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• Auckland, New Zealand

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation
We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland.

We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand.

Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children's Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We are part of Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand's national health service.

Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care.

We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand.

We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
In this position, you will be responsible for the operational management of the Molecular Infectious Diseases team.

You will ensure the delivery of high quality and timely services in line with clinical expectations with an over-all emphasis on quality outcomes.

You will also have the primary responsibility for maintaining the section's accreditation against the standard ISO 15189 and will contribute to departmental strategic and business planning as required.

This role will provide opportunities for improving management skills, teaching, Training, process improvement, quality, and test development.

For further details, please refer to the position description here.

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Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills
To be successful in this role you will have the following skills and attributes:

• At least 5 years' experience working in a diagnostic medical laboratory as a senior Medical Laboratory Scientist
• Previous experience in Molecular Virology and/or Molecular Microbiology is highly desirable
• Detailed knowledge of the ISO15189 standards
• Previous people management or leadership experience is essential with experience in performance management and development
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Flexibility to suit the service demands with the ability to prioritise and deliver to deadlines
• Experience in quality management system is essential with working knowledge of computer based systems within the context of a Medical Laboratory
• Registration with the Medical Sciences Council of NZ and current APC

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland.

For more information on what we offer, please click here.

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Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

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