Employment Type: Various
Position Classification: Motor Vehicle Driver <2950
Remuneration: $30.61 per hour plus superannuation
Requisition ID: REQ611020
Location: Moree District Hospital
Applications Close: 19 October 2025 - 11:59pm
About the opportunity
Have you ever wanted to help your community and contribute to their health and wellbeing? NSW Health Pathology has a outstanding opportunity for a caring and dedicated person - or persons - to provide courier services for our team. This role can be either full-time or part-time, with the possibility of picking up additional shifts to provide backfill support. The position involves daytime shifts only, with no night driving required. You’ll be travelling on a rostered basis from Monday to Saturday between Moree, Narrabri, and Gunnedah.
Based in Moree, you will start your day transporting pathology samples from our Frome Street Collection Service to the laboratory at Moree Hospital. After this, you’ll carry referral samples south, stopping at our Narrabri Laboratory for the same purpose. The final leg of your journey will take you to Gunnedah, where you will meet our Tamworth-based courier to complete the transfer. Transport is via a medium-sized service vehicle provided for the role.
What we can offer you
- Accrued Days Off in addition to Annual Leave (full time positions only)
- Generous salary packaging options and other fringe benefits
- Corporate wellbeing programs, including the Fitness Passport
- Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning
What you'll be doing
Provide an efficient, consistent and reliable pathology sample transport service which also transports collection equipment, results and other items as required to and from NSWHP laboratories, collection centres, clinics and hospitals.
Interested in joining Australia’s largest public pathology service? Apply now by addressing the following questions:
- A level of fitness appropriate to courier duties: walk long distances and lift, carry and move items of up to 10 kgs over an eight hour shift
- Ability to be flexible and participate in a 24 hour / 7 day roster
- Current unencumbered Class C NSW drivers license with exemplary driving record. (Recent RTA infringement record print out required)
- Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to deliver efficient and effective services
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Demonstrated excellent time management skills with the ability to maintain high quality work output while managing competing priorities
- Demonstrated ability to work unsupervised and within a team and to promote teamwork as a basis for improvement.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
3) For role related queries or questions contact Neil Horton on Neil.Horton@health.nsw.gov.au
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases
This is a Category A position. All Category A applicants must read and understand NSW Health Policy Directive PD2024_015 Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases. All recruits must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. All recruits must provide evidence against specified diseases and comply with the requirements of this policy at their own cost prior to appointment.
New to NSW Health Pathology?
The preferred candidate may be required to undergo a functional assessment prior to appointment.
Working Rights
This position is a permanent position. To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency. Please note: A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa.
Talent Pool
If the selection panel identifies more than one suitable candidate for the role, an eligibility list will be created for future permanent full time / part time, temporary and casual vacancies.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
NSW Health Pathology is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We seek to recruit from diverse applicants and create teams with skills, perspectives and experiences that complement each other at work. We welcome suitably qualified applicants regardless of age, ethnicity, socio-cultural background, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.
📌 Pathology Courier Driver
🏢 Nsw Health Pathology
📍 Moree