Administrator - Lakes District

Administrator

Lakes District Hospital – Queenstown

Salary between $70,970 and $73,941 per annum pro rata

• Permanent, fulltime (0.8FTE) opportunity across a four-day week
• Work in beautiful Queenstown

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

Lakes District Hospital is a busy facility, with an emergency department, general ward, radiology, maternity and outpatient departments.

Located in the hub of clinical administration, this busy and varied role will often challenge your organisational skills with competing deadlines and conflicting priorities.

As part of our team, you will be carrying out a wide range of administrative and reception duties and providing essential support to keep the hospital functioning effectively, including but are not limited to:

• Management of patient records for the emergency department and general ward
• Processing of ACC forms and other documentation
• Providing effective reception services – answering incoming calls, welcoming visitors to the Service
• Supporting the wider service with administration tasks

View Position Description

About the Team/Service/ Location

This position is at the Lakes District Hospital in Frankton. The position involves varied tasks including dealing with medical professionals and patients. It can be extremely busy at times so being able to manage your workload is essential. The admin team is very friendly, close knit and supportive.

About you

As part of the administration team you will form part of the front line so your friendly, welcoming, resilient nature will be appreciated. You’ll be a positive communicator – both written and verbal and be competent in MS Office Suite. Experience using database systems and/or the ability to quickly pick these up is essential as you’ll be working with these on a daily basis. A background in medical administration would be ideal but not essential.

Our ideal candidate will: 

• Thrive on the pace and the challenge.
• Have excellent relationship management skills
• Work well under pressure
• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
• Experience in projects / initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.

We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Salary Range

This role is covered by the terms and conditions of the PSA South Island Clerical Multi-Employer Collective Agreement and the salary will be in accordance with the National Health Administration Workers Pay Scale, Band 4A between Step 1 $70,970 to Step 3 $73,941 pro rata dependant on relevant experience.

How to Apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 05 January 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Mikayla Hamilton at mikayla.hamilton@southerndhb.govt.nz.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.