Secretary Lakes District at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Southern, Otago

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Queenstown based
• Fixed-term from July 2025 to February 2025
• Full-time 1 FTE

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the role

The Secretary will effectively contribute to the smooth running of the service by providing an efficient and timely administrative support function.

This role will be responsible for:

• providing a high quality, responsive administrative support to lakes
• providing excellent customer service
• acting as an ambassador for Health NZ Southern
• working as an integral member of a multi-disciplinary team.

About the Team/Service/Location

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

About you

You must be a team player with strong written and verbal communication skills, who has a high attention to detail. Our ideal candidate needs to be able to prioritise and juggle tasks, within demanding timeframes. You will have at least two years administrative experience ideally within the healthcare sector.

You will be an experienced administrator who works well in a team environment with the ability to foster good interpersonal relationships

Our successful applicant will have the following:

• At least two years administration experience
• Customer service experience
• Excellent computer skills including sound knowledge of Microsoft word, excel and outlook
• The ability to work well in a team and foster good interpersonal relationships

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Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community.We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to apply

To apply please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by Monday, 2 June 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Mikayla Hamilton mikayla.hamilton@tewhatuora.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/