Laboratory Manager

2 weeks ago


Canberra, Australia ACT Government Full time

**Laboratory Manager - Calvary Laboratory**
**Full-time Permanent**:
**Closes: 19 May 2023**:
**Classification**: Health Professional Level 5
**Salary**: $135,355 - $152,377 plus superannuation
**Position No**: 25158 - 02A4Y
**Directorate**: Canberra Health Services
**Advertised (Gazettal date)**: 18 April 2023

**Our Vision**: Creating exceptional health care together.

**Our Role**: To be a health service that is trusted by our community.

**Our Values**: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind.

**POSITION OVERVIEW**

ACT Pathology is a division of the Canberra Health Services with laboratories located at both the Canberra Hospital and Calvary Public Hospital operating 24 hours, 7 days a week all year round and Collection Centres located at seven other sites. Pathology provides diagnostic and consultative services to medical specialists and general practitioners and their patients in hospital and in the community.

The Chief Scientist (Laboratory Manager) role is to support and work collaboratively with the Pathology Executive team, Laboratory Managers, and relevant Department Directors to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of pathology services at the Calvary Branch Laboratory located at the Calvary Public Hospital Bruce campus.

You will be responsible for the strategic and operational management of the Calvary Laboratory providing leadership and governance for the non-medical staff, providing input into facility design and planning, budget planning and budget preparation, human resource management and workforce development including education and mentoring.

**ABOUT YOU**

**Behavioural Capabilities**
- High level written and oral communication skills.
- Effective organisational skills with a high level of initiative, self-motivation and a values-based work ethic.
- An agile and adaptive leadership style.
- A personal commitment to living the CHS values and supporting engaged and collaborative teamwork.

**Position Requirements**
- Tertiary qualifications (or equivalent) in laboratory science or related are essential.
- Extensive operational experience in a clinical Pathology laboratory.
- Management experience in a laboratory environment.
- Knowledge of the Australian pathology sector and regulatory requirements.
- Knowledge of the governance and compliance requirements for public sector entities is highly desirable.
- CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates and contingencies.
- Have an understanding of how the National Standards and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
- Fulfil the responsibilities of this role as detailed in the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and all other related frameworks.
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
- Obtain a Compliance Certificate from OMU (Occupational Medicine Unit) relating to assessment, screening, and vaccination processes against specified infectious diseases.

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**Career interest categories**:
Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services


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