SA Health
Job reference: 938241
Location: 5042 - BEDFORD PARK
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Executive Assistant - Medical Services Executive Director

Join SA Health as an Executive Assistant supporting the Executive Director, Medical Services at Southern Adelaide Local Health Network in this full-time contract position until May 2027. You will provide high-level administrative support, manage complex schedules, and coordinate communications with key stakeholders across South Australia's healthcare system. This role offers exceptional exposure to healthcare leadership while making a meaningful contribution to public health services in our community.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Senior Office Manager, this role is responsible for providing effective, efficient and confidential administrative support to the Executive Director, Medical Services within the Office of the CEO, contributing to the timely achievement of Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN) service objectives.

Duties for the role will include:

• Efficiently coordinate and maintain the executive’s calendar, ensuring optimal use of their time and effective scheduling of meetings and appointments,
• Providing an Executive Officer role to meetings and committees as designated, including, compiling meeting materials, agendas, presentations, taking minutes, following up on action items and researching or sourcing of information as required,
• Coordinate the flow of relevant correspondence, ensuring quality, deadlines are met and maintaining records in the official record management system,
• Serve as a liaison point between the designated Executive and internal and external stakeholders, representing the Executive office with a positive and professional demeanour and promoting effective communication and coordination,

About you:

• Proven ability to meet stringent deadlines and perform well under pressure and have sound knowledge of the functions and responsibilities of working in a CEO’s office,
• Proven ability to recognise and discreetly deal with confidential and sensitive matters; demonstrate integrity of the highest order and exercise diplomatic skills appropriate to sensitive and high-level issues,
• Proven ability to work with a high degree of independence, determine priorities and anticipate the requirements of an Executive Team,
• Proven experience as an Executive Assistant or similar role,
• Exceptional organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively,
• Experience in effectively dealing with senior staff,
• Experience in arranging and providing high level support for meetings. 

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Kristy Ashton, Senior Office Manager | EA to the CEO, 0421 406 665, Kristy.Ashton@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 17 May 2026

Attachments:

• Executive 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: 938241

Applications close: 17/05/2026 11:55 PM

Flexibility Statement
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.