Administration Officer

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time

Position Classification: Administration Officer Level 3

Remuneration: $35.84 - $36.96 per hour + Superannuation

Hours Per Week: 24

Requisition ID: REQ638817

Location: Forensic Medicine - Newcastle

Applications Close: 8 March 2026 - 11:59pm

About the opportunity

Are you a compassionate administrative professional looking for a role where your work truly matters?

Join a dedicated multidisciplinary team in Newcastle. If you have strong medical administration skills and a resilient nature, we want to hear from you.

NSW Health Pathology are seeking an Administration Officer to join our Forensic Medicine team in our Newcastle location. This vacancy is in a permanent part time capacity.

What you'll be doing

Provide an effective full range of administrative support services, including filing and records management, data input and management, mail receipt and sorting, maintenance of registers, photocopying, compilation of annuals and reports to support the smooth running of the service.

What we can offer you

• Professional growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning
• Health & wellbeing - Fitness Passport gym discounts and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and families.

Interested in joining Australia’s largest public pathology service? Apply now by addressing the following questions:

• Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritise and organise own work, display time management skills taking into account the impact on others to achieve results to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to use computer hardware, software applications and electronic administration systems and Microsoft Office programs, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel to complete requirements of the role.
• A demonstrated ability to perform a wide range of administrative tasks in a high volume work environment under general instruction requiring minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated high level interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and the ability to confidently and courteously deal with a variety of people.

Information For Applicants

• NSW Health Pathology is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We value, and welcome all suitably qualified applicants regardless of age, background, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.

• NSW Health Pathology is committed to providing accessibility and reasonable accommodations and ensuring our recruitment process is flexible, inclusive, and free from barriers, promoting equal opportunities for all to succeed. Please reach out if you need adjustments.

• NSW Health Pathology is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce in public health. For Aboriginal candidates, support is available through the Stepping Up website

• You must have valid working rights in Australia for the duration of the appointment to be eligible to apply.

• All workers must meet NSW Health’s vaccination and screening requirements before starting employment. See PD2024_15 for more detail. The preferred candidate may be required to undergo a functional assessment prior to appointment.

• An eligibility list may be created for similar vacancies in the future.

• We encourage applicants to submit responses that reflect their own experiences and perspectives. Please note that applications that appear to be generated by AI tools or copied from external sources may not be considered.

• All staff employed by NSW FASS will be required to supply a reference buccal sample so that their DNA profile can be compared to other generated profiles to exclude the possibility of contamination.

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To learn more about NSWHP please visit Life at NSW Health Pathology or connect with us on LinkedIn!