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Join our Dietetics & Nutrition Team

Bring attention to detail, a steady presence under pressure, and a genuine commitment to supporting others. An exciting part time, ongoing opportunity at Flinders Medical Centre to make a difference in daily hospital operations. 

About the role: 

Reporting to the Senior Manager of the Dietetics & Nutrition Department, this role is responsible for the provision of a comprehensive and confidential, administrative, secretarial and reception service to the Dietetics & Nutrition staff, which ensures that the secretarial and administrative needs of the Dietetics & Nutrition Department are met and an effective dietetic service to SALHN patients is achieved.

Duties for the role will include:

• Act in a professional and courteous manner at all times when dealing with internal and external clients.
• Taking responsibility for, and coordinating, the provision of secretarial and administrative support functions with in Dietetic & Nutrition that contribute to an efficient, confidential and effective administrative support service to enable comprehensive clinical services, teaching and research. 
• Identifying, monitoring and attending to urgent enquiries
• Coordinates and supports the credentialing process for professional staff within the Department.
• Supporting departmental meetings, including preparing documentation, agendas, minutes, associated papers, report collation.
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• Working harmoniously with other team members to achieve service delivery excellence.

About you:

• Experience working within a customer focused administrative area, preferably within a health setting. 
• Requires excellent communication (written and verbal), time management and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work independently on complex and diverse workloads ensuring that any relevant deadlines are met.
• Demonstrated administration and secretarial skills which may be applied to a multi-disciplinary team setting.
• Ability to establish and maintain both integrity and confidentiality in dealing with issues of a sensitive or personal nature.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Megan Satanek, Director of Nutrition & Dietetics, (08) 8204 5182, Megan.Satanek@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Wednesday 10 June 2026

Attachments:

• Administrative Officer 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: 939196