Medical Scientist Haematology

at  ACT Health

DESCRIPTION

Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary, 6 months with possibility of extension and or permanency
Classification: Health Professional Level 2 (PN 28609)
Salary: $70,679 - $97,028 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Location: Canberra Health Services
Section: Haematology
Closing Date: 3 July 2024

PLEASE SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR CV ALONG WITH A 2X PAGE RESPONSE TO THE SELECTION CRITERIA LISTED IN THE POSITION DESCRIPTION. ONLY APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED ONLINE WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
Canberra Hospital Expansion Project – CHS is constructing a new Critical Services Building called ‘Building 5’ which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory’s history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution.
North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities.
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Jackie Pratt at (02) 5124 2034 or at Jackie.Pratt@act.gov.au.
Job: Allied Health
Salary Range: 70,679.00 - 97,028.00
Contact Name: Kelly Sliwinski
Contact Email: kelly.sliwinski@act.gov.au
Closing Date: 03/Jul/2024, 8:59:00 AM

ACT Pathology is a division of the Canberra Health Services with laboratories located at both the Canberra Hospital and Calvary Public Hospital operating 24 hours, 7 days a week all year round and Collection Centres located at seven other sites. Pathology provides diagnostic and consultative services to medical specialists and general practitioners and their patients in hospital and in the community.
ACT Pathology is a division of the Canberra Health Services with laboratories located at both the Canberra Hospital and Calvary Public Hospital operating 24 hours, 7 days a week all year round and Collection Centres located at seven other sites. Pathology provides diagnostic and consultative services to medical specialists and general practitioners and their patients in hospital and in the community.
The Haematology laboratory is a tertiary facility performing highly complex time consuming investigations in the areas of Transfusion, Haemostasis, Immunophenotyping, Bone Marrow Transplant, Haematology and Morphology on patients with a wide range of co-morbidities.
Under direction, the Scientist role is responsible for the provision of Haematology, Coagulation and Transfusion procedures. At the Haematology laboratories at Canberra and Calvary Hospitals, the Scientist role is a key position involved in the troubleshooting of instrumentation, monitoring of Quality Control, analysis of results, blood film morphology and the provision of blood and blood products.
This position is an opportunity to be part of a large team with a number of specialist areas and room for personal development and possible career opportunities.
For more information regarding the position click here for the Position Description.