Medical Laboratory Technician

**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time and Temporary Full Time up until October 2025, with potential availability of ongoing employment
**Position Classification**: Technical Officer Grade 1/2
**Remuneration**: $63,725.98 - $91,786.58 per annum plus superannuation
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ520929
**Location**: Liverpool Hospital
**Applications Close**: 07 October 2024 - 11:59pm

**About the Opportunity**
If you are looking to advance your career in the field of microbiology, working with the latest and only full laboratory automation in the Southern Hemisphere, then this is the opportunity you have been waiting for.
Our team at Liverpool is looking for a Medical Laboratory Technician to join our team. In this fast-paced role, you will be working with the latest, cutting-edge technology to perform a wide range of microbiology-based investigations that play such a vital role in diagnosis.

We are seeking a level-headed person with good laboratory skills, an eye for detail, good organizational skills and excellent communication skills. You will be working with a dedicated team of Scientists, providing quality services to South western Sydney Local Health District network patients.

Continued professional development is essential in this role and opportunities will be provided to support these activities. We will be looking for and polishing your strengths and once trained you will be required to participate in a 24/7 roster. Participation in an on-call roster is mandatory.

**What we can offer you**
- 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**
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the delivery of pathology services relevant to Microbiology, including use of Laboratory Information Systems, Patient Systems and Quality Systems
- 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 whilst working autonomously to deliver results within specified timeframes set to meet client expectations
- Customer focused approach displaying well-developed interpersonal skills and good oral and written communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with customers and patients as well as clinical laboratory staff
- Commitment to the principles of quality management and continuous quality improvement and to identify, develop and implement quality and service improvement activities

**Need more information?**
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**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.

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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**

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**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.