Pre-processing Section Leader

4 months ago


Auckland City, New Zealand Te Whatu Ora -Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai Auckland Full time

New Zealand’s leading hospital laboratory
- Full-time permanent role
- Dedicated friendly team

**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**

We are looking for an experienced and proactive Medical Laboratory Scientist to lead our pre-processing team. This is an excellent opportunity to work with NZ’s largest and highly specialised hospital based laboratory service.

In this role you will be responsible for the operational management of the pre-processing team ensuring delivery of efficient, co-ordinated and high quality services in line with clinical expectations. 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, process improvement, quality and test development.

The Diagnostic Genetics laboratory provides a comprehensive service using both cytogenetic and molecular genetics techniques enabling us to resolve clinical diagnoses with a genetic component. We analyse pre and post-natal samples, providing predictive testing, and confirmation of a clinical diagnosis in the management of a spectrum of both malignant and inherited disorders.

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

**Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills**

To be successful in this role you will have the following skills and attributes:

- Extensive knowledge of nucleic acid extraction techniques and quality assessment of specimens.
- Innovative and proactive
- Organised and have a focus on the delivery of a high quality service
- 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.

**Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply**

Advertising closes: Wednesday, 27 March at 11:59 pm (New Zealand standard time).

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