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Patient Appliance Centre Clerk

LocationAlfred Health
Work TypePart time
Positions1 Position
Job no: 73030
Category: Administration, Administration & Office Support

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.

  • Permanent Part Time (0.8 EFT / 60.8 Hours)
  • Salary Package: $46k - $51k + Superannuation
  • Based at The Alfred in the Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy Patient Appliance Centre 
  • Great staff benefits!

​​​​​​​About us

The Allied Health Program operates a centralised Appliance Centre model across Alfred Health, with sites based at The Alfred, Caulfield Hospital and Sandringham Hospital. The Appliance Centre is tasked with the supply and management of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy aids/equipment items to facilitate ‘safe and effective’ patient discharge.  Core aids/equipment items are ordered via the Appliance Centre and are then either added to an in-house equipment hire pool or on-sold to patients.  Supply of non-core equipment is arranged via hire agreements with external equipment suppliers with the Appliance Centre coordinating payment of accounts.

About the role

The Appliance Centre – Administrative worker - works closely with the Occupational Therapy Manager and administrative staff including Appliance Centre Team Leader and clerks to support the operation of internal hire/sale equipment pools. Customer service functions, including patient general equipment queries and receipt of payments, are key requirements of all Appliance Centre worker roles. 

The Administrative worker demonstrates the ability to manage stock inventory and billing functions (including IT systems/processes) and is required to exercise a degree of individual judgement to anticipate and solve defined problems.
 About you

  • Previous experience working within an equivalent administrative role (preferably within a healthcare setting).
  • Sound communication and team work skills
  • Established computer skills
  • Flexible and adaptive to demands of the working environment

 Benefits

  • Salary Packaging
  • Discount Health Insurance
  • Car Parking (subject to availability)
  • Child care services

Please include a cover letter and your CV in your application for this role.

All enquiries to Anna Kennedy (Clinical Operations Lead – Occupational Therapy) on [email protected]

Applications Close: 11pm AEST, Wednesday 2nd April 2025

Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve.  Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption. 

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au