Medical Laboratory Technician

**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time
**Position Classification**: Technical Officer Grade 1/2
**Remuneration**: $65,956.84 - $94,999.44 per annum plus superannuation
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ608900
**Location**:St George Hospital
**Applications Close**: 14 October 2025 - 11:59pm

**About the opportunity**
NSW Health Pathology is seeking an enthusiastic Medical Laboratory Technician in a permanent full-time capacity to join our team at St George Hospital.

This laboratory provides Anatomical Pathology services to several hospitals within the South East Sydney Local Health District, including St George, Sutherland, and Calvary Hospitals, Breast Screen Southern Sydney, St George Private, and Karena Private hospitals, as well as several privately referred client locations. This position is critical to the continued provision of our Anatomical Pathology services.

The successful applicant will participate in a 24/7 rotating on-call roster, including weekends and public holidays, and attend Sutherland laboratories to perform urgent procedures as required. There are also potential opportunities to attend pathology conferences/workshops as part of ongoing professional development. The operating hours are Monday through Friday, 7am - 7pm.

**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**
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the delivery of routine Histology services, including Frozen Sections, Renal and Skin IF, and immunohistochemistry, as well as the 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

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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.

**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.