Bayside Health
Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.
Permanent - Full Time at 80 hrs per f/n.
Medical Laboratory Technician Grade 2 (BV1-BV4 and ON18): $74,172.80 - $82,971.20 + Superannuation
Staff Benefits: Leave Entitlements, Salary Packaging, Novated Leasing Location: The New Footscray Hospital
About Our Team
The Alfred Pathology Service (APS) is key to providing integrated and timely diagnostic capabilities as part of the largest public pathology laboratory network in Victoria.
Alfred Health supports the local community while addressing complex state-wide needs, including trauma, organ transplantation and HIV/AIDS diagnostics. APS conducts all pathology testing for multiple hospitals, offering a comprehensive range of services through five specialized units: Anatomical Pathology, Clinical Biochemistry, Haematology, Microbiology, and Human Molecular Pathology.
APS is committed to education and professional development, providing excellent learning opportunities for students and clinicians. Staff benefit from supportive leaders, state-of-the-art equipment, and the chance to engage in interesting and complex work. The service also collaborates with various research institutions.
Alfred Health and Monash Health have established a partnership and are delivering pathology services at Western Health (WH), which includes, collection centres, branch laboratories at New Footscray Hospital and Sunshine Hospital and point-of-care services. We are working in partnership to ensure we meet future demands and continue to provide high quality pathology services for our patients and the community across both health services.
The role of the medical laboratory technician is to rotate through various sections of the Anatomical Pathology and Cytology departments at New Footscray Hospital, working as part of a laboratory team in the processing of histology and cytology specimens. The primary responsibilities of this role are:
Specimen reception duties including case registration, specimen distribution, organising send-away tests.
Laboratory duties including specimen preparation, assisting at specimen cut-up, tissue processing, tissue embedding, microtomy and staining.
Cytology specimen preparation and staining.Reagent preparation including Quality Control (QC) checks and record keeping, maintaining reagent inventory and laboratory supplies.
Inward goods receiving, maintaining stocks of supplies and consumables.
Laboratory equipment maintenance, service and calibration.
Filing of microscope slides, paraffin blocks and patient related records.
MDT slide preparation and documentation.
General laboratory duties including cleaning and decontamination of laboratory equipment, instruments, glassware and work surfaces.
Participate in rotation to the Sunshine Hospital Laboratory or Prahran as required. At New Footscray Hospital, the role will require participation in a rotating roster, Monday to Sunday between the hours of 06:30 to 18:00 hours.
About You
Qualifications Required:
Diploma of Applied Science (Medical Laboratory) or equivalent.
Experience and Skills Required:
Previous experience working in an Anatomical Pathology Laboratory.
Cytology techniques and slide preparation.
Previous experience with data entry. Able to communicate well both verbally and in writing.
Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
Computer proficiency and good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Class C driver's license and willingness to travel to the various WH and Prahran sites as needed.
Staff Benefits
If applicable, please specify specific requirements that you require in your cover letter or CV.
For enquiries regarding this position, please contact Farzana Begum at f.begum@alfred.org.au or mobile 0477 277 667
Applications close 11pm AEST, Tuesday, 4 August 2026
We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
