Clinical Assistant

About Pathology Queensland
Pathology Queensland (PQ) provides diagnostic pathology services to all Hospital and Health Services (HHS) across metro, regional and remote Queensland, offering laboratory services in the disciplines of: anatomical pathology, chemical pathology, haematology, immunology, microbiology and genomics. PQ also provides an invaluable service to Queenslanders by supporting a coordinated response to incidents and disasters.

**Pathology Queensland**:

- has laboratories located within 35 Queensland Health hospital facilities, providing 24/7 service every day of the year
- employs approximately 2000 staff including specialist pathologists, registrars, scientists, technicians, laboratory assistants, and operational and support staff, across Queensland
- supports more than 450 point-of-care testing devices, extending access to pathology results in remote locations and after hours with testing at the patient's bedside
- is involved with 70 per cent of all medical decisions and in all cancer diagnoses
- is critical to the delivery of positive patient outcomes and plays a key role in delivering on Queensland Health's commitment to achieve good health and well-being for all Queenslanders
- works alongside clinicians to better understand diseases, enable earlier diagnosis, inform treatment options and monitor disease progression
- provides specialised testing services for samples referred from public and private pathology providers within Queensland and from interstate.

**What we are looking for**:

- Demonstrated experience in or the ability to rapidly learn pre-analytical processes in a complex specimen reception/specimen collection unit.
- Ability to efficiently prioritise workloads, show initiative, problem solve and work effectively without direct supervision.
- Proven ability to work effectively as a team member and to communicate effectively with clients, clinical staff and colleagues, including the ability to work across the TPCH Group Laboratories.
- Demonstrated ability to participate in quality and service improvement activities in accordance with National Association of Testing Authority/International Standardisation Organisation (NATA/ISO) accreditation / certification.

**Mandatory qualifications and other requirements**:

- While not mandatory, a Certificate III or IV in Pathology (Laboratory Assistance/Technique) or equivalent would be well regarded.
- This position requires the incumbent to participate in rosters that may include day, evening and overnight shifts as well as weekends and public holidays as required.
- It may 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 (Health Employment Directive No. 01/16): measles, mumps, rubella (MMR),varicella (chicken pox),pertussis (whooping cough),hepatitis B, tuberculosis
- COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Requirement, It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against COVID-19 (Health Employment Directive No. 12/21 and Queensland Health Human Resources Policy B70).
- Please detail any visa conditions you may have if you are not a permanent resident of Australia.
- We understand that some people may require adjustments to the workplace or the way the work is performed. All applicants are encouraged to advise the panel of any support or reasonable adjustments (i.e. building access, wheelchair access, interpreting services etc.) that may be required.'
- Further information regarding Queensland Health and the benefits of the role can be found in the Information for Applicant bookletThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.