Laboratory Assistant

Role overview

Laverty Pathology, part of Healius, is hiring a part-time Laboratory Assistant for its Adamstown, NSW site in the Newcastle area. This is a permanent position offering 22.5 hours per week. The role sits within a large pathology network with extensive laboratory and collection centre operations across Australia, providing stability, mobility, and room to grow professionally.

What you will do

• Receive and process routine specimens, including operating and maintaining analysers.
• Handle samples before and after analysis, ensuring correct workflow throughout the process.
• Spot urgent samples quickly and make sure they are prioritised appropriately.
• Carry out specimen filing, storage, and accurate data entry.
• Support laboratory Scientists when extra assistance is needed.
• Build knowledge of how different sample types must be processed for different tests.
• Stay current with updates to processing methods and requirements.
• Answer queries related to results, sample needs, and general processing questions.
• Help identify and fix issues that arise during the pre-analytical stage.

What we are looking for

• Experience in specimen processing and data entry.
• Strong customer service and communication abilities.
• Comfort working in a busy environment and managing competing demands.
• Capability to work independently with limited supervision while contributing to a team.
• Careful attention to procedure and accuracy in following instructions.
• Commitment to workplace and departmental policies and processes.
• Prior laboratory exposure and familiarity with medical terminology are helpful but not mandatory.
• Certificate III in Laboratory Techniques or Pathology Collection is preferred.

Benefits and wellbeing

• Access to a savings platform with 500+ popular Australian brands, helping reduce everyday living costs.
• Subsidised Fitness Passport access to gyms and pools across Australia.
• Discounts on corporate health insurance, banking products, and novated leasing salary packaging.
• Learning and development support through online courses and structured learning paths.
• Confidential employee and family wellbeing support through an Employee Assistance Program.

Diversity, inclusion and other requirements

Laverty Pathology promotes an inclusive workplace and welcomes applicants from a broad range of backgrounds, including different ages, ethnicities, socio-cultural groups, disabilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities. The organisation also encourages applications from veterans and candidates with Australian Defence Force experience.

This role requires evidence of vaccine-preventable disease immunisation, including Hepatitis B. Depending on the location or work setting, additional vaccinations may also be required. The employer maintains a safe work environment and follows the Australian Immunisation Handbook guidance for healthcare workers.

Job details

Job reference: #20886. Brand: Laverty Pathology. Location: Suite 3, 282 Brunker Road, Adamstown, NSW 2289, Australia. Published on 11 Jun 2026.