NSW Health Pathology offers a wide range of career opportunities and fosters a work culture that puts people first.
We’re proud to be Australia’s largest public pathology and forensic & analytical science service, employing more than 5,000 staff.
This year’s International Women’s Day theme is Count Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress. Here at NSW Health Pathology, we’re proud of the progress we’ve made, but there’s more….
Staff at NSW Health Pathology took home a swag of awards and three of our scientific trainees graduated with a Fellowship of the Faculty of Science at Pathology Update 2024….
Dr Ramachandran has been working at NSW Health Pathology for over a decade. But alongside her passion for improving public health, she also has a love of dancing; Bollywood style!….
Asraa Al Saadi struggled to find work after moving to Australia from Romania. An employment forum aimed at jobseekers from migrant and refugee backgrounds helped her to land a dream….
The enthusiasm and encouragement of Dr Bernie l’Ons is leading more young doctors to choose careers in pathology disciplines that are experiencing a significant shortage in Australia and across the….
Pathology medical trainees are the future of our medical workforce and a crucial part of our organisation. There is a shortage of specialist pathologists internationally and across Australia and we are….
In honour of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re shining a light on Professor Ruta Gupta and her incredible journey in medicine and science. Professor Gupta, a….
Janice Sideroudakis is our senior hospital scientist managing the Cytology Laboratory at Nepean Hospital. But in her spare time, she’s been taking on Gladiators in the Channel Ten revival of….
Dr Matthew O’Sullivan AM from our Westmead laboratory has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to medicine. He was involved in treating some of the….
NSW Health Pathology’s Professor Richard Scolyer AO and his colleague, oncologist Professor Georgina Long AO, have been named joint 2024 Australians of the Year. Two Australians changing the world for….
Immunology Technical Assistant at NSW Health Pathology’s Newcastle laboratory, Louise Moonen, looks back on her career which began in nursing in the 1980s. Louise began her training as an enrolled….
At NSW Health Pathology (NSWHP), we manage the largest accredited Point of Care Testing (PoCT) service in the world. This vital service has been growing since the day we went….
These beautiful painted leaves help families mourning the unexpected or unexplained death of someone close. But they’re also helping to heal the women who paint them. In a sun-filled room….
He became the public face of our pathology services during the COVID-19 pandemic, but now Professor Dominic Dwyer PSM is retiring after more than four decades dedicated to researching, diagnosing,….
We’re excited to show off our brand-new pathology laboratory at Cooma Hospital. It features the latest technology and will bring enormous benefits for patients, staff and the wider Cooma community.….
The last two summers have been swarming with mosquitoes thanks to near constant rain and flooding brought on by La Niña. With the return of El Niño, and a hot,….
Kajaal Prasad is the team leader in dissection at our Nepean laboratory, playing a key role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. Kajaal has been working as a Hospital….
NSW Health has issued a community drug alert after at least three overdoses, including one death, were linked to potent opioids in black market vape juice used for refillable vapes.….
NSW Health Pathology’s Nucleic Acid Testing Laboratory has won a NSW Premier’s Award for a unique collaboration that provides 24/7 screening of donor organs for infectious diseases. The team was….
NSW Health Pathology’s Professor Richard Scolyer AO and his colleague, oncologist Professor Georgina Long AO will share the title of 2024 NSW Australian of the Year. “Wow, still can’t believe….
The Dubbo community is a step closer to a new, expanded NSW Health Pathology laboratory, with construction work now underway on the $6 million facility. The project will deliver a….
Meet Claire Padgett. A pathology collections trainer who works on the NSW Central Coast, ensuring our collectors are providing the best possible care. Claire has worked for NSW Health Pathology….
On International Pathology Day, NSW Health Pathology’s A/Director of Public Health Pathology Dr Catherine Pitman and her colleagues consider the impact of climate change on the spread of disease and….
Our Randwick laboratory was designated a World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre in 1998 and since then has been tracking the spread of serious disease across Australia. The World Health Organisation….
NSW Health Pathology’s Cancer Genomics Service offers genetic testing to provide accurate cancer diagnosis’ and help treating clinicians select the most effective treatment for their patients. Genomics can also predict….
NSW Health Pathology senior researcher Professor David Brown has received a $2.9 million grant to evaluate immunotherapy treatments for CIDP, a neurological disorder that attacks the body’s nerves. Celebrated Australian….
NSW Health is warning the public of multiple high-dose MDMA (ecstasy) tablets currently circulating in the state. NSW Health Pathology’s Forensic & Analytical Science Service (FASS) has played a key….
International Pathology Day is on 8 November 2023. To celebrate, we’ve given some budding young scientists access to one of our newest laboratories to find out what happens behind the….
Testing urine for drugs is a well-accepted scientific process, providing verifiable and reliable results. But testing whether the urine is real and not synthetic or adulterated has been more difficult,….
NSW Health has appointed health technology provider Epic to work with eHealth NSW and NSW Health Pathology to deliver a Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR) that will enhance the care….
