Medical Lab Technician G1

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• Permanent, full time
• Heidelberg location, with multiple public transport options
• Join our Microbiology Department as a Medical Technician

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

About the Department

Microbiology utilises state of the art automation and technologies as well conventional manual methodology to generate clinically valuable information for diagnosis and treatment of infections.

About the role 

As a Medical Laboratory Technician, you will participate in the development and use of new technologies including Kiestra WCA, MALDI-ToF MS, antimicrobial resistance testing and molecular diagnostics.

A regular day will see you:

• Provide basic technical advice on Microbiology principles to staff
• Process all specimen types both on automated systems and manually
• Participate in R&D projects
• Manage reagents, consumables and other inventories
• Perform quality control testing and documentation
• Decontaminate, prepare and sterilise laboratory equipment

About you 

 To be successful in this role, you'll bring with you:

• Relevant qualifications, knowledge and experience in a diagnostic medical microbiology laboratory including specimen set up
• Competency using a range of relevant computer software

• Good communication skills & ability to work efficiently both independently & in a team
• Demonstrable time management skills with an ability to prioritise and cope with stressful situations and changing work environment.
• Experience with use of various microbiology laboratory automation systems
• Availability to work 24/7 rotating shifts, through day and afternoon-evening shifts; weekdays, weekends, and public holiday. Applicants should also be available to work overnight shift if required. Availability (once trained) to work mostly or frequent afternoon-evening shifts would be considered favourably.

Our benefits 

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: 

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation. 
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program. 
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options. 
• Mentoring and career development opportunities. 

Work with us! 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. 

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working with Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Prue Waters, Principal Scientist at Prue.WATERS@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

Application closing date: Friday 29th August