This opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys working as part of a collaborative team, has excellent interpersonal skills, and can maintain accuracy and professionalism in a busy clinical setting. You'll gain valuable experience across multiple areas of pathology services while contributing to positive patient outcomes every day.
Key competencies (role specific criteria)
You will be assessed on your ability to demonstrate the following:
Ability to participate in an established roster covering a range of shifts within the hours of 0600-2030 7 days a week including weekdays, weekends and public holidays where rostered
Flexibility to work additional hours or extra shifts above the minimum contract hours where necessary to support patient care
Ability to successfully perform blood collection on neonates, paediatric, adult and geriatric patients in a busy public hospital environment and to perform cannulation
Prioritise inpatient and outpatient workloads to meet Turn Around Times, averaging 7 or more collections per hour on each shift
Use of an integrated electronic Medical Record system and a Laboratory Information System or the ability to quickly learn those systems
Clear, calm and respectful communication with supervisors, colleagues, patients and clients
An established history of positive teamwork, respectful behaviour and above-average attendance
Knowledge or ability to rapidly acquire knowledge of medical terminology and abbreviations, pathology terminology and abbreviations, test names and specimen types.
Why work with us?
Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive and inclusive environment that values people and prioritises employee success and wellbeing. This includes
Competitive salaries
12.75% superannuation
17.5% leave loading
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.
Ready to apply?
For further information on how to apply please review the attached Role Description.
Applications will remain current for a period of up to 12 months and may be considered for other vacancies which may include an alternative employment basis such as temporary, full time or part time.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.
