Scientist - Chemical Pathology

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About the Opportunity

Fixed-term 12 month part-time to full-time (30.4 hours to 76 per fortnight) HP3 level opportunities within Mater Pathology’s Chemical Pathology department have become available for Scientists to join the team. New and recent graduates and experienced scientists are encouraged to apply. These are continuous shift worker roles with shifts to be rotated through day, evening and overnight shifts. The successful applicant/s will require flexibility to participate in the continuous shift and weekend rosters as required after an initial training period. Whilst this position is sited in Chemical Pathology, an ability to work multi-disciplined shifts in Pathology may be required in the future.

Salary range: $32.51 - $49.13 (Health Practitioner Employee Level 3) per hour plus superannuation

About the organisation

Mater Pathology is the oldest pathology service in the Brisbane and surrounding areas. Initially established and supervised by the Sisters of Mercy in 1919, Mater Pathology has grown into a multi-faceted and technologically advanced laboratory service serving patients, doctors and hospitals. The service invests all profits back into patient care and is part of Mater Misericordiae Limited.

Mater Pathology is proud of its history but also is recognised for its experience in highly complex pathology. The service is delivered by dedicated staff that understand healthcare such as our highly skilled specialist pathologists, scientists, technicians, laboratory assistants, collection phlebotomists, couriers and other support personnel that ensure you get the correct result on time.

Our collection centres are located in over 20 suburbs supporting local communities. In addition, Mater Pathology also offers a 24 hour collection service out of the South Brisbane Mater Adults Hospital for patient convenience.

What you’ll be doing

The purpose of these roles is to apply independent scientific judgement and knowledge of quality control processes in the analysis of patient specimens leading to the accurate and timely verification and validation of test results. The roles will be primarily focussed in the high-throughput General Chemistry/ Immunoassay area but this may change in the future.

About you

To be successful in these roles you will have:

• A tertiary qualification in Medical Laboratory Science or equivalent. The qualification must include clinical units in Chemical Pathology, Haematology, Transfusion Medicine and Microbiology.

• An understanding of pre-analytical and analytical interferences in General Chemistry and Immunoassay testing
• Well-developed “bench” skills
• Well-developed interpersonal skills
• Operational and/or scientific clinical laboratory experience is highly desirable
• An ability, after initial training, to work as a continuous shift worker across all shifts as rostered

Applicants will also need to have ability to problem solve routine technical issues, participate positively in a multi-disciplinary team environment, and work efficiently while also prioritising workflow in a high workload environment.

Applicants must define how many shifts per fortnight they desire in their applications.

Why join us?

In return for your skills you will have the opportunity to work for an Australian leader in the field of Health and work with a team who make a real difference to the lives of our patients.

Mater provides benefits not offered in other workplaces. In addition to being part of a workplace that offers compassionate care in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy, pioneers in the provision of healthcare to Queensland for over 100 years, you will have opportunities to increase your take-home pay with our salary packaging options.

To view the Position Description please click here.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 22 July 2018

For further information specific to the role, please contact Colleen Voroteliak, Scientist Second-in-Charge on 07 3163 3707.

If you are interested in applying for this position, simply click on 'APPLY' to attach your resume.

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If you are having technical difficulties submitting your application please contact the Recruitment Team ([email protected]) confirming the role you are applying for and the specific difficulties you are experiencing.

At Mater, you'll find we live and breathe our values. We are a health care leader that provides care to more than 500,000 patients each year as a private, benevolent not-for-proft organisation - what profit we make goes back in to our business which is why we offer state of the art facilities and the resources to advance your career and provide exceptional care to our patients.

Mater is also committed to environmental sustainability and draws on our recognition of the link between health, climate and the environment which ensures we optimise our position as responsible corporate citizens.

Come and join us; as a Mater employee you'll find the benefits you deserve and the opportunity to be part of a healthcare community unlike any other.

Applicants from recruitment agencies will not be considered at this time.

Posting Notes: South Brisbane || QLD || Australia (AU) || Pathology ||
SK92174A