Medical Laboratory Scientist

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time up to March 2025

Position Classification: Scientific Officer

Remuneration: $35.79 - $51.04 per hour plus superannuation

Hours Per Week: 16

Requisition ID: REQ467198

Location: Coffs Harbour Base hospital

Applications Close: 25 February 2024 - 11:59pm

About The Opportunity

NSW Health Pathology are seeking an experienced Microbiology Medical Laboratory Scientist to join the team at Coffs Harbour Base Hospital. This position is a temporary part time position in the Microbiology laboratory of a busy regional laboratory.

The Coffs Coast offers unspoilt beaches and World Heritage rainforest and is nestled in a breathtaking pocket of paradise between Sydney and Brisbane. It offers weekends filled with surfing, bushwalking, golf on world class golf courses and art galleries in Bellingen. The region is an oasis of fresh organic produce and hills dotted with banana plantations.

Direct flights operate to and from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The region boasts a range of high quality public, Catholic and independent schools for all ages. Destination Coffs Coast – a community unlike any other.

What We Can Offer You

• This position is eligible for a Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme allowance of up to $2,000 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 DoingResponsible for delivering a range of operational laboratory activities including the coordination and provisions of scientific and technical training and the ongoing review, development and quality management of laboratory practices to ensure compliance with operational standards and procedures, quality standards and continual process improvement.

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

• Bachelor Degree or higher degree in Science/Medical Laboratory Science or an equivalent qualification, with subjects relevant to pathology from a recognised tertiary institution
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the delivery of pathology services relevant to the laboratory, including use of Laboratory Information Systems, Patient Systems and Quality Control Systems and computer programs such as Microsoft Office suite
• Customer focused approach displaying well-developed interpersonal skills and good oral and written communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with customers, patients and clinical and laboratory staff, along with report writing skills, statistical evaluation of scientific data and the ability to effectively communicate policies and procedures
• Ability to work in a responsible and efficient manner and to manage competing priorities to meet deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment while working autonomously to deliver results within specified timeframes and contribute to a range of diagnostic skills relevant to the laboratory
• Display initiative, problem solving and analytical skills including an ability to apply established principles in a pathology laboratory and investigate and resolve general and complex issues within the laboratory environment
• Sound understanding of legislation, policies and requirements that impact the laboratory environment including work health and safety and privacy requirements

Need more information?

• Click here for the Position Description
• Find out more about applying for this position

For role related queries or questions contact Trevor Baillie on **************@health.nsw.gov.au

Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases

T his 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.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). Additionally, Category A workers are required to receive a booster dose three months after completing the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.

New to NSW Health Pathology?

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

Talent Pool

If the selection panel identifies more than one suitable candidate for the role, an eligibility list will be created for future 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.

#RuralHealthIncentives

Agency: Health