Medical Laboratory Assistant

4 days ago

New Lambton, Australia NSW Health Pathology Full time

**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time up to December 2025, with potential availability of ongoing employment
**Position Classification**: Technical Assistant Grade 2
**Remuneration**: $61,889.52 - $64,260.00 per annum plus superannuation
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ590636
**Location**: John Hunter Hospital
**Applications Close**: 17 August 2025 - 11:59pm

**About the opportunity**

Would you like to work with a highly customer focused Cytology team, who provides opportunities for continuing education, collaboration and rewarding laboratory work? We are your team

We are looking for a Medical Laboratory Assistant to join our team based in our Cytology laboratory at the John Hunter Hospital on a temporary full-time basis.

The successful applicant will be performing a range of laboratory support and/or specimen reception services, and will provide assistance to laboratory staff, under supervision, to deliver a patient focused service.

**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 laboratory support and/or specimen reception services and/or collection 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

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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 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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