Section Head | Canterbury Health Laboratories

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical diagnostic laboratory in Christchurch is seeking a Section Head to lead their Core Biochemistry Laboratory. This full-time role involves managing staff, ensuring quality service delivery, and collaborating with clinicians. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership and scientific expertise, alongside excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Significant experience at a senior scientific level in Biochemistry.
• Experience in project and change management is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Core Biochemistry Laboratory and Point of Care Testing service.
• Provide technical oversight and operational leadership.
• Ensure quality service delivery and manage budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Education

MLS Annual Practising Certificate

Job description

Section Head | Canterbury Health Laboratories

• Christchurch- Canterbury Health Laboratories
• Fulltime permanent position working 40 hours per week Monday to Friday

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in theprinciples of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health systemthat serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

Canterbury Health Laboratories is a leading medicaldiagnostic reference laboratory in the South Island and a secondary/tertiaryreferral centre, providing timely results to our clinicians to ensure ourpatients are getting the right treatment, at the right time. We are now lookingfor a Section Head with passion and enthusiasm to lead our Core BiochemistryLaboratory and Point of Care Testing service.

Our Core Biochemistry laboratory is part of the wider Coreautomated laboratory that also includes Core Haematology and is critical to thefunctioning of the entire service provided by CHL. You would also provideleadership for our large and developing Point of Care Testing service through aPoint of Care Coordinator and team.

This is an exciting opportunity to be in a key roleproviding a high-quality service with both technical and people managementresponsibility based at CHLs laboratory in Christchurch and working in closerelationship with clinicians, other Section Heads, managers and providingsupport to the West Coast and Ashburton laboratories.

About you

Since 2021 Core Biochemistry has implemented high throughputanalysers and middleware attached to an automated track and storage systemoperating a 24-hour, 7 day a week service. This is an opportunity to work withthe vendor on achieving stability and optimising performance of the system andexperience in both project and change management would be highly desirable aswill be an ability to proactively work with vendors and in-house engineers,software, ICT and work-flow specialists.

Our ideal candidate will provide outstanding teamleadership, direction and operational management ensuring efficient, effectiveand quality focussed service delivery. In addition, of course, we are lookingfor strong scientific leadership, so a relevant background and scientificexperience is required. Excellent communication and analytical skills,both oral and written, are essential together with experience of planning andmanaging budgets, as is the ability to take part in the training and developmentof our staff. The ability to provide technical oversight, operational andstrategic leadership are essential while support and development opportunitieswill be readily available.

Your skills will include:

• Exceptionalinterpersonal skills
• Strongleadership skills with the ability to motivate, organise and support ateam to consistently deliver a high-quality service with variations inwork demand and rostering requirements
• Clearprocess thinking to identify and mitigate inefficiencies in processes toimprove workflow
• Calmunder pressure
• Significantexperience at a senior scientific level in Biochemistry and within themedical science industry
• Holda current MLS Annual Practising Certificate issued by the MSCNZ.
• Developclear direction and plans aligned to vision and goals
• Abilityto train and support staff through change

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand| Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people ofNew Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that weare better positioned to understand and service our community.Wewelcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbowcommunities.

How to Apply

To apply pleaseclick - apply now. - All applications must be submitted through our onlinecareers - portal.If you have any questions about the role, pleasecontact Kerri McCarthy at [e-mail]

We will reviewapplications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, beforethe closing date of this advert.

Job details

Job Reference:

Job Reference: PC3683489

Location:

South Island - Canterbury - Christchurch

Job type:

Job type: Permanent Full time

Expertise:

Clinical - Technical - Medical Lab Scientist / Technician