Duty Supervisor
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time up to June 2027 with potential for ongoing employment
Position Classification: General Administration Staff Grade 5
Remuneration: $37.86 per hour plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 16
Requisition ID: REQ670581
Location: Prince of Wales Hospital
Applications Close: 23 June 2026 - 11:59pm
About the opportunity
This is a temporary part time Duty Supervisor position in the Central Specimen Reception department of NSW Health Pathology. We are based at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick. We're looking for a proactive leader to oversee our Specimen Reception area, ensuring it operates efficiently, costeffectively, and in line with laboratory best practice to achieve optimal turnaround times. This role operates on a 7-day rotating roster, with shift start times ranging between 6:00am and 2:30pm. The roster includes weekends and public holidays on a rotational basis, and may also require occasional overnight shifts.
What you'll be doing
- Ensuring the Specimen Reception area is run efficiently, cost-effectively and meets laboratory best practice in ensuring optimum turn-around-times for results.
- Responsible for the supervision of staff within the Section and assigning day-to-day activities to the team.
- Ensure the prompt reception, data entry and pre-analytical preparation of pathology samples within the Department and supervision of the team responsible for these services.
What we can offer you
- Financial Benefits - Generous salary packaging options and other fringe benefits
- Work-life balance - Up to 12 additional days off per year in addition to Annual Leave (for full-time employees)
- Professional growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning
- Health & wellbeing - Fitness Passport gym discounts and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and families.
Interested in joining Australia's largest public pathology service? Apply now by addressing the following questions:
- Demonstrated experience in a Pathology Specimen Reception area with a sound understanding of all procedures.
- Demonstrated strong leadership skills with the capacity to lead, motivate and manage conflict whilst contributing to building a team focused on providing high quality customer service.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to consult, negotiate and liaise effectively with a diverse range of people
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and meet set deadlines whilst ensuring the laboratory meets best practice.
- Experience working within an environment requiring sensitivity and consideration in relation to confidentiality and privacy.
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Demonstrated knowledge of medical terminology.
- Willingness to participate in a 24/7 rotating shift roster, including weekends, public holidays, and night shifts
Information For Applicants
- NSW Health Pathology is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We value, and welcome all suitably qualified applicants regardless of age, background, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.
- NSW Health Pathology is committed to providing accessibility and reasonable accommodations and ensuring our recruitment process is flexible, inclusive, and free from barriers, promoting equal opportunities for all to succeed. Please reach out if you need adjustments.
- NSW Health Pathology is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce in public health. For Aboriginal candidates, support is available through the Stepping Up website
- You must have valid working rights in Australia for the duration of the appointment to be eligible to apply.
- All workers must meet NSW Health's vaccination and screening requirements before starting employment. See PD2024_15 for more detail. The preferred candidate may be required to undergo a functional assessment prior to appointment.
- An eligibility list may be created for similar vacancies in the future.
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Nico Layson on [email protected]
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