Title:  Personal Assistant

Personal Assistant 

• Permanent part-time | 16 hours per week | Flexible hours to support your ideal work-life balance 
• Burwood East | Convenient location with easy access to on-site parking, major roads and public transport 
• Support Directors across Allied Health through high-level executive and administrative support

About the role

Become an integral part of Eastern Health's Allied Health leadership team as a Personal Assistant, providing high-level administrative, secretarial and executive support to our senior leaders. Supporting the Allied Health Workforce Director and Allied Health Governance and Practice Director, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of the Allied Health executive function.

Based at the Peter James Centre in Burwood East with occasional travel to other Eastern Health sites, you will coordinate a broad range of executive support activities including diary and meeting management, correspondence, documentation, and stakeholder liaison. This is a varied and rewarding role suited to a highly organised professional who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative healthcare environment.

About you

To be successful in this role you will possess:

• Extensive experience in the provision of high level administrative, secretarial and executive support services to senior executives, including the preparation of agendas, minutes and providing support to committees as required
• Ability to display initiative and to work independently as required.
• Highly developed planning and organisational skills with an ability to efficiently manage time and meet strict deadlines.
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills both written and verbal.
• A commitment to teamwork and maintaining confidentiality.
• An ability to manage, review, develop and maintain office systems and procedures.

Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role, and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.

About Eastern Health

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.

Our Employee Value Proposition is “Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts”.

This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER. Bolder than a vision for the future, our promise calls us to action. We know that working together is the only way we can achieve what is necessary for a healthier future.

What we offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

• Mentor and Shadowing program 
• Access to discovery days across our 50 sites 
• Study and professional development leave 
• Friendly and supportive teams
• Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion 
• Fitness passport for work-life balance 
• Employee assistance program accessible to you and your loved ones 
• Flexible working hours and excellent entitlements 
• Salary packaging options and an employee benefits scheme 
• Access to private health insurance offers 
• Digital upskilling, such as excel and Power-Bi training 
• Cafes at all our hospitals 

Next steps

Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference and are eligible to work in Australia. We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates. If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check.

Good to know

• We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
• We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
• As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
• Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
• Advertising may end before the closing date.
• We do not accept recruitment agency applications.

Please click here to view the Position Description.

Contact Person: Katherine Monk

Contact Email: Katherine.Monk@easternhealth.org.au

Job Posting End Date: Friday 21 August 2026

Need help submitting your application?

Contact the Hiring Manager listed in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (option 1) for support.

Click here for the Candidate Guide for help with our recruitment process!

Our Values in Action

Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day