About the Role:

ACT Pathology provides essential diagnostic services to hospitals, healthcare providers, and the broader community across the ACT, operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

As a Specimen Entry Officer, you'll play a vital role in supporting patient care by ensuring pathology requests and specimens are accurately processed and tracked. A typical day may involve registering specimens into the Laboratory Information System (LIS), preparing and distributing samples to laboratory areas, managing incoming and outgoing pathology requests, responding to telephone enquiries, and helping ensure results and specimens reach the right destination on time.

Working as part of a supportive team in a fast-paced laboratory environment, you'll contribute to the accurate and efficient delivery of diagnostic services that clinicians and patients rely on every day.

This role operates on a rotating 24-hour, 7-day roster and offers the opportunity to gain experience in a critical healthcare service.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

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Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.

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Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

To Apply: 

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.

***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focused 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.