Medical Laboratory Assistant

**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time
**Position Classification**: Technical Assistant Grade 2
**Remuneration**: $61,889.52 - $64,260.00 per annum plus superannuation
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ570883
**Location**: Wollongong Hospital
**Applications Close**: 11 May 2025 - 11:59pm

**About the opportunity**

An exciting permanent full-time opportunity is available to join a dedicated Anatomical Pathology team at the large and dynamic NSW Health Pathology Wollongong Laboratory. We're looking for a dedicated, adaptable and customer focused individual who excels teamwork, communication and who is passionate about improving Health Services to the local community.

As a regional city, Wollongong embraces its multiculturalism and has many wonderful experiences to discover, from its post-card picturesque beaches to galleries, theatres, magnificent gardens, and a multitude of sporting opportunities and fun life-style activities. Wollongong offers career opportunities, high-quality health, educational and professional services, it has a regional airport that has daily flights to many destinations, and it is only a short drive to Sydney.

The NSW Health Pathology Wollongong Anatomical Pathology service is located within the large Wollongong Hospital, which provides both inpatient and outpatient services to the Illawarra and Shoalhaven communities. The NSWHP Wollongong team take pride in their professionalism and focus on high quality service delivery, promoting a harmonious environment that is connected to community and its stakeholders.

**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**

Perform a range of Anatomical Pathology laboratory support and specimen reception services, and provide assistance to laboratory staff, under supervision, to deliver a patient focused service.
- A working knowledge of, or demonstrated ability to learn, all aspects of the laboratory environment relevant to the Department
- 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 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**

**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.