- Play a key role in supporting safe patient care by coordinating staffing across Barwon Health services
- Join a supportive team offering a fast-paced, varied role with opportunities to build your administration and workforce coordination skills
- Permanent part time position (8 hours per fortnight)

About the role

The Staffing Allocators work with key members of the access and resource team and ward staff to trouble shoot and fill staffing shortfalls across the organisation.

The successful incumbent will be level-headed, highly organised, excellent communicator and able to work at a fast pace. This vital role is IT based so ability to uptake IT programs is a must.

Key Responsibilities

- Allocate the most appropriate and cost-effective staff to meet short-term staffing requirements, manage planned and emergent leave coverage, and ensure approved staffing requests are filled across predominantly bed-based services
- Respond to incoming calls and liaise effectively with ward/unit managers, casual bank, pool and part-time staff, nursing agencies (following agency avoidance strategies), and operational managers to address staffing needs and workforce pressures
- Validate CRU timesheets in accordance with guidelines, maintain accurate staffing databases, and ensure workforce allocation processes comply with organisational policies and approved procedures

What we’re looking for

- Demonstrated experience in an administrative or clerical role within a fast-paced, customer-focused environment, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality service
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong computer literacy, and the ability to quickly learn and use specialist web-based systems. Experience with telephony systems and Barwon Health applications is highly regarded
- Ability to work a rotating roster, including shift work and additional hours as required,



with a collaborative approach and an understanding of healthcare staffing requirements in acute, sub-acute, or aged care settings being advantageous

Position Description

Please note Barwon Health will only contact you via our official email and never use unconventional means, such as text messaging or other services.

Barwon Health staff benefits

- Excellent working conditions and a solid sense of job satisfaction

- A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program

- Extensive professional development opportunities

- Attractive salary packaging benefits

- Living expenses capped at $9,010

- Meals and entertainment capped at $2,650

For more information about working at Barwon Health, please click Here

Diversity and Inclusion

Barwon Health is an inclusive and welcoming employer, committed to reflecting the diverse communities we serve. We value and celebrate people of all genders, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, faiths, abilities, family structures, and identities, and encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.

Child Safety

We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on the Victorian Government’s Child Safe Standards: About Child Safe Standards | Victorian Government (www.vic.gov.au)

Additional information

If you need adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at ************@barwonhealth.org.au

All appointments are subject to:

- Satisfactory Police Record Check

- Immunisation Status Clearance

- Working with Children Check (if applicable)

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description. Please note: We do not accept resumes via email.

📌 Staffing Allocator (Warrnambool)
🏢 Barwon Health
📍 Warrnambool