Clinical Secretarial Support

Nelson Hospital

Permanent, full-time role (80 hours per fortnight, 1.0 FTE)

Opportunity to work alongside a supportive and dynamic team

Enjoy a rewarding, positive, and fast-paced work environment

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

As Clinical Secretarial Support, you will provide administrative support to our consultants and clinical teams, assisting with coordinating the patient journey from initial specialist appointment through hospital-based care and back into the community.

This position requires excellent attention to detail to maintain accurate data management of our patient information care system and transcribing medical documents.

This is a permanent, full-time role working 80 hours per fortnight (1.0 FTE), Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am to 4.30pm.

About the Team/Service/Location

Our Clinical Support Services team plays a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of the patient's journey. By providing essential administrative support, we enable clinical teams to focus on delivering exceptional patient care. From coordinating schedules to managing documentation, we are the backbone of the hospital's daily operations. We offer a supportive workplace with professional development opportunities, career progression, job security, and wellbeing programmes.

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About you

As Clinical Secretarial Support, you will:

have a positive and professional approach

possess excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for delivering a consistently high level of customer service

be a competent typist and possess a sound knowledge of the MS Office Suite

be highly empathetic, respect the importance of maintaining patient confidentiality and will have demonstrated the ability to manage a busy workload.

A typing speed of 50 words per minute or more is essential. Audio transcription experience and medical terminology would be advantageous but not essential. Our preferred applicants will be required to undertake a computer skills assessment.

The successful candidate must be eligible to work in New Zealand or hold a valid New Zealand work visa at the time of applying.

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 Sunday, 1 November 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Sonja Rae, Recruitment at [email protected] or Jay Keller, Team Leader Clinical Support [email protected]

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.