Closes: 07 October 2024
Classification: Health Professional Level 3
Salary: $105,900 - $119,774 plus superannuation
Position No: 26301 - 02JEE
Advertised (Gazettal date): 16 September 2024
Contact Officer: Sara Carter on or
What can we offer you:
* City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in .
* Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
* Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
* Visa Sponsorship for eligible candidates.
* Flexible working conditions.
* Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).
About the Role:
ACT Pathology is a department of Canberra Health Services offering a diagnostic pathology service to the ACT and surrounding region. The laboratory operates 24 hours, seven days a week, offering a wide range of testing procedures over two campuses. The main laboratory is located at the Canberra Hospital and the branch laboratory is located at the North Canberra Hospital.
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 preferred candidate would have experience interpreting a range of Indirect Immunofluorescence assays such as Anti-nuclear antibodies, Tissue antibodies, Anti- Skin antibodies and Anti neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies.
Have experience performing and verifying assays using methods such as indirect immunofluorescence, ELISA, Chemiluminescence and Immunoblot.
Have experience reviewing external quality assessment reports and previous experience undergoing laboratory accreditation assessments.
The preferred candidate would 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.
Prerequisites before commencement:
* Undergo a pre‐employment National Police Check.
* Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
How to apply
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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 .
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.
Canberra Hospital Expansion Project – CHS is constructing a new critical services building called 'Building 5' which is a 44,000 sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state‐of‐the‐art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory's history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back‐of‐house logistics distribution.
North Canberra Hospital – As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid‐decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities.
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