Casual Administration

**Location: Palmerston North Hospital, Casual role**
**Benefits**
- An encouraging learning environment where you will continue to grow and be challenged
- A professional and supportive culture and team setting
- Fulfilling and challenging work with great lifestyle options
- Tailored wellness programmes

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**

You would need to be available for work generally over normal business hours between 7.30-5.00 Monday to Friday (max 8 hours a day). A full day's work is required as this role covers planned and unplanned leave in frontline positions. There are also opportunities for weekend and afterhours work and some roles do work beyond 5pm at times.

As a casual receptionist/booking/ward clerk, you will be doing a mix of frontline reception work; clinic bookings and data entry so excellent word processing/data entry skills and multitasking is a must. Other desirable attributes are the ability to maintain a high standard of accuracy and presentation, experience with medical terminology would be an advantage but not essential, the ability to work closely with colleagues and to manage a variety of tasks in busy environments. Also, you must be prepared to move location to meet demand, can prioritise work and possess excellent organisational and time management skills. We all maintain a strong commitment toward quality improvement. Experience in a call centre type environment would also be helpful.

**About the Team/Service**

Our dedicated Outpatient team delivers high-quality, patient-centred care to a growing population across the Manawatū region and beyond. We're proud of our welcoming and supportive environment, where innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do.
If you're passionate about healthcare and looking for a place to thrive professionally while contributing to meaningful change, we'd love to have you on board.

Employing over 2500 people, MidCentral offers a supportive work environment that accepts and values all employees. We actively seek Māori kaimahi into our workforce and provide an environment which delivers our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

MidCentral region offers an excellent lifestyle for families with scenic spots for hiking and mountain-biking, great schools and tertiary institutions. With the mountains, city and sea at your doorstep, you'll get to taste the best of both worlds - the perfect blend of rural and city living.

**About the Location**

**Manawatū is known for its effortless blend of city and rural living; here you can choose your ideal lifestyle, from peaceful rural villages, to bustling townships, or city life.** It's a family-friendly place that's easy to live and work, with easy access to an array of outdoor activities - beaches, ski fields, lakes, mountains, as well as fantastic mountain biking and hiking tracks. No traffic and an easy commute to work, really help a with true work-life balance. Our fantastic central location means exploring other parts of New Zealand is easy as a drive or a short flight. We are well served with excellent schooling options, as well as two tertiary institutes - Massey University and the International Pacific College.

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**About you**

To be successful in this role, you will need to possess but not limited to the following:

- Proven experience in a people-facing administration role.
- Proficient knowledge of computer programmes.
- Accuracy and confidentiality
- Integrity and trust
- Respect and collaboration
- Delivering an exemplary standard of admin support to the team
- Working professionally across all disciplines
- Excellent communication skills
- Flexibility, and willingness to be a team player

**Working at Health New Zealand**

**How to Apply**

Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.