Medical Laboratory Technician

**Employment Type**: Temporary Part Time up to March 2026 with potential of ongoing employment
**Position Classification**: Technical Officer Grade 1/2
**Remuneration**: $33.26 - $47.91 per hour plus superannuation
**Hours Per Week**: 20
**Requisition ID**: REQ552437

**Location**:The Maitland Hospital

**Applications Close**:11 March 2025 - 11:59pm

**About the opportunity**
NSW Health Pathology Maitland is seeking a Temporary Part Time Technical Officer to fill a maternity relief vacancy. This keen and motivated Technical Officer will join the dynamic team of multidisciplinary technical staff who are servicing the needs of the diverse and rapidly growing Hunter Valley region.

**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
- 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
- Ability and willingness to work shifts, on a rotating roster, including weekends and public holidays.

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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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