Join a team who are professional and committed. To be successful you will have demonstrated experience to assist Medical, Scientific and Technical staff in the performance of laboratory duties in a hospital Anatomical Pathology division. Provide assistance to scientific and technical laboratory staff by operating and maintaining the instruments, equipment and facilities of the laboratory. This includes being involved in such quality actions as instrument and temperature checks.

Job details

Key competencies (role specific criteria)

You will be assessed on your ability to demonstrate the following:

• Experience in, or a desire and ability, to rapidly acquire knowledge in Anatomical Pathology laboratory duties.
• Ability to manually handle consumables / stock reagents, including but not limited to bulk hazardous goods.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work cooperatively and accurately as part of a team.
• Proficiency in the use of laboratory information systems or the ability to rapidly acquire these skills.
• Demonstrated ability to provide operational support to a medium-sized Anatomical Pathology team, including the allocation of resources.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a high through put environment still maintaining a high attention to detail.

Qualifications, registrations and other requirements

• There are no mandatory qualifications for this role, however experience in an Anatomical Pathology environment and proven data entry skills would be highly advantageous.

Employee wellbeing

• Access to 24/7 confidential employee support providers and counsellors including for immediate family members
• Additional flexibility to support your work life balance including access to generous leave entitlements, such as purchased leave, domestic violence leave, reproductive health leave, cultural leave, study and examination leave.

Professional development

• Career progression with more than 300 diverse career pathways and career support to take you further!
• Access to a variety of programs and initiatives to support training and career growth.
• Grow your skills through hands-on experience and access to internal training opportunities and additional financial and leave benefits for approved external training and development.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion 

At Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all cultures, abilities and backgrounds.

Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager. We value diverse candidates and your need for adjustments will not affect our hiring decisions. 

Further information

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

Ready to apply? For further information on how to apply please review the attached Role Description.

Documents

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

• QH Information for Applicants (PDF, 939KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  QPHASS634482 Pathology Assistant PERM FT (PDF, 138KB)
  Role Description