Microbiology Service Lead

4 weeks ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Te tūnga | The role
Reporting into the Group Leader, Health Laboratories, this opportunity will see you having overall management of the microbiology service, including HR requirements, process improvement, financial management, strategic planning, leading and implementing change initiatives and empowering the team to deliver first class service

**Key focus areas will include**:

- Foster a collaborative environment based on quality, innovation, sharing, responsiveness, and open communication.
- Lead the team from an operational perspective including recruitment, training, performance management and development, coaching and workforce planning.
- Create and maintain a culturally sensitive environment for all who are part of what we do, aligning our work with the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
- Manage the department budget and ensure that results are achieved within defined budget parameters.
- Future proofing the service with strategic planning, including new quality initiatives and process improvements.

Kia angitu koe | About you

**To be successful in this role you will have**:

- A postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline, coupled with appropriate and significant work experience in a service delivery capacity.
- High level of understanding of laboratory operations, systems and processes.
- Experience implementing and maintaining quality standards is key as is previous experience building process improvement initiatives to streamline business practices.
- Strong communication skills with an ability to communicate complex concepts and solutions to both internal and external clients/stakeholders.
- Demonstrable experience leading a diverse team and strong operational management skills.

This is an opportunity to showcase your track record in delivering practical results and achieving targets, while mentoring and coaching others to build capability.
Ngā painga | The benefits ESR provide an excellent environment for fostering and developing our people in a values-driven, flexible and ever evolving landscape. We are leaders in our field and our laboratory facilities are second to none. We offer diverse benefits including flexible working options that support everyone's lifestyle in balance with their work commitments. Our people gain value from other benefits such as job-related learning and development opportunities, access to employee health schemes, social events and wellbeing initiatives.
Please note the successful applicant will be required to complete a pre-employment drug-screen and police records check as conditions of employment.



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