Medical Scientist Grade 1/2

Medical Scientist Grade 1-2

Anatomical Pathology - Histology

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

• Part Time, 2 month fixed term position (Long Service leave cover) - 56 hours per fortnight.
• Available for Medical Scientist Grade 1 or 2 (experience dependent).
• Based at The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), Parkville - varied role working in Histology.

The Anatomical Pathology department at RMH is a NATA and RCPA accredited laboratory offering Histopathology and Cytopathology testing, as well as participation in multidisciplinary meetings, teaching, registrar training, research, and tissue banking.

 Benefits of working with The Royal Melbourne Hospital:

• Enjoy excellent work-life balance working in a collaborative and supportive team.
• Monthly ADO’s for all full time staff (working 80 hours per fortnight)
• Up to $12,000 tax free earnings with salary packaging options.
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing programs including onsite staff gym, staff medical service, employee assistance program, peer support program - run by our dedicated employees.
• Work alongside highly trained staff whilst providing compassionate and supportive care for all members of the community.
• Great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement, including training and research opportunities, and access to mentorship and leadership programs.

Your new role:

• Perform routine Histology duties including Cytopreparation, Embedding, Microtomy, Scientist cut-up, frozen sections, special stains. 
• Perform specialized Histology duties including Immunohistochemistry, Renal histology, FISH and Molecular pathology.
• Perform attendance of simple procedures - Renal biopsy and FNA.
• Participate in staff meetings, self-education activities, internal & external training courses, and in clinical and scientific meetings.

About you:

• You hold a Bachelor of Applied Science with an Anatomical Pathology major (Histology/Cytology)
• You have experience working in an Anatomical Pathology laboratory which includes Histological and Cytological techniques, including attending Biopsy and FNA procedures. 
• You have tertiary teaching hospital laboratory experience and are looking to expand your skills working across a variety of roles.
• You have effective communication skills and a passion for continued professional development.
• You are well organised, self-motivated, and work well in a multidisciplinary team.

Upcoming changes to our pathology services:

Victorian Department of Health has endorsed the initiative to restructure existing public pathology by bringing together laboratories into pathology networks operating under a lead health service.

Pathology services from the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, the Royal Women’s Hospital and the Royal Children’s Hospital will transition to a single pathology service.  This creates an exciting opportunity to strengthen the scope, scale and reach of pathology services across the Parkville precinct to benefit all Victorians.

This role will be part of the new centre of excellence that will be led by Melbourne Health.

Interested? Click APPLY now!

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately and applications may close prior to the advertised date. 

To view the full Position Description, please click HERE.