Medical Scientist - Clinical Chemistry
Full-time Permanent
Closes: 14 November 2025
Classification: Health Professional Level 2
Salary: $89,134 - $106,625 plus superannuation
Position No: 21283 - 02OPB
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 03 November 2025
Contact Officer: Catherine Woods on
catherine.woods@act.gov.au
or
(02) 5124 2843
What can we offer you:
- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
- Flexible working conditions.
- 12% Superannuation.
- Access to Employee Assistance Program.
- Access to discounted gym membership.
- Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
- Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.
- ACT Pathology Allowance, if applicable as defined in the ACT Public Sector Health Professional Enterprise Agreement, Section C.
About the Role:
ACT Pathology is a division of the Canberra Hospital and Health Service offering a diagnostic Pathology service to the ACT and surrounding region.
The laboratory operates 24 hours, seven days a week, offering a wide range of testing procedures over two campuses. The main laboratory is located at the Canberra Hospital and branch laboratory is located at the North Canberra Hospital.
The successful applicant will primarily be based in the Special Chemistry section, however, may also be rotated through the Endocrinology, Point of Care Testing, Routine Chemistry and the North Canberra Hospital laboratory as required. Under direction, the successful applicant will be required to perform instrument maintenance and troubleshooting, monitor Quality Control and provision of patient results for the Chemical Pathology laboratories at Canberra and North Canberra Hospitals.
The successful applicant may be required to work 24/7 shifts including nights and weekends.
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
Note: The successful applicant may be required to work 24/7 shifts including nights and weekends.
For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory's history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.
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