Senior Scientist Pathology Main Lab

Queensland Health; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation

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Full-time 38h week

Employee support services

Job summary

Queensland Health in Brisbane seeks an experienced senior Anatomical Pathology Scientist to lead histology services, supervise training, and provide expert guidance to clinicians. The role requires independent judgement, strong leadership, and commitment to quality improvements and research collaboration.

The successful candidate will participate in a roster system with evening shifts and some day shifts, contributing to patient care and service delivery within a supportive, equity-minded

Qualifications

• Proven high-level knowledge and ability to analyse patient specimens in Anatomical Pathology.
• Demonstrated histology expertise and ability to supervise scientist training.
• Demonstrated experience in histology processes.
• Ability to provide independent scientific advice affecting patient care.
• Leadership skills and ability to train staff and participate in ongoing development.
• Ability to contribute to research and collaboration with other disciplines.
• Initiate and implement quality and service improvements for accreditation.
• Roster availability; evening shifts with some day shifts.

Responsibilities

• Roister system coverage across operating hours; evening shift senior scientist primary roster with possible day shifts.
• Lead histology team, supervise training, and provide expert advice to clinicians and peers.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives aligned with accreditation standards.
• Support research activities and collaborations within the department and with external partners.

Skills

Anatomical Pathology analysis

Histology expertise

Leadership & staff training

Independent scientific judgement

Research collaboration

Quality & service improvement

Roster & shift flexibility

Job description

The essential requirements for this role are;

• Proven high-level knowledge, skills and ability to analyse patient specimens by applying advanced independent scientific judgement in Anatomical Pathology.
• Demonstrated experience in, and high-level knowledge of Histology, with expertise to supervise scientist training programs.
• Demonstrated experience in, and high-level knowledge of histology processes.
• Proven ability to exercise independent scientific judgement in providing advice to peers, anatomical pathologists, surgeons, clinicians and other internal and external clients impacting patient care and service delivery.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to train and educate staff while actively participating in and contributing to continuing education and other professional development activities.
• Proven ability to develop and apply scientific practices and actively contribute to research activities within the service and externally through collaboration with other disciplines, research groups and universities.
• Demonstrated ability to initiate and implement quality and service improvement activities to continually improve patient care in accordance with NATA/ISO accreditation/certification.
• Availability to participate in a roster system across the operating hours of the department. Routine hours of operation currently are Monday to Friday 05:30 – 23:00 and Saturdays 05:30 – 15:30. The successful candidate is expected to be primarily rostered as an evening shift senior scientist, with ability to work day shifts as required

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.