Medical Laboratory Assistant

3 days ago

New Lambton, Australia NSW Health Pathology Full time

**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time up to August 2026, 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**: REQ597454
**Location**: John Hunter Hospital
**Applications Close**: 26 August 2025 - 11:59pm

**About the opportunity**

NSW Health Pathology is seeking a Medical Laboratory Assistant for the Microbiology Department at John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle. Located on the stunning eastern coastline of New South Wales, just over two hours north of Sydney, Newcastle is a lively city filled with activities. Enjoy breathtaking beaches, scenic coastal views, ocean baths, and some of the best surfing spots in the country. Plus, the local coffee culture rivals that of Melbourne.

If you’re motivated and enjoy working as part of a team, we’d love to hear from you

**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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