordinate and manage changing and conflicting priorities,
• Taking initiative in the identification of issues and the collation, preparation, and presentation of information for consideration by the ED Leadership Team arising from correspondence and meetings,
• Undertaking minor research and project work and liaising with project managers, health units, agencies, and service providers in obtaining required information

About you:

• Demonstrated ability to provide high level, effective and confidential administrative support,
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of audiences verbally and in writing (including developing high-quality reports),
• Demonstrated ability to liaise, negotiate, mediate, and develop effective working relationships with management and staff from a variety of backgrounds using tact, discretion, and impartiality,
• Proven experience in the provision of a comprehensive and high-level range of administrative and secretarial support services, including management of diary appointments, travel arrangements and events, and preparation of minutes, reports, letters, briefs, and other correspondence,
• Demonstrated experience in undertaking research and project activities requiring the analysis of problems and the provision of appropriate recommendations and solutions

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Laura McAllister, ED Clerical Manager, 8204 4992, laura.mcallister@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 8 November 2026

Attachments:

• Business Support 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: 955139