Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: 5779

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- Fixed term, parental leave cover until July 2027
- Part time, 20 hours per week
- Austin Hospital location

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Sleep Laboratory

We have an opportunity for a Sleep Scientist (Grade 1 or 2) to join our team at Austin Health, where you will work with a team of professionals who are passionate about providing evidence-based care to improve the quality of sleep in our patients. This is a fixed term, parental leave cover position and will include evening and night shifts.

A regular day will see you:

- Setting-up patients for overnight sleep studies
- Maintaining laboratory equipment

About you

You will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:

- A Bachelor of Applied Science or equivalent
- The ability to work autonomously
- The desire to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- The ability to work a 24/7 roster

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose,



engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
- Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
- Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working with Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards.If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager:Julie Tolson, Senior Scientist at

Interested in finding out more about this prospect? Read the position description – Grade 1 or Grade 2 for further details.

Application closing date: Thursday 27 August 2026

Applications close Thursday 27 August 2026 at 11.59pm

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📌 Sleep Scientistor (Melbourne)
🏢 State Government Of Victoria, Australia
📍 Melbourne