Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Technical Assistant Grade 2
Remuneration: $32.46 - $33.71 per hour plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 30
Requisition ID: REQ671390
Location: Royal North Shore Hospital, Ryde Hospital and Hornsby Hospital
Applications Close: 6th July 2026 - 11:59pm
About the opportunity
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Take the next step in your pathology career. Join a high-performing Northern Sydney team delivering precise, patient-focused care where every sample matters. Be the friendly face patients trust while building a rewarding career with NSW Health. We are hiring for a permanent part-time position (30 hours per week), as well as a casual role within the team.
Northern Sydney Pathology Collection Service is part of NSW Health Pathology: Australia’s largest public pathology service. Our team is dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across a range of hospital, community, and home settings.
You’ll be joining a collaborative and inclusive workforce that values professionalism, continuous learning, and exceptional customer service. As a NSW Health employee, you’ll benefit from competitive pay, salary packaging options, ongoing paid training and development, job security, and opportunities for career progression within one of the state's most respected healthcare organisations.
What you'll be doing
Contribute to a customer-focused pathology collection service across inpatient, outpatient, and home care settings. Provide a high-quality healthcare service to all referrers and consumers. Perform venepuncture and other duties pertaining to specimen collection, data entry, processing, and delivery into sites for pathology investigations as required.
Deliver compassionate care and build rapport with patients from diverse backgrounds while maintaining professional standards and compliance with NSW Health protocols. Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to ensure timely and accurate pathology services are provided across multiple sites.
What we can offer you
Financial Benefits - Generous salary packaging options and other fringe benefits
Work-life balance - Up to 12 additional days off per year in addition to Annual Leave (for full-time employees)
Professional growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning
Health & wellbeing - Fitness Passport gym discounts and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and families.
Interested in joining Australia’s largest public pathology service? Apply now by addressing the following questions:
Certificate III in Pathology Collections and/or previous experience in venepuncture or a demonstrated ability to learn all aspects of the clinical environment relevant to the Department.
Demonstrated customer service experience and skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers, and clinical staff in an environment transferrable to this role.
Demonstrated problem solving and trouble shooting skills, with the ability to resolve general issues within the clinical environment including specimen preparation and transport ensuring viability of the specimens.
Familiarity with pathology terminology and requirements and the willingness to learn a broad scope of collection, data entry and specimen preparation practices including paediatric and neonate blood collections.
Must be willing to participate in shift type work including weekend work as required and travel to any site or location within the operational area as requested.
Demonstrated ability to manage a demanding professional team environment where there are competing priorities and strict deadlines.
Proficient computer skills including high attention to detail and data accuracy.
Current NSW C‑Class driver’s licence (P1 or P2 accepted) is required. Interstate C‑Class licence holders must obtain an NSW C‑Class licence within three months of appointment. Learner licences are not accepted. Alternatively, applicants must have the capacity to travel to any site for a shift as required.
Information For Applicants
NSW Health Pathology is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We value, and welcome all suitably qualified applicants regardless of age, background, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.
NSW Health Pathology is committed to providing accessibility and reasonable accommodations and ensuring our recruitment process is flexible, inclusive, and free from barriers, promoting equal opportunities for all to succeed. Please reach out if you need adjustments.
NSW Health Pathology is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce in public health. For Aboriginal candidates, support is available through the Stepping Up website
You must have valid working rights in Australia for the duration of the appointment to be eligible to apply.
All workers must meet NSW Health’s vaccination and screening requirements before starting employment. See PD2024_15 for more detail. The preferred candidate may be required to undergo a functional assessment prior to appointment.
An eligibility list may be created for similar vacancies in the future.
This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children’s Guardian.
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For role related queries or questions contact Adrian Deb on
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To learn more about NSWHP please visit “Life at NSW Health Pathology” or connect with us on LinkedIn!
