Respiratory & Sleep Outpatient Assistant

Job no:

Work type: Full time

Location: Adelaide Metro Southern

Categories: Administration, Business and Management, Public Health

- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Respiratory & Sleep Services
- Salary $66,442 - $69,504 p.a. (Pro Rata) ASO2 | Full Time – Multiple Positions Available

Join SALHN today and contribute to our mission of providing the highest standard of care to Respiratory & Sleep patients.

Reporting to the Respiratory & Sleep Outpatient Supervisor, this role is integral to co-ordinating clinics and providing administrative support including referral management and RoPP billing requirements for Respiratory and Sleep Clinics and the Respiratory Function Unit

Duties for the role will include:

- Liaising between patients and RSS consultants and nurses.
- Providing assistance to doctors and patients with general enquiries and special requests
- Preparing clinic timetables and ensuring productive booking of clinics
- Ensure that all enquiries either telephone or counter are handled in a prompt, efficient and courteous manner
- Dealing with customer and client enquires in a timely manner and relay telephone messages to members of the team, either by email, written message, or paging clinicians
- Providing a friendly and approachable Reception service

About you:

- Experience providing an effective and strong patient focus within a patient service environment
- Ability to work efficiently and effectively within a team environment
- Ability to demonstrate tact, courtesy and prudence when dealing with enquiries




- Highly developed communication skills to interact effectively with a variety of professional and nonprofessional people, including patients
- Ability to work under limited supervision and with a high degree of independence, determine priorities, perform well under pressure and forward plan

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Sue Peterson, Network Administration Manager , ,

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 9 August 2026

Attachments:

- Respiratory & Sleep Outpatient Assistant 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:

Advertised: 27 Jul 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time

Applications close: 09 Aug 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time

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