The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia’s leading public healthcare providers. Join the team. Build a career. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Personal Assistant to the Chief Allied Health Officer and Director of Allied Health

The administration team in Allied Health is a pivotal role for the Allied Health Clinical team. Situated within the AH Department, they provide key administrative support to allied health clinicians & the management team. 

The role requires excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and a 'can do' attitude. The admin officer will use their comprehensive administrative, organisational and time management skills to provide support to patients attending allied health and the allied health team. 

This challenging role encompasses a broad range of individual functions that are essential to support and drive the smooth running of the Allied Health Department. 

•    Providing the Allied Health Department with general secretarial and administrative support
•    Providing high quality customer service to people presenting to Allied Health reception in person, via telephone, or telehealth.
•    Undertaking administrative duties including typing, faxing, collation, photocopying, laminating, answering phones and pagers
•    Management of incoming and outgoing correspondence and meeting schedule of the Chief Allied Health Officer
•    Meeting preparation including scheduling, agendas, correspondence and minute-taking where required

About You:

• Highly developed organisational and administrative skills with a demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, prioritise workloads, ensure timely delivery of services and the completion of projects

• Excellent IT skills, comprehensive experience in Microsoft Office programmes including, Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• Demonstrated use of initiative, time-management and problem-solving skills to achieve objectives

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Benefits of working at RMH 

• 5 weeks annual leave plus monthly ADO’s for full time employees 

• Discounted gyms and health centre access with Fitness Passport 

• Fantastic learning and development opportunities 

• RMH prides ourselves on our Speaking Up for Safety Culture and our values – People First, Lead with Kindness and Excellence together! 

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All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.

The RMH stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community.  Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.