Senior Scientist - Morphology

at  ACT Health

DESCRIPTION

Employment Type: Full-time, Temporary 11 months with possibility of extension and/ or permanency.
Classification: Health Professional Level 3 (PN 30481)
Salary: $108,459 - $116,711 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Location: The Canberra Hospital, Garran ACT
Section: ACT Pathology - Haematology
Closing Date: 7 February 2025

ACT Pathology is a division of the Canberra Health Services with laboratories located at both the Canberra Hospital and North Canberra Hospital operating 24 hours, 7 days a week all year round. 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 complex investigations in the areas of Haematology, Transfusion, Haemostasis, Immunophenotyping and Bone Marrow Transplant.
Under broad direction from the Haematology Supervising Scientist, you will play a key role in providing day to day supervision, reviewing full blood counts including, validation, blood film review and escalation of blood films for registrar review. The morphology senior scientist is responsible for complex testing including haemoglobin electrophoresis and training programs for staff in the morphology area of the laboratories at Canberra and North Canberra Hospitals.
There is a requirement to work out of hours including on-call, occasional nights, weekends and public holidays.
This position is an opportunity to be part of a large team with several specialist areas and room for personal development and career opportunities.