Administration Support Officer
Location: Lower Hutt Hospital
Contract: Permanent, Part Time – 0.7 FTE
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.
About the Role
Are you an empathetic person who is experienced and motivated? We are looking for an administrator to join our friendly team. The position involves frontline reception, along with administration support and responding to telephone enquiries with a friendly professional manner. There is a large variety of general office tasks, excellent computer skills are essential.
About the Team/Service Location
This is an opportunity to be part of a small friendly team working in the Therapy Department consisting of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Language Therapy and Hand Therapy. We also cover the Older Person Rehabilitation Service, which includes Geriatrician Services located at Hutt Hospital. The ability to work more hours as they become available.
These are both are busy departments where you will be working alongside professional friendly teams that have a can do attitude, where patients are valued and made welcome.
We need someone who has:
- Strong customer service with experience relating to a wide range of ethnic groups
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Excellent front line reception and telephone manner
- The ability to work autonomously and also as part of the team
- Excellent computer skills, Microsoft suite, Single Clinical Portal, WebPAS
- The ability to deliver a high standard of work with excellent attention to detail
- Previous knowledge and experience in a health environment would be of advantage
Working at Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
How to Apply
To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Diana.Velazcoflores@tewhatuora.govt.nz
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.
Permanent/Part Time
Job no: SS046-26
Location: Lower Hutt
Closing Date: Sunday, 5 April 2026