Kylie Woloschyn

• Expanded and strengthened the workforce, growing the team from 46 to 70 staff within 12 months while maintaining excellent retention, resulting in a more resilient and high-performing pre-analytical service.
• Built a cohesive, well-functioning team culture through active leadership, targeted mentoring, and structured development opportunities, enabling several staff to progress into confident and capable leaders.
• Enhanced quality and patient outcomes by optimising workflows, strengthening quality assurance practices, and ensuring consistent adherence to best-practice pre-analytical standards.
• Successfully led multiple simultaneous change projects, navigating organisational reforms and service improvements with composure, positivity, and clear communication.
• Reintroduced regular education sessions and developed new communication pathways—including Teams channels and a monthly bulletin—to improve information flow, staff engagement, and ongoing professional development.
• Delivered the largest and most successful NSWHP trainee program, fostering a strong learning environment that supports workforce sustainability. The program has been formally nominated for a NSW Health Award.
• Provided mentorship and support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, contributing to Closing the Gap commitments and supporting culturally safe development pathways.
• Strengthened operational efficiency across the pre-analytical service, reinforcing its role as the “heartbeat” of the laboratory and the first point of contact for all pathology workflows.
• Improved stakeholder satisfaction, using strong communication and relationship management to ensure responsive, high-quality service delivery to clinicians, patients, and partner laboratories.
• Maintained rigorous QC and QA performance, ensuring compliance with NATA standards, organisational policies, and the Pathology Quality System while driving continuous improvement.
• Optimised resource and equipment management, ensuring appropriate procurement, maintenance, and utilisation to meet service demand efficiently.
• Recognised for excellence in values-driven leadership, receiving a nomination for the NSWHP RITE Values Team Member award.

• Promote a culture of continuous improvement within the lab by identifying opportunities for process optimisation and championing change initiatives.
• Staff training, competency assessment and supervision, including Senior Scientists from category B laboratories and Registrars.
  • Manage inventory and accounts effectively, reducing waste while maintaining adequate stock levels for uninterrupted lab operations.
  • Participate in the on-call transfusion scientist roster to provide technical support to category G and B laboratories and Advanced Trainees.
  • Perform routine group and antibody testing and crossmatching, as well as investigation of blood group discrepancies and conduct complex antibody investigations, including autoadsorptions and elutions.
  • Perform Antenatal testing including antibody titrations.
  • Accreditation support: senior sign-off of testing worksheets, and temperature and maintenance logs, including performance and distribution of pre-acceptance testing.
  • Streamline workflow by maintaining a well-organized and efficient work environment.
  • Mentor new staff members, providing training on laboratory techniques and best practices for efficient workflow management.
  • Maintain high levels of laboratory safety by adhering to strict guidelines and conducting regular safety audits.
  • Communicate with clinical staff and patients to ensure correct ordering and continued supply of blood products like IVIg and SCIg.
  • Efficiently dispense and dispatch of blood products including adherence to massive transfusion procedures.

• Promote a culture of continuous improvement within the lab by identifying opportunities for process optimization and championing change initiatives.
• Staff training and supervision
• Manage inventory and accounts effectively, reducing waste while maintaining adequate stock levels for uninterrupted lab operations.
• Participate in the on-call transfusion scientist roster to provide technical support to category G and B laboratories
• Perform routine group and antibody testing and crossmatching, as well as investigation of blood group discrepancies and conduct complex antibody investigations, including autoadsorptions and elutions.
• Perform Antenatal testing including antibody titrations
• Accreditation support: senior sign off of testing worksheets, and temperature and maintenance logs, including performance and distribution of pre-acceptance testing
• Streamline workflow by maintaining a well-organized and efficient work environment.
• Mentor new staff members, providing training on laboratory techniques and best practices for efficient workflow management.
• Maintain high levels of laboratory safety by adhering to strict guidelines and conducting regular safety audits.
• Communicate with clinical staff and patients to ensure correct ordering and continued supply of blood products like IVIg and SCIg.
• Efficiently dispense and dispatch of blood products including adherence to massive transfusion procedures

• John Hunter category G and Mater Hospital category B Laboratories

Immunohaematology Laboratory

• Routine group, screening and crossmatching
• Investigation of blood group discrepancies and complex antibody investigations including autoadsorptions and elutions
• Antenatal testing including Antibody titrations
• Dispense and dispatch of blood products
• Massive transfusion procedures
• Quality control and customer service
• Staff instruction and teamwork
• BloodNET ordering and receipting

Haematology Main Laboratory

• Strong morphology skills
• Extremely proficient blood film reader and trainer
• Routine Haematology testing including Kleihauer, Coagulation and CSF
• Quality control and customer service
• Staff instruction and teamwork
• Assist in Chemistry at the Mater Laboratory
• Comply with OHS requirements
• Staff training and supervision
• Validation of new testing methods, formation of standard operating procedures and implementation.

• I was described as being excellent in the flow cytometry area, displaying an aptitude for what is considered a particularly complex methodology
• I now understand this was the beginning of my love for Haematology, morphology and Leukaemia diagnosis.

• RNA Extraction (tissues)
• DNA extraction
• Protein extraction
• RT-PCR
• Quantitative Real Time RT-PCR