About us:

The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) incorporating the Faculty of Pain Medicine, is an internationally recognised specialist medical education institution responsible for the training, examinations, specialist qualification, and continuing professional development of all anaesthetists and pain medicine specialists in Australia and New Zealand.

The college's purpose is to serve our communities by leading high quality patient care in anaesthesia, perioperative and pain medicine, optimizing health and reducing the burden of pain.

About the opportunity:

As part of the Training and Assessment team, the Administration Officer, Accreditation, plays a pivotal role in managing the accreditation process, improving workflows, supporting committees, and ensuring effective administrative functions within the team.

The role will:

• Oversee training processes and the training life cycle, to ensure effective delivery of the training programs.
• Provide leadership guidance, direction and support to staff within the training team
• Conduct regular data quality checks and develop communications to reduce data errors.
• Oversee process reviews and implementation.
• Oversee trainee application processes.
• Contribute and participate in college projects impacting on training, assessment and accreditation.
• Oversee the trainee support process and trainee performance review process.
• Provide additional support to the Training team during periods of staff leave.

This is a permanent, part-time (3 days per week) role reporting to the Accreditation Lead. This role involves 2 days working in the office and 1 day working from home. Notably, 2 the office days are Monday and Tuesdays with 1 work from home day,

About the team:

The T&A Unit operates within the education department and delivers training support services. This unit supports the training program delivery for Anaesthesia, Diving and Hyperbaric medicine and the Rural Generalist Anaesthesia programs and facilitates the hospital site accreditation process for the college.

Keys to your success:

The ideal candidate will be a people-oriental individual with previous experience in a hospital and/or educational environment. You would be someone who has working knowledge of hospital accreditation standards, policies, and processes, with well-developed written communication and attention to detail skills.

Specifically, you will have:

Essential:

• Sound experience in an administrative role in a professional environment.
• Well-developed oral communication skills, the ability to interact effectively over the telephone and in person with doctors and senior hospital personnel.
• Well-developed written communication skills including the ability to record accurate minutes and develop written reports and correspondence.
• Strong initiative and self-motivation, the ability to work effectively without direct supervision Well-developed planning and organisational skills, including the ability to effectively handle conflicting priorities, establish timeframes and meet deadlines.
• Confidence with relevant computer systems:
  • MS Word, Outlook, and Excel.
  • Ability to learn in-house database systems.

Desirable:

• Experienced in the health industry, particularly a hospital environment and/or education environment.
• A working knowledge of hospital accreditation standards, policies and processes.
• Experience in events management.

What we can offer you:

We offer employment benefits and a working environment that contribute to our people's health, safety and wellbeing, personal and professional development and support an inclusive, equitable, and respectful college culture.

• Join a purpose driven organisation with a team of individuals passionate about improving educational opportunities for health professionals.

• A competitive remuneration package including full FBT exempt salary packaging.
• Opportunity to grow in the position with genuine career pathways.
• Excellent staff benefits – additional leave over the Christmas period, additional personal leave, health and wellbeing offerings, market leading parental leave, staff recognition program, member advantage program with access to discounted lifestyle benefits and leisure activities.
• Free confidential counselling service to support our staff and their close family through life’s challenges via our Employee Assistance Program.

ANZCA is an equal opportunity employer and our commitment to creating and supporting an inclusive culture is reflected in our diverse mix of talented people passionate about delivering their best. We embrace and value the diverse society we live within and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation or age. We strongly encourage Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori applicants to apply for any of our current opportunities.

Next steps

Apply now and take the next step towards a rewarding and long-term career within a progressive environment. Our application process will require you to submit your current resume and a cover letter. We will progress suitable candidates through the hiring process as soon as we can.

If selected, we will contact you to discuss your application on the phone, you will be invited to meet with us at the college and from there, complete a few background checks. We will help you through this process.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive and supportive workplace, so please let us know what you need.

For more information about ANZCA or for a copy of the position description, please email Nuzee at [email protected] using the subject line: Administration Officer - Accreditation enquiry via EthicalJobs.