Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre– Ophthalmology Salary $58,709 - $63,154 p.a. (Pro Rata) ASO2 | Full Time Position, 6 Month contract Until July 2026 (possibility of extension) Be Part of Leading Eye Care - Unit Secretary Role at Flinders Medical Centre We're seeking an experienced ASO2 Unit Secretary to join our Ophthalmology team at Flinders Medical Centre. You'll provide essential administrative support in a specialist eye care environment, coordinating patient appointments, managing clinical documentation, and liaising with medical staff and patients. This role offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to exceptional patient outcomes while working alongside leading healthcare professionals in South Australia's premier health network. About the role: Reporting to the Head of Unit, this role is responsible for providing administrative and secretarial support service to medical and nursing staff within the Division of Surgery. The position is required to maintain a highly organised office environment, reception duties and clerical support, to ensure effective and efficient day to day management of the Division of Surgery. Duties for the role will include: Provide a confidential and professional secretarial and typing service for the Unit. “Confidential secretary service” will include acting as the point of reference for those requiring access – particularly, Provide a high level of administrative clerical support to the Unit by maintaining up to date filing systems, attending to facsimile communications, maintenance and repairs to office equipment, mail opening and distribution. In providing this administrative service the occupant will assess systems with a view to implementing improvements, Provide support for the data management systems of the Unit, facilitate data flow, and communicate issues relating to data management. Provide data entry support as required for the input, maintenance, and audit of data in relation to databases utilised in the unit, Apply analysis to activities by way of making improvements to information flow, productivity, and clerical functions. Determine if changes are immediately implementable or requiring reference to others will be an important characteristic, Distribute rosters for the clinical unit in liaison with the Surgical TMO Manager and switchboard About you: Possess flexibility and adaptability to cope with changing work requirements, Demonstrate ability to use initiative and work with minimal supervision, Demonstrate sound time management skills, Ability to exercise discretion and confidentiality in matters relating to staffing and patient information, Demonstrated ability to work within multidisciplinary team environment effectively Please see the attached Role Description for additional information. Want To Know More? Contact: Leesa Hammond-Noack , Administration Manager, Secretarial Services, 0405960904, Leesa.Hammond-Noack@sa.gov.au Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Friday 16th January 2026. Attachments: ASO2 Unit Secretary, Ophthalmology- 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: 926755
