Employment Type: Casual

Position Classification: Technical Assistant Grade 2

Remuneration: $32.46 - $33.71 per hour plus superannuation

Requisition ID: REQ631181

Location: Collection Centre, Tenterfield

Applications Close: 26 January 2026 - 11:59pm

About The Opportunity

Make an Impact in Tenterfield - Join Our Pathology Team

We have an exciting opportunity for a Technical Assistant to join our dedicated team at the Tenterfield Pathology Service. This role is ideal for someone passionate about healthcare and ready to take the first or next step in their career.

As a Technical Assistant, you’ll play a key role in supporting our pathology services through blood collection, patient data entry, and preparing specimens for testing. You’ll be based at our Collection Service within Tenterfield Hospital, working Monday to Friday between 7:00 AM and 3:30 PM.

Experience is welcomed but not essential - we’ll provide full training for the right person who’s eager to learn and contribute to high-quality healthcare for the Tenterfield community. Whether you’re starting out or building on existing skills, this is a genuine opportunity to grow in a supportive and professional environment.

If you’re reliable, enthusiastic, and ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you!

What We Can Offer You

Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning

What You'll Be Doing

Contribute to a customer-focused pathology collection service across inpatient, outpatient and home care settings. Provide a high-quality healthcare service to all referrers and consumers. Perform venepuncture and other duties pertaining to specimen collection, data entry, processing, and delivery into sites for pathology investigations as required.

Interested in joining Australia’s largest public pathology service? Apply now by addressing the following questions:

Certificate III in Pathology Collections and/or previous experience in venepuncture or a demonstrated ability to learn all aspects of the clinical environment relevant to the Department.Demonstrated customer service experience and skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers, and clinical staff in an environment transferrable to this role.Demonstrated problem solving and trouble shooting skills, with the ability to resolve general issues within the clinical environment including specimen preparation and transport ensuring viability of the specimens.Familiarity with pathology terminology and requirements and the willingness to learn a broad scope of collection, data entry and specimen preparation practices including paediatric and neonate blood collections.Unencumbered Class C Driver's License (valid in NSW) or the capacity to travel to any site for a shift as required.Must be willing to participate in shift type work including weekend work as required and travel to any site or location within the operational area as requested.Demonstrated ability to manage a demanding professional team environment where there are competing priorities and strict deadlines.Proficient computer skills including high attention to detail and data accuracy.

Need more information?

Click here for the Position Description Find out more about applying for this position For role related queries or questions contact Juliane Preston on [email protected]

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.

Talent Pool

If the selection panel identifies more than one suitable candidate for the role, an eligibility list will be created for future 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.