Ward Clerk

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• Permanent Ward Clerk 38hrs per week Monday to Friday Ward 6 West, acute specialty in patient ward.

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

About Ward 6 West

Ward 6 West at Austin Health is seeking to employ a candidate who enjoys working within a large team and has the patient as the central focus. The ward is a 32 bed acute inpatient unit caring for Neurosurgical; Vascular surgical and Ear Nose and Throat Surgical patients. We have a 4 bed High Dependency Unit for Neurosurgical pre and post operative patients with increased care requirements.

About the role

The ward clerk role requires professional and effective verbal and telephony communication skills as well as sound knowledge in Microsoft IT platforms. The role involves assisting the Associate Nurse Unit Manager support the flow of patients in and out of the unit; making outpatient appointments; booking patient transport ; receving and delivering notifications from other departments to nursing and auxiliary staff as an example of some of the daily duties. 

About you 

The successful applicant will have experience in administration; have exceptional prioritisation and multitasking skills and attention to detail. The unit can be very faced paced so the successful candidate will also work calmly and efficiently under pressure in a supportive environment. 

Our benefits 

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: 

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation. 
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program. 
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options. 
• Mentoring and career development opportunities. 

Work with us! 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. 

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Kate Stoneham, Nurse Unit Manager at *************@austin.org.au.

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description  for further details. 

Application closing date: Sunday 23 August 2026