Scientist – Production: Play a Key Role in Life-Changing Tissue Donation!

Use your scientific expertise to contribute to tissue donation, recovery, and processing in a dynamic healthcare environment at Queensland Tissue Bank. Join a dedicated team working to support life-saving transplantation through innovative tissue banking practices!

Job details

About your role
As a Scientist - Production with Queensland Tissue Bank, you will be responsible for donor tissue recovery and processing services using specialized surgical techniques. You will facilitate the donation and supply of allograft tissues including ocular, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and skin tissues. Your role is governed by relevant legislation, codes, and standards to ensure quality and safety in tissue banking. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to research, development, and service improvement projects to enhance tissue donation outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform deceased donor tissue recovery and aseptic tissue processing according to approved protocols and regulatory requirements.
• Manage equipment, consumables, and supplies necessary for tissue processing and packaging.
• Collect, validate, and maintain accurate data and documentation for donor and tissue information.
• Provide advice and clinical supervision to less experienced practitioners and support staff.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders including surgeons, nurses, forensic units, and health services.

About you
You are a qualified clinical scientist with strong technical skills in tissue recovery and processing, committed to delivering high quality and compliant services. 

Key Skills and Attributes:

• Proficient in aseptic techniques and tissue banking regulations.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Resilient with a proactive problem-solving approach.
• Openness to travel interstate for professional growth and training.
• Hold a relevant clinical undergraduate degree in medical science, science, applied science or a relevant field.

What we can offer you:

• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About Queensland Tissue Bank

Queensland Tissue Bank (QTB) is Queensland's sole facility for the provision of donated human tissues for therapeutic use. QTB performs all stages of tissue procurement including donor identification, screening and consent; and all stages of tissue preparation including retrieval, processing, storage, despatch, and quality management. Banked tissues include bone, skin, eye, and heart valves. Of the Australian states, Queensland has the largest tissue bank and provides therapeutic tissue products for both local and interstate use. QTB plays a part in informing both state and national policy on tissue banking. 

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF, 691KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF, 978KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  MS09654326 Role Description (PDF, 414KB)
  Role Description