Scientific Officer

**Employment Type**: Temporary Part Time (Up to 23/11/2026)
**Position Classification**: Scientific Officer
**Location**: Nepean Hospital
**Remuneration**: $37.03 - $52.83 per hour
**Hours Per Week**: 20
**Requisition ID**: REQ599886
**Applications Close**: 04/09/2025

With **CORE**Values of **C**ollaboration, **O**penness, **R**espect and **E**mpowerment, working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.

**About Us**

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.

Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.

Nepean Hospital is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Scientific Officer to join our dynamic Respiratory Medicine team on a part-time basis. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to vital diagnostic services that support the health and wellbeing of our local community.

As a Scientific Officer, you will perform high-quality respiratory function testing and contribute to the operation of our Lung Function Laboratory. Your work will play a crucial role in the diagnosis, monitoring and management of respiratory conditions across a wide range of patient groups.

If you’re passionate about respiratory science and want to make a difference in patient outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.

**Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees**
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport

NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards.

**What you will bring to the role**
- A degree in the Bachelor of Science or equivalent.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Proficient with the equipment and methods/procedures for measuring a variety of high-quality cardiopulmonary investigations as part of the newly formed Critical Care and Cardiopulmonary Research unit.
- Demonstrated attention to detail and administrative skills.
- Time management and organisational skills.
- Ability to solve problems.
- Commitment to excellence and continuous quality improvement.
- Possession of the Certified Respiratory Function Scientist (CRFS) Credential issued by the Australian and New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science is highly desirable but not mandatory.

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