Medical Laboratory Assistant

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time up to August 2026, with potential availability of ongoing employment

Position Classification: Technical Assistant Grade 2

Remuneration: $32.46 - $33.71 per hour plus superannuation

Hours Per Week: 32

Requisition ID: REQ616650

Location: Lismore Base Hospital

Applications Close: 30 November 2025 - 11:59pm

About the opportunity

Join NSW Health Pathology and play a key role in supporting patient care. We’re seeking a reliable and compassionate Medical Laboratory Assistant to provide high‑quality specimen collection and help with essential tasks that keep our service running smoothly. Previous experience is an advantage, but training will be provided.

Apply now and make a real difference in your community.

What we can offer you

• Generous salary packaging options and other fringe benefits
• Learning and development opportunities, including in‑house training with RTO My Health Learning

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, delivery into sites for pathology investigations, and undertake administrative activities which may include reception duties, managing mail, report filing and distribution, and managing appointments as required.

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.
• Unencumbered Class C Driver’s License (valid in NSW) or the capacity to travel to any site for a shift as required.
• 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.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain high quality work output while performing a wide range of administrative tasks in a high‑volume customer service environment.
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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.

New to NSW Health Pathology?

The preferred candidate may be required to undergo a functional assessment prior to appointment.

Talent Pool

If the selection panel identifies more than one suitable candidate for the role, an eligibility list will be created for future temporary and casual vacancies.

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.

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