Employment Type:Full Time Permanent
Classification:Technical Officer Level 1 (PN P61066)
Salary$72,042 - $73,060 (Plus 12% Super)
Location: The Canberra Hospital, Garran
Section: ACT Pathology
Closing Date: 30th October, 2025

What can we offer you:

• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• 12% Superannuation.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to discounted gym membership.
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
• Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.
• Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates. (subject to review and approval)

About the Role:

ACT Pathology is a division of Canberra Health Services with laboratories located at both Canberra and North Canberra Hospitals operating 24 hours, 7 days a week all year round and Collection Centres located at six other sites. Pathology provides diagnostic and consultative services to medical specialists and general practitioners and their patients in hospital and in the community.

Customer Services, ACT Pathology is primarily the liaison between patient, clinician, and laboratory. Customer Services is responsible for the collection of pathology samples from patients within Canberra and North Canberra Hospitals, outpatient collection centres within the community and a home collection service for those that are too frail to attend an outpatient room.

Under direction of the Customer Services Manager and the Pathology Collections Manager you will be required to perform collection procedures working across all sites, perform reception duties, data entry, stock maintenance and a liaison role with patients and clinicians.

Customer Services operate from Monday through to Sunday between the hours of 6:30am to 17:30pm and on public holidays.

This position is for a full-time phlebotomist who must be available to work between the hours of 6:30am and 17:30pm five days a week and as operationally required at any ACT Pathology location, including weekends and public holidays.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.

To Apply:

Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page response to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.

***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the .

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
OurRole: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory's history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please see the full contact details and how to apply on the CHS Careers Page.