Technical Assistant-specimen Reception (Westmead)

**Employment Type**: Temporary Part Time up until 1 November 2025 **Position Classification**: Tech Assist Gde 2 **Remuneration**: 59796.42
- 62086.53 full time equivalent base salary range (excludes super, leave loading and salary packaging) **Hours Per Week**: 20 **Requisition ID**: REQ527846
- Sydney Children's Hospitals Network is the largest paediatric health care entity in Australia. We care for thousands of children each year in our hospitals and in their homes — with one purpose in mind — to help young people live their healthiest lives.
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**Additional information**:

- An eligibility list may be created for future temporary part time vacancies.

**What you'll be doing**

Manage data entry and specimen handling in the Pathology Specimen Reception including aiding laboratory staff, under supervision, to deliver patient focused services. Liaise with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders including customers, patients, clinicians, and medical practitioners.
- A working knowledge of, or demonstrated ability to learn, all aspects of the laboratory environment relevant to the Department
- Demonstrated ability to maintain high quality work output while managing competing priorities
- Demonstrated customer service experience and skills, preferably in a laboratory environment, including the ability to communicate effectively with customers, patients and clinical staff
- Demonstrated problem solving and analytical skills combined with the ability to investigate and resolve general issues within the laboratory environment
- Excellent data entry skills including high attention to detail and data accuracy
- Awareness of legislation, policies and requirements relevant to a laboratory setting
- SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity
- we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply. If you identify as an Indigenous Australian or as a person with a disability, please contact us if you would like some more information about our recruitment process.
- NSWHealth is committed to child safety in line with the Child Protected Standards. SCHN is committed to maintaining a child safe culture that upholds the rights of children and young people. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported, and are included in their care. Existing staff of SCHN and those seeking employment are required to prioritise the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people in their care and take action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
- Applicants holding visas with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable local applicant is identified.

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