Administration Officer - Mental Health — Melbourne, Melbourne Region

Reference Number: [[id]]:  [[title]]  Employment Type: [[filter2]]  Location: [[custJobl]]   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, Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be    An exciting opportunity exists for an dedicated Administration Officer to join the Hume Community Team within Northern Health’s Mental Health Division and make an true impact  in supporting consumers and their families/carers.   About Northern Health: Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne’s rapidly growing outer north.  Services are provided through our five main campuses: Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn Centre, and Kilmore District Hospital.  In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park and Coburg.   About Mental Health Division:  Northern Health is the third largest mental health service in Victoria Northern.  Within the Mental Health Division, we pride ourselves on providing high quality mental health services to people living in the northern regions of Melbourne, and work in a collaborative way with consumers and carers based on recovery principles.  We aim to provide strong clinical leadership to support all staff in the provision of professional treatment and care by our integrated community teams, inpatient, and residential services.   About the Role:  We are seeking an experienced Administration Officer who is passionate about providing a welcoming environment to consumers and carers of our service as well as making invaluable contributions to the functioning of the teams Health Information Processes.  As a Administration Officer you will with our databases, local health records and state-wide and local information management systems to enter data and register consumers as well as scan health records.  The Administration Officers also spend time on front reception and the switchboard in our busy outpatient mental health clinic, welcoming consumers and carers into our service and directing their queries.  We are located centrally in Broadmeadows – close to Public Transport and parking options.  The Hume Community team is a large, supportive and dynamic team made up of staff that are truly passionate and motivated in supporting consumers and their families/carers.  We provide a comprehensive range of specialist mental health services to people who reside in the local government areas of Moreland and Hume.  This position is full time ongoing position - 80 hours per fortnight.   To be successful in this role you will have:  Demonstrated experience with telephone reception or switchboard. Preferably have past administration experience in a hospital or health setting but this is not essential. Placing strong value on being part of a team but are able to work autonomously as well. Excellent Computer and organisational skills. Excellent communication skills and inter-personal skills including the ability to relate appropriately and professionally with consumers and colleagues.   Next Steps . . .  If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the ' Apply' button and follow the prompts.  For further details please refer to Position Description. Alternatively, you can please contact: Tanya Goodison, Program Manager, 9355 9700  Applications close Tuesday 6 May 2025.   Why work at the Northern Health? We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes: Health and Wellbeing programs, including our ‘Thrive’ program Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support An inclusive and culturally safe space State of the art facilities and campus partnerships A commitment to ongoing professional development through our ‘Learning Labs’ Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library  F or a glimpse of life at NH, click here.  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.  All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service’s Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza. Â