Administrative Support (Emergency Department) Nelson

Administrative Support (Emergency Department), Nelson Hospital, Permanent Full-time

• Come work in a location which offers an amazing variety of leisure pursuits, beaches, rivers and national parks with great opportunities for outdoor activities.

• We offer very real and meaningful work in a supportive and collegial team environment. Your day will be fast paced and varied, and you will be a critical part of a team delivering a great service to our community.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

As Administrative Support in the Emergency Department, you will be working within a multi-disciplinary team including doctors, nurses, other clinical professionals and administration staff. Your primary responsibility will be for reception and administration duties to enable the smooth flow of patients through the department, including ensuring patient documentation is maintained and up to date.  In return you’ll enjoy support from the team, a collegial working environment.

ED shifts:

Early

06.45-15.15 hours 

07.45-16.15 hours

Late

12.00 – 20.00 hours

15.00 – 23.00 hours

16.00 – 00.00 hours

Night

23.00 – 07.00 hours

This is a permanent, part-time position working 48 hours per fortnight (0.6 FTE), rostered and rotating shifts, Monday to Sunday. There is no on-call required.

We are looking for applicants who would enjoy the variety of shift work, and who are happy to work on a rostered and rotating basis.  During the training phase it will be important that you are available to train across all shifts.

About the Team/Service/ Location

The emergency administration team cover the department on a 24 hour/7 days a week basis, rostered across early, late and night shifts.

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About you

As Administrative Support in the Emergency Department, it is essential that you have a positive attitude, excellent customer service and reception skills, as well as the ability to learn new tasks quickly and multi-task efficiently in a stressful clinical environment. Previous administration experience, a strong degree of computer literacy and the ability to work autonomously are also essential.

Experience with hospital management systems and knowledge of medical terminology is advantageous. It is also important that you have the flexibility to work across early, late and night shifts.

The successful candidate must be eligible to work in New Zealand or hold a valid NZ visa at the time of applying.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities. 

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 02 August 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact

Sonja Rae (Recruitment) at sonja.rae@tewhatuora.govt OR

Penny French (Team Leader Clinical Support) penny.french@nmdhb.govt.nz .

Job ref: R1N25-152

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.