Medical Lab Scientist/technical Lead Haematology

2 weeks ago


Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury Full time

Kia hiwa rā

Mō te tūnga - About the Role:

Te Whatu Ora-Health New Zealand is a leading healthcare provider committed to delivering world-class medical laboratory services to the communities of Canterbury and the West Coast.

We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of trust, collaboration, and excellence in healthcare delivery.


As a member of the Haematology Team, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality medical laboratory services.

You will collaborate closely with the Core Laboratory Team, wider CHL team, and the communities we serve to build trust, foster common understanding, and promote shared ownership of healthcare initiatives.


Team accountability:
As a member of the Haematology Team, this role has shared accountability for:

  • Engaging with the Core Labroratory Team, the wider CHL team, the people of the Canterbury and West Coast districts and the wider Te Whatu Ora-Health New Zealand systems to build trust, common understanding and shared ownership.
  • Providing a world class medical laboratory Service
  • Performing a variety of duties in the routine areas of the laboratory, including basic troubleshooting, result interpretation and reporting
  • Doing the right thing, being and staying well and valuing everyone
  • Providing a laboratory service that adheres to quality and safety

Key Responsibilities:

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Manaakitanga and Whanaungatanga
  • To lead by example by showing respect and kinship, generosity, and care for the people we work with and who services, their whānau and communities. To also show respect and care for their information and stories
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Technical - Responsible for the operational performance and daily operation of the Laboratory within delegated authority and in line with organisational goals and legislative requirements
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Leadership - Responsible for providing positive team leadership for the Laboratory using effective communication

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A high-quality service:

  • Supervise and perform manual & automated assays for measuring a range of different sample types
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Laboratory information system:

  • Knowledgeable and responsible for their own operation and use of the laboratory information system to register patients, input data and access results.
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Routine laboratory:

  • Responsible for performing a variety of duties in the laboratory, including basic troubleshooting of tests and equipment relevant to the laboratory's operation.
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Quality assurance:

  • Participate as a working member of the Quality Group [EQG] to maintain accreditation to ISO 15189

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Training

  • Engage with team members to provide a consistent approach to quality standards.
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Safety:

  • Observe all Te Whatu Ora safe work procedures and instructions
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Skill and professional development - actively work with management to increase skill sets and potential professional development opportunities
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Kaitiakitanga
  • The Medical Laboratory Scientist to act as a guardian with engagement from wider CHL to continuously develop ways to decrease waste that can have an adverse effect on the environment.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako - Skills and Experience:
To be effective and succeed in this role it is expected the person will have the following proven capabilities, qualifications, experience, knowledge, and skills:

  • Registration with the Medical Sciences Council of New Zealand as a Medical Laboratory Scientist
  • The ability to maintain a high professional standard in line with the competence standards for MLS practitioners
  • Have at minimum a Bachelor's degree qualification and no less than 5 years working experience in Haematology department of a diagnostic laboratory, including morphology reporting.
  • Demonstrated ability to maintain high professional standards and competence.

Why Join Us:

Opportunity to contribute to the delivery of world-class healthcare services.

  • Collaborative and supportive work environment.
  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Competitive compensation and benefits package.

Mō mātou | About Us
- "Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi_ - _Putting people at the heart of all we do"_


We are committed to honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Māori are at the forefront of all our conversations.

We believe in improving, promoting, and protecting the health and well-being of the Canterbury and the West Coast community.

The culture at Health NZ Canterbury, is driven by our
ā Mātou Uara (Our Values)**:

  • Care and respect for others
  • Manaaki me te whakaute i te tangata.
  • Integrity in all we do
  • Hāpai i ā mātou mahi katoa i runga i te pono.


Responsibility for outcomes
  • Te Takohanga i ngā hua

Ngā
hua | Benefits of working at Health New Zealand


When you work at Health NZ, you are part of a wider whānau that will support you along your journey.

We offer great coaching, mentoring and learning outcomes for all staff. We are alw

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