Medical Laboratory Technician

**Employment Type**: Permanent Part Time
**Position Classification**: Technical Officer Grade 1/2
**Remuneration**: $32.14 - $46.29 per hour plus superannuation
**Hours Per Week**: 24
**Requisition ID**: REQ519823
**Location**:Ryde Hospital
**Applications Close**:29 September 2024 - 11:59pm
**About the opportunity**

NSW Health Pathology are currently seeking a highly motivated individual to join our Ryde hospital pathology team as a Permanent Part-time Technical Officer. You will be an integral part of the team helping facilitate all laboratory operations in our busy laboratory servicing the Ryde Hospital.

The pathology department at Ryde Hospital is a Category B laboratory run by NSW Health Pathology. We work directly with our Category G Laboratory at Royal North Shore Hospital.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about health and supporting the community, is dedicated to providing a quality service and someone who wants to learn and develop their abilities and share their knowledge with the Ryde pathology team.

Being a part of NSW Health Pathology gives you unique opportunities to work in the Ryde Hospital laboratory and other NSWHP laboratories in the Greater Sydney Region.

Being a NSW Health Pathology employee means you’re helping create better health and justice systems every day.
We operate more than 60 laboratories and around 200 collection centres across NSW and conduct over 60 million tests per annum. Our network of pathologists are supported by scientists, technicians and support staff who quickly and accurately assess samples so clinical teams can make the best possible treatment decisions for patients. We encourage our staff to be involved in research and innovation opportunities to help create safer, healthier communities. Our Forensic & Analytical Science Service provides independent, objective analysis to the NSW criminal and coronial justice systems.

**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**
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the delivery of pathology services within a discipline relevant to the department, including use of Laboratory Information Systems, Patient Systems and Quality Systems
- Demonstrated experience in a minimum of 3 of the following: Specimen reception, Haemotology, Morphology, Transfusion, Biochemistry and Microbiology.
- 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.

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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 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.

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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.