Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Technical Assistant Grade 2
Remuneration: $31.21 - $32.41 per hour plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 12
Requisition ID: REQ563342
Location: Tumbarumba
Applications Close: 28 April 2025 - 11:59pm

About the opportunity

Join Our Team at NSW Health Pathology – Where Community Care Comes First!

At NSW Health Pathology, we are dedicated to safeguarding and enhancing the health, safety, and wellbeing of our communities at every stage of life. Our passionate Medical Laboratory Assistants play a vital role in delivering exceptional care, with a strong focus on supporting the community.

We are looking for a Medical Laboratory Assistant to join our team on a permanent part-time basis, working 12 hours per week. This position offers stability and a fantastic work-life balance. You’ll also receive an additional $1,500 per year, plus superannuation, as part of the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.

This is a great opportunity to work across a variety of tasks, develop new skills, and advance your career with the support of our close-knit team at Tumbarumba. While previous experience is an advantage, it is not a requirement – we’re excited to provide full training and support to the right candidate!

Please note that candidates may be required to work at other sites with sufficient notice and must attend Tumut for training.

If you’re ready to make a difference and embrace the rewards of working with NSW Health Pathology and in Regional NSW, we’d love to hear from you!

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What we can offer you

• This position is eligible for a Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme allowance of up to $1,500 plus super per annum in addition to award entitlements
• Generous salary packaging options and other fringe benefits
• Corporate wellbeing programs, including the Fitness Passport
• Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning

What you'll be doing

Contribute to a customer-focused pathology collection service across inpatient, outpatient and home care settings. Provide a high-quality healthcare service to all referrers and consumers. Perform venepuncture and other duties pertaining to specimen collection, data entry, processing, and delivery into sites for pathology investigations as required.

Interested in joining Australia’s largest public pathology service? Apply now by addressing the following questions:

1. Certificate III in Pathology Collections and/or previous experience in venepuncture or a demonstrated ability to learn all aspects of the clinical environment relevant to the Department.
2. Demonstrated customer service experience and skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers, and clinical staff in an environment transferrable to this role.
3. Demonstrated problem solving and trouble shooting skills, with the ability to resolve general issues within the clinical environment including specimen preparation and transport ensuring viability of the specimens.
4. Familiarity with pathology terminology and requirements and the willingness to learn a broad scope of collection, data entry and specimen preparation practices including paediatric and neonate blood collections.
5. Unencumbered Class C Driver's License (valid in NSW) or the capacity to travel to any site for a shift as required.
6. Must be willing to participate in shift type work including weekend work as required and travel to any site or location within the operational area as requested.
7. Demonstrated ability to manage a demanding professional team environment where there are competing priorities and strict deadlines.
8. Proficient computer skills including high attention to detail and data accuracy.

Need more information?

1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
3) For role related queries or questions contact Michelle Johnson on [email protected]

Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases

This is a Category A position. All Category A applicants must read and understand NSW Health Policy Directive PD2024_015 Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases. All recruits must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. All recruits must provide evidence against specified diseases and comply with the requirements of this policy at their own cost prior to appointment.

New to NSW Health Pathology?

The preferred candidate may be required to undergo a functional assessment prior to appointment.

Working Rights

This position is a permanent position. To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency. Please note: A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa.

Talent Pool

If the selection panel identifies more than one suitable candidate for the role, an eligibility list will be created for future permanent part time, temporary and casual vacancies.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

NSW Health Pathology is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We seek to recruit from diverse applicants and create teams with skills, perspectives and experiences that complement each other at work. We welcome suitably qualified applicants regardless of age, ethnicity, socio-cultural background, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.

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