Medical Laboratory Scientist

Mō te tūnga | About the role
Te Tai o Poutini
West Coast Laboratory is looking for a Medical
Laboratory Scientist to join our team in Greymouth on a full-time basis.
The West Coast Laboratory
is the only laboratory on the West Coast, processing the variety of work from
both Hospital and GP settings. Come and
work in a core laboratory and get great variation in your vocation. Where
else do you have the opportunity to work across the disciplines - Microbiology,
Bio-chemistry, Haematology and Blood Bank? Expand or launch your career from here. We are a close-knit friendly team of Scientists
and Technicians, totalling 18, with a strong quality focus. We are looking for
you to bring a 'can do' attitude to ensure the efficient and smooth running of
laboratory services.
The laboratory operates between the hours of 07:00
and 18:00 Monday to Friday and outside of these hours, you will participate in
an on-call roster including weekends.

**This role involves**:

- Rural generalist laboratory tasks
- Performing analyses and other associated laboratory tasks
- Providing diagnostic and specialist testing
- Use laboratory information systems to register patients, input

data, and access results
- Maintain your own professional development
- Providing high-quality service to clients
- Problem-solving within the team
- Result interpretation
- Reporting resultsNgā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience

**This role requires the following**:

- Registered as a Medical Laboratory Scientist with the New Zealand

Medical Sciences Council, with a current Annual Practising Certificate
- Or maybe you are a new BMLSc graduate, or about to graduate with a
BMLSc
- Ability to work independently but a part of a team
- High attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skillsMō mātou | About Us
Ehara taku I toa takitahi engari, he toa takitini
My strength is not the strength of one, it is the
strength of many
'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 West Coast and the Canterbury
community.
The culture at Te Tai o Poutini
West Coast, is driven by our ā Mātou Uara

**(Our Value''''s)**:

- 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 huaWe are unique and like no other in New Zealand with
a close-knit community where your work will make a real difference. We will
help you grow in rural health with a continued focus on your career
development. We continue to break new ground and shape our health system to
wrap care around patients in their communities.
This isn't a job for just anyone, joining us means
sharing our goals and values and being dedicated to this community and our team
as we seek to become a centre of excellence in rural health care. We offer
competitive benefits, flexible working arrangements and a relocation scheme to
Ngā hua |
Benefits of working at Te Tai o Poutini West Coast
Living on the West Coast offers a superb lifestyle
and a great work life balance. If you
enjoy the outdoors - the mountains, sea, rivers and lakes await you. Still need a bit of the city, Christchurch is
only 3 hours' drive away. There are real
opportunities to step onto the housing ladder, as our most recently engaged
employees can attest to.
When you work at the Te Tai o Poutini
West Coast, 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 always improving our facilities across
all campuses and have amazing discounts from select retailers, restaurants and
businesses. At the Te Tai o Poutini West Coast, you are part of something greater than yourself
and encouraged to be your unique self.
Applicants will be progressed as they apply, so if
We have a range of clinical and non-clinical roles
at WCDHB and CDHB, there could be a place for you
Please visit our careers website for other roles
and find your ideal fit within the West Coast or Canterbury District Health
Board.
The Future of the Health Industry
only be performed by a person who has been vaccinated against Covid-19. It is
Covid-19. This vaccination requirement includes gaining Booster Doses required
to perform your role under the Health Order. As a person working in the health
and disability sector you will come into contact with a large number of people,
some of whom may be vulnerable. Without a vaccine, there is the risk that
you may contract Covid-19. The requirement to be vaccinated is to keep
you safe and also to endeavour to protect others against the potential
transmission of Covid-19 as a result of you contracting it in the course