Employment Type: Various
Position Classification: Technical Assistant Grade 2
Remuneration: $31.21 - $32.41 per hour plus superannuation
Requisition ID: REQ569594
Location: Narrabri District Hospital
Applications Close: 6 May 2025 - 11:59pm

About the opportunity

NSW Health Pathology is looking to expand its team of Blood Collectors (Technical Assistants) at its Narrabri Pathology Laboratory. The successful applicant will be joining a small laboratory providing laboratory and clinical support to the Hospitals and communities of its respective communities. This is a unique opportunity to learn a new skill or continue practicing the important medical skill of blood collection and laboratory support previous experience is not a pre-requisite for this position as we are prepared to train the successful applicants.

You will be working at our Narrabri or Wee Waa Collection Services. You may be required to assist at other locations, but primarily, you will be based at the sites mentioned above. You will required to collect at our outpatient collection services as well as in patient collections as rostered. We will provide all training as necessary. Successful applicants would also be expected to carryout Data Entry duties and specimen reception and sample packing duties as rostered on a day to day basis.

What we can offer you

• This position is eligible for a Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme allowance of up to $1,000 plus super per annum in addition to award entitlements
• Accrued Days Off in addition to Annual Leave
• 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 Neil Horton 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 PD2023_022 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 full time / 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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