Pathology Assistant

8 hours ago


Toowoomba, Australia Queensland Health Full time

Develop knowledge and expertise in handling specimens through active learning within the team and by engaging in professional development activities.
Providing assistance, training and support to new employees, and ensuring all team members are supported to further develop their skills and knowledge in Central Specimen Reception team duties. Senior or more experienced team members will act as a resource to other team members to ensure reinforcement of CSR best practice and procedures, and a focus exists on continuous learning and development in the team.
Key competencies (role specific criteria)
You will be assessed on your ability to demonstrate the following:

- Experience in or the ability to rapidly learn pre-analytical processes, e.g. sorting, coding, data entry, aliquoting, parcel management, etc. in the specimen reception unit.
- Demonstrated data entry skills with the ability to work accurately and give attention to detail.
- Proven ability to solve problems and show initiative in the workplace.
- Proven ability to manage time effectively and work without direct supervision.
- Demonstrated high level of interpersonal skills and communication skills to enable effective interaction within a work group and between clients (internal and external).
- The Central Specimen Reception unit delivers a 7-day a week service. In this workplace, all newly appointed staff are contracted to work any rostered shift within a 7-day roster period including weekends and public holidays, including overtime as required. You will be required to take part in a 24-hour continuous shift roster, and will work a combination of day, afternoon and overnight shifts within each fortnight. This facilitates the progressive review of staffing and shift arrangements in Central Specimen Reception to accommodate changes in workload and service requirements.

Qualifications, registrations and other requirements
You will be assessed on your ability to demonstrate the following key capabilities, knowledge and experience. Within the context of the responsibilities described above under 'your key responsibilities', the ideal applicant will be someone who can demonstrate the following:

- Experience in or the ability to rapidly learn pre-analytical processes, e.g. sorting, coding, data entry, aliquoting, parcel management, etc. in the specimen reception unit.
- Demonstrated data entry skills with the ability to work accurately and give attention to detail.
- Proven ability to solve problems and show initiative in the workplace.
- Proven ability to manage time effectively and work without direct supervision.
- Demonstrated high level of interpersonal skills and communication skills to enable effective interaction within a work group and between clients (internal and external).This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.



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