Administration, Business and Management, Corporate Services, Public Health, Support Services
- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Marjorie Tripp
- Salary $64,195 - $67,154 p.a. (Pro Rata) ASO2|Full Time, 12mth contract with opportunity for Ongoing Placement.
The Heartbeat of the Ward — Ward Clerk, Marjorie Tripp
As the Ward Clerk for the Marjorie Tripp ward at Flinders Medical Centre, you'll be the administrative backbone that keeps a busy clinical team connected, organised, and focused on patient care. This is a full-time, ongoing role within the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network — offering the stability of public sector employment alongside the genuine satisfaction of contributing to one of South Australia's most trusted hospitals. If you bring strong attention to detail, a calm head under pressure, and a commitment to respectful, person-centred service, this is a role where your skills will truly make a difference.
About the role:
Reporting to the Nurse Unit Manager, this role is responsible for providing a professional, customer-focused clerical service and is a principal point of contact for external and internal customers.
Duties for the role will include:
- Assisting in the coordination of bed allocation with the ward in consultation with the Bed Manager and the Clinical Service Coordinator,
- Ensuring care type changes for inpatients are made on a timely basis,
- Ensuring computer data regarding admission, transfer and discharge information is accurate, complete and up to date for ward inpatients,
- Displaying a positive attitude towards the organisation, patients and other staff,
- Attending to all enquiries from external and internal customers in a professional, courteous, positive and timely manner
About you:
- Ability to respond to a diverse range of people in a courteous, helpful manner under a variety of conditions, e.g. heavy work load, aggressive clients.
- Effective telephone and communications skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality in dealing with sensitive and personal details.
- Ability to adhere to instructions, established practices, procedures and guidelines.
- Possess a high level of personal motivation and initiative and a strong commitment to service excellence.
- Experience in general administrative activities,
- Experience in the use of computers and software applications including word processing and electronic mail,
- Experience in a customer service role
Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.
Want To Know More? Contact: Tanya McGrath, Admin Manager, Div RAP, 8404 2241, [email protected]
Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 14 June 2026
Attachments:
- Ward Clerk - Marjorie Tripp 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: 939064
