Administration Support (Emergency Department)
- 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.
- We offer very real and meaningful work in a supportive and collegial team environment.
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- 45-15.15 hours
- 45-16.15 hours
- 00 - 20.00 hours
- 00 - 23.00 hours
- 00 - 00.00 hours
- 00 - 07.00 hours
This is a permanent, part-time position working 64 hours per fortnight (0.8 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.
Please view the position description for further information.
About the Team/Service/ Location
The emergency administration team cover the department on 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 Maori, 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 22 February 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact
Athena Nguyen (Recruitment) at athena.nguyen@tewhatuora.govt.nz OR
Penny French ((Team Leader Clinical Support) penny.french@nmdhb.govt.nz .
Job ref: R1N25-267
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.
Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.