Mater Pathology has an exciting opportunity for an Anatomical Pathologist to join our team in an expanding department. A permanent, full-time or part-time arrangement is available by negotiation.

Our department comprises a medium-sized dynamic and collegiate group of subspecialised pathologists servicing general practitioners, hospital-based clinicians and private specialists clinics in South-East Queensland. There are plans to expand into Central and Northern Queensland and to other Mater facilities in greater Brisbane, such as Mater Springfield Public Hospital, which is under construction. This opportunity suits an Anatomical Pathologist wishing to practise in a stimulating tertiary hospital environment. You will be based at South Brisbane campus, supported as part of a comprehensive team, working with complex, challenging cases and established clinical teams to support world-class, high-quality patient care. Mater Pathology has a strong tradition of providing high-level diagnostic services in the fields of breast and gynaecological, dermatopathology, lung, gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, renal, neuropathology, lymphomas, uropathology, paediatric and perinatal medicine, with expected growth in most of these areas as soon as Mater Springfield Public Hospital opens in January 2026.

Mater Pathology has an extensive 10-year plan to expand its services within Queensland. It has commenced this plan with a replacement new LIS to modernise the reporting for our referrers and laboratory system, expected to go live in the last quarter of 2024. The laboratory is also investing in digital pathology to improve service delivery within SE Queensland and regionally and partners with industry and researchers in further digital pathology applications.

Mater supports research and education in your field of expertise and encourages this as part of your employment opportunity. The intended integration of women's cancer services with better support and integration of clinical research presents new and exciting opportunities and partnerships in these areas.

Mater Pathology is the oldest diagnostic services provider in Southeast Queensland.  Initially established and supervised by the Sisters of Mercy in 1919, Mater Pathology has grown into a multi-faceted and technologically advanced laboratory service serving patients, doctors and hospitals in Queensland and Northern New South Wales.  The service is not-for-profit and invests all income into patient care as part of Mater Misericordiae Limited's mission.

Salary range: Competitive and commensurate with experience {includes base as per Mater SMO Provisional 2023 EBA, plus an Attraction & Retention Allowance, Motor Vehicle Allowance, Professional Development Allowance and Superannuation}. Mater also offers generous Salary Packaging benefits, including a Meal & Entertainment Debit Card.

What you'll be doing

• Reporting a range of complex hospital and community-derived histopathology specimens and generating high-quality interpretative reports issued in a timely manner to drive patient care.
• Developing your expertise in mutually agreed areas of sub-specialisation in a supportive environment. Interest or expertise in any of the following: soft tissue, lymphoma, gastrointestinal, renal, neuropathology, breast pathology and cytopathology will be advantageous.
• Working as part of multidisciplinary clinical teams and developing strong interpersonal relationships with our referrer base to guide patient care. This includes preparing for and participating in a range of multidisciplinary team meetings with clinical specialists in public and private sectors.
• Providing relevant clinical and medical expert advice and oversight to the routine diagnostic Anatomical Pathology Laboratory, driving innovation and continuous quality improvement.
• Contributing to the financial sustainability of growth of a dynamic expanding pathology service.
• Participating in the department's collaborative research with various clinical and basic science researchers from Mater Medical Research Institute, Translational Research Insititute, University of Queensland, with the opportunity to develop your research interests.
• Participation in an on-call roster for out-of-hours service as per predetermined scheduling.
• Participation in a roster for frozen sections/intra-operative consultations, both within the main laboratory at South Brisbane and at peripheral sites as directed by the Director of Anatomical Pathology.
• Consideration of participation in a regular roster reporting non-gynecological and cervical cytopathology specimens, as negotiated with the Director of Anatomical Pathology.
• Liaising with specialist colleagues and scientific staff in other laboratories of Mater Pathology to select, guide and interpret ancillary testing related to anatomical pathology specimens.
• Advising clinicians on the interpretation of results, assisting in the further appropriate investigation of specimens, and guiding further patient testing and management.
• Assisting clinicians in the quality use of pathology by advising on the most effective and efficient program of tests.
• Assisting in recognising, processing and reporting urgent specimens as required and liaising with appropriate laboratory staff to ensure prompt processing and reporting of clinically urgent specimens and notify high-risk results as per the department's critical result notification policy.
• Participation in the training of Anatomical pathology registrars rotating through the Mater who are part of the RCPA’s QLD statewide pathology training program.

About you

Essential Requirements

• Must hold FRCPA or equivalent qualification with a scope of practice that includes anatomical pathology and cytopathology.
• Current AHPRA specialist registration in anatomical pathology and cytopathology.
• Current and relevant Australian diagnostic experience in the field of Anatomical Pathology.
• You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.
• Current AP trainees who anticipate attaining their fellowship in early 2025 are encouraged to apply.

Highly Desirable

• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a collegiate team
• Experience in, or enthusiasm for, subspecialty practice in a teaching hospital setting

• Interest in the application and integration of molecular and genetic pathology techniques with anatomical pathology reporting
• Demonstrated proficiency in written and oral communication in  a professional setting
• Experience presenting and moderating at Multidisciplinary Team Meetings
• Interest in registrar and medical student teaching
• Experience in interpreting intra-operative frozen section specimens across a range of tissue types
• An interest in supporting the perinatal mortality services at Mater Health.
• Understanding of laboratory quality assurance and documentation requirements and an interest in innovation and service improvement in the setting of a diagnostic Anatomical Pathology laboratory
• Previous exposure to research, either as an independent investigator or part of a collaborative team.

Why join us?

In return for your skills, effort and enthusiastic commitment, you will have the opportunity to work for an Australian leader in health, education and research. You will be challenged to develop your expertise and professionalism in a supportive tertiary hospital setting. This is a chance to use your skills and expertise to make a real difference in the lives of Queensland patients, consumers and community.

As a not-for-profit private entity, Mater Health provides benefits not offered in other workplaces. In addition to being part of a workplace that provides compassionate care in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy, you will have opportunities to increase your take-home pay with our salary packaging options.

Closing date for applications: 12th of October 2024.

For further information specific to the role, please contact:

Dr Admire Matsika

Director of Anatomical Pathology

Mater Pathology, Mater Health

Raymond Terrace, South Brisbane 4101

admire.matsika@mater.org.au

07 31631846