Medical Laboratory Scientist or Technician

1 week ago

Wanganui, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Full time

Taumarunui Hospital Laboratory
- Permanent part time - 32 hours per week
- Hours will mostly be Monday-Friday with participation in a weekend roster and out of hours on call roster once fully trained

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

**About the Role**

The role of a Medical Laboratory Scientist or Technician is to provide diagnostic testing of medical specimens. As Taumarunui is a small multi-discipline laboratory, staff are trained to cover all areas including specimen registration, pre-analytical preparation, and diagnostic testing and reporting.

**About the Service**

Taumarunui Hospital Laboratory is an integral part of the Taumarunui community. The laboratory has a team of 8 staff including 4 scientists.

The laboratory has up to date technology, and mostly performs testing of Haematology and Biochemistry samples for hospital and community patients. A smaller amount of Microbiology is performed on site. The laboratory also issues blood products, and oversees a range of Point of Care testing for the clinical areas of the hospital.

**About you**

Skills and experience you will need to be considered for the role:

- Registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Sciences Council.
- Experience working in a multidiscipline medical laboratory will be advantageous
- Ability to work independently as well as part of the team

If you are an experienced scientist, or technician, or a new graduate wanting to gain broad experience, and enjoy being part of a small team with a strong sense of community, this position would be ideal for you.

**Working for Health New Zealand**

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

**_ Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion _**

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