Microbiology Scientist

Queensland Health; Gold Coast City; Presencial; AUD 70.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

12.75% superannuation

Leave loading 17.5%

38 hour full time work week

24/7 confidential employee support

Flexible leave entitlements

Career progression

Internal training opportunities

Training and development

Descripción de la vacante

Queensland Health on the Gold Coast is seeking a skilled laboratory professional with a focus on clinical microbiology. You will handle specimen processing, culture techniques, pathogen identification, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing, while following established protocols and quality controls to ensure accuracy and safety.

The role requires familiarity with laboratory information systems, data integrity, and effective communication within a multidisciplinary team, contributing to

Formación

• Demonstrated understanding of clinical microbiology principles, including specimen processing, culture techniques, pathogen identification, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing methods.
• Ability to follow established laboratory protocols and quality control procedures to ensure accuracy, reliability, and safety in all testing activities, consistent with NATA/RCPA standards.
• Knowledge of laboratory information systems, with a commitment to maintaining data integrity and confidentiality.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and communicate effectively with colleagues and supervisors in a clinical setting.

Conocimientos

Clinical microbiology

Quality control protocols

Laboratory information systems

Communication skills

Descripción del empleo

The essential requirements for this role are;

• Demonstrated understanding of clinical microbiology principles, including specimen processing, culture techniques, pathogen identification, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing methods.


• Ability to follow established laboratory protocols and quality control procedures to ensure accuracy, reliability, and safety in all testing activities, consistent with NATA/RCPA standards.


• Knowledge of laboratory information systems, with a commitment to maintaining data integrity and confidentiality.


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and communicate effectively with colleagues and supervisors in a clinical setting.

Why work with us?

Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive and inclusive environment that values people and prioritises employee success and wellbeing. This includes

• 12.75% superannuation


• 17.5% leave loading


• 38 hour full time work week


• Access to 24/7 confidential employee support providers and counsellors including for immediate family members


• Additional flexibility to support your work life balance including access to generous leave entitlements, such as purchased leave, domestic violence leave, reproductive health leave, cultural leave, study and examination leave.


• Career progression with more than 300 diverse career pathways and career support to take you further!


• Access to a variety of programs and initiatives to support training and career growth.


• Grow your skills through hands‑on experience and access to internal training opportunities and additional financial and leave benefits for approved external training and development.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all cultures, abilities and backgrounds.

Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager. We value diverse candidates and your need for adjustments will not affect our hiring decisions.