DESCRIPTION

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent.
Classification: Health Professional Officer Level 3 (PN 26301)
Salary: $109,543 - $117,878 (Plus 12% Super)
Allowance: Pathology Allowance
Location: The Canberra Hospital, Garran ACT
Section: Immunopathology and Infectious Immunoassay
Closing Date: 10 September 2025

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE BY SUBMITTING A COPY OF YOUR CV ALONG WITH A 2-PAGE RESPONSE TO THE SELECTION CRITERIA, LISTED IN THE POSITION DESCRIPTION.

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.
The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory’s history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Krystal Gee on (02) 5124 2846 or at Krystal.Gee@act.gov.au
Job: Allied Health
Salary Range: 109,543.00 - 123,772.00
Contact Name: Krystal Gee
Contact Email: Krystal.gee@act.gov.au
Closing Date: 10/Sep/2025, 8:59:00 AM

Immunopathology is a subsection of the Immunopathology & Infectious Immunoassay Department of ACT Pathology. Immunopathology services include screening and characterisation of autoantibodies; allergy testing including total IgE, allergen specific IgE and tryptase; serum protein analysis including quantitation of immunoglobulins and complements, paraprotein and cryoglobulin investigation; and CSF oligoclonal bands detection. A wide range of methodologies including indirect immunofluorescence, ELISA, electrophoresis, immunofixation and isoelectric focussing are utilised. Instrumentation includes the Abbott Alinity, Dynex DS2, Phadia 250, Helena SPIFE 3000, Euroimmun EuroBlotOne, Werfen BioFlash, Abacus DSRie and Image Navigator System.
The successful candidate will have experience performing, interpreting and troubleshooting Immunoassays using methods such as indirect immunofluorescence, ELISA, Chemiluminescence, protein electrophoresis and Immunoblot. They must also have experience interpreting and verifying Immunopathology results, reviewing external quality assessment reports and previous experience undergoing laboratory accreditation assessments. The preferred candidate will also have demonstrated experience supervising and training a team within Immunopathology.
This position is a full-time permanent position. The successful applicant will be required to work nominal hours Monday to Friday. There will also be a requirement to participate in the out of hours roster and overtime as required.
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.