Medical Laboratory Technician

**Employment Type**: Various
**Position Classification**: Technical Officer Grade 1/2
**Remuneration**: $65,956.84 - $78,817.30 per annum plus superannuation
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ597718
**Location**:John Hunter Hospital
**Applications Close**: 31 August 2025 - 11:59pm

**About the opportunity**

NSW Health Pathology are seeking a keen and motivated Medical Laboratory Technician to join the Haematology Laboratory at the John Hunter Hospital. The John Hunter Hospital laboratory serves a wide community with specialties including trauma, obstetrics, cardiology, transplant, haematology and oncology for all ages. You will be part of a dynamic team of technicians and scientists with a positive culture who use the RITE values to serve our community.

The JHH Haematology Laboratory Medical Laboratory Technicians participate in a 24 hour roster and work within the Routine Haematology, Morphology, Coagulation and Blood Transfusion.

**What we can offer you**
- Accrued Days Off in addition to Annual Leave (Full Time positions only)
- 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 pathology services preferably within Haematology department, including routine haematology, morphology, coagulation and transfusion, including 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.