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Come Join Us!

Royal Perth Bentley Group is seeking highly organised, proactive and professional Executive Assistant to join our Executive Office team. We have a number of positions we will be looking via this process.

This is an exciting opportunity to provide confidential executive, administrative and secretarial support to Executive Members within one of Western Australia's leading tertiary health services. Working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, you will play a critical role in supporting senior leaders by managing complex diaries, coordinating meetings and committees, preparing executive correspondence and ensuring the efficient operation of the Executive Office.

If you thrive in a role where discretion, initiative and exceptional organisational skills are essential, we would love to hear from you.

About the Opportunity

As an Executive Assistant, you will provide high-level executive support to senior leaders within Royal Perth Bentley Group.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing executive diaries, appointments and travel arrangements.
• Preparing high-quality reports, submissions, correspondence and presentations.
• Coordinating committee meetings, agendas, papers and minutes.
• Managing confidential records and filing systems.
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders, including senior executives and members of the public.
• Coordinating responses to Ministerials and Parliamentary Questions and monitoring key deadlines.
• Supporting administrative, financial and human resource processes as required.

Suitability Criteria

In addition to the Essential and Desirable Criteria outlined in the attached Job Description Form, the following capabilities will be considered critical to success in this role:

• Demonstrated experience providing executive-level administrative and secretarial support.
• Exceptional diary management, organisational and prioritisation skills in a busy environment.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Proven ability to maintain confidentiality, exercise sound judgement and work with discretion.
• Advanced computer skills and experience using Microsoft Office applications to produce high-quality documents, reports and presentations.

Desirable:

• Experience working within a healthcare or public sector environment.

Area Profile

Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) is Western Australia's longest-serving hospital and is renowned for innovation and excellence in medical research and patient care. It is a 450-bed tertiary hospital providing state-wide specialist services, including major trauma, complex and elective surgery, tertiary mental health services and specialist medical care.

The Royal Perth Bentley Group forms part of the East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS), which delivers a comprehensive range of hospital and community-based healthcare services to more than 828,000 Western Australians.

Click here for more information about our hospitals and services

How to Apply

Applicants are requested to apply online via www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au.

To be considered, applicants should submit:

• A current curriculum vitae.
• A cover letter outlining how your skills, knowledge and experience align with the suitability criteria.
• Details of two referees, with at least one being a current or recent supervisor.

Please ensure all documentation is complete and ready to upload prior to commencing your online application.

EMHS is committed to ensuring that our services are delivered by people who are representative of the diverse communities we assist. 

We wholly embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage people to work with us from all ages, races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, family responsibilities or other characteristics, including Aboriginal people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, individuals with a diverse sexuality or gender or bodily diversity, and people with disability. 

WA Health is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy.  As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position.  Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply. 

Eligibility to Apply: To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights. This includes visa holders. Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in Australia.   

We are committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. We actively promote applications from people with disability. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to support you through the recruitment process. Please contact EMHSTalent@health.wa.gov.au to let us know if you require any adjustments to take part in the application or selection process.

 Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, applicants found suitable for this position may be considered for other ‘similar’ vacancies within EMHS and/or the wider WA public sector. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision. 

Other Conditions:  WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process. 

For further job-related information: Please call John Acres on (08) 9224 2856

Lodgement is system generated. Applications received after 4pm on Friday 25th September 2026 will not be accepted.