The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia’s leading public healthcare providers.

Join the team. Build a career. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Phlebotomist
Royal Melbourne Hospital

• Casual vacancy
• Provide a high standard of quality patient care across outpatients collection and inpatient wards
• Parkville location

The Pathology Service, located at RMH City Campus, provides a wide range of pathology services to Royal Melbourne Hospital and Melbourne Private Hospital.

We provide a broad range of acute health care services including general and specialty adult medical, surgical, pre-operative, mental health and emergency services to our patients and community.

Working as a part of the Pathology Collections team, our phlebotomist’s provide a high standard of quality patient care in Pathology Collections servicing both outpatients’ collection and inpatient wards.

Phlebotomists also participate in the provision of services to the Royal Park Campus and Melbourne Private Hospital and are responsible for performing specimen collection and organising safe transport of specimens to the laboratory.

Your new role:

• Perform safe, accurate, timely and patient centred specimen collection (bloods, stool, urine, sputum and others).
• Provide specimen collection across all sites serviced by Melbourne Health Pathology.
• Transport specimen or organise courier to the laboratory.
• Work in partnership with consumers, patients and where applicable carers and families.
• Create a psychologically safe work environment where everyone feels safe to speak up.
• Work across a seven day rotating roster including afternoon shifts and weekends.

About you:

• Certificate III or IV in pathology specimen collection
• Commitment to live the Melbourne Way - putting people first, leading with kindness and achieving excellence together.
• Venepuncture experience. Desirable minimum 2 years experience as phlebotomist in a hospital or a clinic setting.
• Able to work a 7 day rotating roster including afternoons and weekends.
• Effective and accurate written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong work ethic and a positive, ‘can do’ attitude.

Benefits of working at RMH:

• Be part of a supportive and values-driven workplace culture
• Career growth opportunities, ongoing training, and professional development
• Access to Health & Wellbeing programs including Fitness Passport, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Staff Peer Support
• Salary packaging, on-site car parking, and great public transport access

To view the full position description please click here 

 Interested? Don't delay, click apply now! Interviews and recruitment is ongoing and we may close the role earlier if we find a suitable candidate.

If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us.  

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and satisfactory Working With Children Check.

The RMH is committed to creating a culturally safe environment as a collective responsibility. We draw on our principles of self-determination, equity, accountability, and shared learning to create a culturally responsive health system that challenges how we strive for continuous quality improvement to meet the expectations of the communities and patients we serve.

RMH is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with the Child Safe Standards.

As a leader in healthcare, we recognise the need to foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging. We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply, and will provide adjustments to support equitable participation.