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Form of work You will perform complex and diverse technical tasks, follow organisational procedures and policies and engage in independent decision making and judgement with minimal clinical practice supervision in the analysis of patient specimens.
Key competencies (role specific criteria)
You will be assessed on your ability to demonstrate the following key capabilities, knowledge and experience. Within the context of the responsibilities described above under 'your key responsibilities', the ideal applicant will be someone who can demonstrate the following:
* Demonstrated knowledge, expertise and skill in the delivery of scientific judgement within a comprehensive Haematology/Transfusion medicine and Clinical chemistry laboratory.
* Demonstrated ability to participate within a multidisciplinary team and contribute a range of diagnostic and troubleshooting skills often with minimum supervision.
* Demonstrated ability to apply established principles to a multidisciplinary laboratory service with provision of results and clinical advice in a client focused manner.
* Demonstrated ability (or ability to rapidly acquire the skill) to identify, develop and implement quality and service improvement activities in accordance with NATA/ISO accreditation / certification.
Qualifications, registrations and other requirements
* Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Laboratory Science) or equivalent qualification.
* Transfusion Medicine and Blood Film Morphology experience is essential.
Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) requirements
* It will be a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against one or more of the following vaccine preventable diseases during their employment: Hepatitis A & B, Measles, Mumps, Pertussis, Rubella and Varicella.
* Additional vaccinations including Japanese Encephalitis and Rabies may also be required for this position.
* Existing staff that are engaged prior to 1 July 2016 are not subject to this condition of employment unless they apply for a role with VPD requirements that is with a different Queensland Health entity (i.e. one HHS to another HHS, department to a HHS, or HHS to department).
