Microbiologist-leave Cover

**Title**:Microbiologist-Leave Cover**:

- Requisition ID: 2749
- Location: Box Hill, VIC, AU, 3128
- Job Posting Date: 4 Feb 2025

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**Microbiologist**
- Permanent Part-time Fixed | Experience work-life balance
- Work across Eastern Health sites | Carparking on site
- This opportunity is for session cover for sabbatical leave

**Eastern Health**

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services, including maternity, palliative care, mental health, drug and alcohol, residential care, community health and state-wide specialist services to people and communities that are diverse in culture, age, socio-economic status, population and healthcare needs.

**To be successful in this role the following will be required of you**:
The Department of Microbiology is looking for Microbiologist to fulfill Permanent Part-time Leave Cover positions.
- Consistent demonstration of clinical competency.
- To help with leave and after hours cover as necessary for resident clinical
- microbiologists.
- High levels of professionalism and working relationships with all co-workers.
- Punctuality and reliability in attendance.
- Capacity to work across different hospital sites within Eastern Health.
- Review and maintain External QAP performance in the relevant areas across all laboratory sites.
- Participate as required in ACHS & NATA accreditation processes.
- Participate and contribute to educational and other Microbiology activities as requested by Clinical Head of unit to Eastern Health Pathology.
- Actively participate and contribute to the Quality Management Programs conducted in the pathology department for example but not limited to Audits, Training, QPulse document review.
- Professional representation of the department and hospital internally within Eastern Health and externally in the broader health system.
- Please refer to the attached position description for further details of the role._
- Vaccination against infectious disease is a mandatory requirement of this role._
- An offer of employment is conditional on you providing evidence that you are currently vaccinated against COVID-19 (with appropriate boosters) & Influenza, prior to commencing employment_.

**What we offer**
- Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here
- Diverse and engaging career opportunities
- Friendly & supportive team
- Flexible working hours
- Salary packaging options
- Career progression in our teaching hospitals

**Next Steps**

**Good to know**:

- We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability - within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team. We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
- As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
- Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
- Advertising may end before the closing date.

Please note that this job advertisement may close before the designated closure date if the position is filled earlier.

Contact Person: Dr Richard Bunter

Contact Number: 03 9895 3453

Job Posting End Date: 07/03/2025

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1) | Medical Workforce Unit on (03) 9895 3469. [TA for Non-Medical roles, MWU for Medical roles]

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