Northern Health is a dynamic health service, providing vital public healthcare to residents of Melbourne’s northern suburbs and the surrounding regional communities. Our campuses offer services to a diverse community across acute, subacute, ambulatory and community programs

The role:

The Division of Medicine is comprised of 10 Specialty areas including Infectious diseases, Respiratory, Gastroenterology, General Medicine, Rheumatology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Medical Obstetrics, Neurology and Nephrology. 

The Medicine division is seeking a talented and enthusiastic individual to take on the role of Personal assistant and Senior Medical Coordinator, reporting to the Divisional Director for Clinical services medicine. This is Maternity leave cover for 12 months only.

You will be required to undertake specified tasks as well as diary management for several Heads of Unit. The Medicine division has over 150 consultants and 12 Heads of unit. It entails over 12 complex rosters to manage and create.

Therefore at times this role can be very busy and you will be juggling many tasks at the one time for many different areas. You must be able to multi task and be able to prioritise because this is not your average admin role.

About you:

•  Motivated
•  Have excellent time management skills
•  Adaptable to change
•  Work well under pressure
•  Willing to go the extra mile and above all else have a friendly personality who can work with all areas of the hospital.

This role although Monday –Friday will entail some out of office work to ensure gaps are covered with roster management and communicated to ensure no urgent requests come through in your absence. This won’t apply during periods of annual leave but will require some discretion. This is compensated via the rate of pay applicable.

Overall you are to oversee the senior medical division for the Division of Medicine and all that entails, as well as provide personal assistant work to the Divisional Director of Medicine.

We can offer:

•  Health and Wellbeing programs, including our new ‘Thrive’ program
•  Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
•  An inclusive and culturally safe space
•  Access to salary packaging, EAP, and our online library.

About Northern Health

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD (still within the bounds of Myki and ride-sharing), Melbourne’s North is fast becoming a place to be!

Next Steps . . .

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Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.

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