Medical Laboratory Assistant

**Employment Type**: Permanent Part Time
**Position Classification**: Technical Assistant Grade 2
**Remuneration**: $31.21 - $32.41 per hour plus superannuation
**Hours Per Week**: 32
**Requisition ID**: REQ577543
**Location**: Tweed Valley Hospital
**Applications Close**: 11 June 2025 - 11:59pm
**About the opportunity**

NSW Health Pathology is pushing the boundaries and striving to excel to make a difference in the lives of the people of NSW by delivering better access to cutting edge diagnostic Pathology. We are currently seeking a Technical Assistant to join our Tweed Valley team on a permanent part time basis.

NSWHP - Tweed Valley Laboratory provides an opportunity for staff to truly feel part of the wider pathology team and promotes a true sense of “US” as a scientific community. We look forward to meeting you and discussing your future with our remarkable team.

**What we can offer you**
- 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**

Perform a range of laboratory support and/or specimen reception services and/or collection services, and provide assistance to laboratory staff, under supervision, to deliver a patient focused service.
- Working knowledge of, or demonstrated ability to learn, all aspects of the laboratory environment relevant to the Specimen Processing Department as well as experience in phlebotomy techniques on a variety of patient groups.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain high quality work output while managing competing priorities
- Demonstrated customer service experience and skills, preferably in a laboratory environment, including the ability to communicate effectively with customers, patients and clinical staff
- Demonstrated problem solving and analytical skills combined with the ability to investigate and resolve general issues within the laboratory environment
- Excellent data entry skills including high attention to detail and data accuracy
- Awareness of legislation, policies and requirements relevant to a laboratory setting

**Need more information?**

**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.

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**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**

**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.