Australia’s largest public pathology provider and world-class forensic service, NSW Health Pathology has a new Chief Executive, with the appointment of Vanessa Janissen to the role. A former senior executive….
Lee Wakeman has been a registered nurse blood collector for NSW Health Pathology for just over a year and is enjoying a welcome change of pace from her previous role….
Here at NSW Health Pathology we spend a lot of time analysing samples and producing results. Recently we got to see how our work is making a difference on the….
Our Forensic & Analytical Science Service (FASS) has played a key role in alerting the community to the dangers posed by high dose MDMA tablets, recently seized by NSW Police.….
Lorretta Thomson was a registered nurse in oncology and cardiology before making the move to pathology where she has worked as a collector, trainer and manager. Let’s get to know….
NSW Health Pathology staff are playing a key role in a new study aimed at opening up new, potentially life-saving treatment pathways for more than 23,000 Australians with rare, difficult-to-treat….
The work of NSW Health Pathology’s Forensic & Analytical Science Service laboratories has been recognised by Australia’s health watchdog, as it moves to restrict the use of a dangerous class….
A new study is underway aimed at getting thousands of Australian cancer patients onto potentially life-saving clinical trials and providing precision oncology treatments, with NSW Health Pathology’s Statewide Genomics Sequencing….
Let's learn more about Monu. Official title - Phlebotomist (adults and children) Pathology Collector. How long have you worked with NSWHP? Fourteen years in Newcastle, John Hunter Hospital. I started….
NSW Health Pathology is making it easier to apply for our research services with a new eResearchWithUs digital portal. “This innovative, user-friendly digital platform is a significant step forward in….
Hayley Byatt has been with NSW Health Pathology for 5 years, but working in pathology for more than 20 years. I’m a "Phlebotomist", though no one calls us that nowadays ….
The weather is warming up and that means more time in the backyard. It also means more mosquitoes. Here are five ways you can mosquito-proof your backyard that don’t rely….
Haemophilia is a rare, inherited bleeding disorder where the blood doesn’t clot properly due to a lack of blood-clotting proteins. Our experts help treat these disorders and help patients to….
Tanzina Sheikh's first job in Australia was as a pathology collector (Phlebotomist) with NSW Health Pathology at our Prince of Wales Campus in 2005, and she hasn't looked back. Tanzina….
Pathology relies on the expertise of our front-line collectors for reliable and accurate pathology results. Pathology collectors play a crucial and valuable role in the healthcare system, benefiting patients, medical….
Judith Burgess has been a friendly and familiar face around Hunter pathology labs and hospitals for over 40 years, and today we say goodbye and thank you. Judith is retiring….
A new pathology laboratory has been officially opened at Nepean Hospital by the NSW Health Minister, the Hon. Ryan Park MP. The new lab is part of the hospital’s $1….
One year ago, eHealth NSW, HealthShare NSW, Health Infrastructure and NSW Health Pathology (NSWHP) partnered to create a facility that allows you to prototype and test ideas before they can….
After more than 36 years of dedicated service to NSW Health and NSW Health Pathology, Ruth Rowan, former lab manager at Tweed Heads is taking a well-deserved break and heading….
NSW Health Pathology’s Westmead Collector Maria (seated in the grey beanie) recently joined colleagues from Western Sydney Local Health District’s liver outreach screening team and Hepatitis NSW at the Kimberwali….
Kevin Stanley is a proud Wiradjuri man with a passion for fostering relationships between Aboriginal communities, businesses and the broader community and we’re excited he’ll be working with us here….
Meet So Tran, affectionately known as 'Uncle So' and 'Pappa So' by those around him. A Technical Officer, Uncle So is one of our frontline pathology collectors. 40 years….
Following a distinguished career at NSW Health and NSW Health Pathology spanning 20 years, Michael Clough is moving on to pursue new challenges and spend time with this family. Michael….
After more than 25 years of dedicated service and remarkable contributions, Dr Cliff Meldrum, Director of Genomics officially retires from NSW Health Pathology this week. We will miss his warm….
After taking some well-deserved extended leave, Professor Roger Wilson officially retires from NSW Health Pathology on Friday 30 June. We will miss his exceptional service, professionalism, friendship and dedication to….
Professor Richard Scolyer AO’s career has been dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer. Now he’s sharing with the world his own….
Happy World Blood Donor Day to all those blood donors in our communities, for their selfless generosity and life-saving donations. This year’s theme is “Give blood, give plasma, share life,….
Meet Lisa González, our Scientific Skills Development Coordinator. How long have you been with the NSW Health Pathology? My career in pathology started in 1993, and I joined NSW….
Wrangling head lice, and the children they infest, must be up there with the most challenging duties a parent or carer has to face. Primary school-aged children, who seem to….
May 31 is Necrotizing Fasciitis (NF) Awareness Day when we share information on the treatment and prevention of the most common flesh-eating disease in the world today. NF is a….
NSW Health Pathology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land across NSW whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.
NSW Health Pathology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land across NSW whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.
