Laboratory Operations Manager

**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time up until January 2026 with potential for ongoing employment
**Position Classification**: Health Manager Level 4
**Remuneration**: $137,173.00 - $163,431.00 per annum plus superannuation
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ519837

**Location**:Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

**Applications Close**: 13 October 2024 - 11:59pm

**About the opportunity**
- A temporary full time vacancy exists for a Laboratory Operations Manager to join the NSW Health Pathology Administration Units within Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) and South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD). This position provides a fantastic opportunity to gain experience in pathology operations, working with Managers and staff to provide responsive and clinically relevant pathology services.This position will assist Senior Operations Managers in delivering pathology services and will support Managers in day-to-day operation and decision-making.
- This position will work across sites within SLHD and SESLHD, including complex and tertiary teaching hospitals including Royal Prince Alfred, Prince of Wales, Concord, and St. George hospitals, in addition to category B laboratories at Canterbury, Sutherland and Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospitals.**What we can offer you**
- Accrued Days Off in addition to Annual Leave OR 9 day fortnight in addition to annual leave
- Generous salary packaging options and other fringe benefits
- Corporate wellbeing programs, including the Fitness Passport
- Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning

**What you'll be doing**
- The Operations Manager is responsible for ensuring efficient, timely, financially and clinically effective laboratory operations and the delivery of high quality locally responsive diagnostic and consultative services. This includes oversight of the quality, cost and operational integrity of the laboratories, regulatory compliance and accreditation, human resource and business management and the optimal use of resources.- Tertiary qualifications in health administration, management or related discipline and/or equivalent experience at the senior level
- Proven leadership and management skills including operational, budget, staff and resource management and capacity to manage human, financial and physical resources effectively and efficiently to ensure budget and performance targets are met.
- Superior interpersonal, communication, negotiation and influencing skills with the ability to develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders and interact professionally with a diverse range of people at all levels.
- Demonstrated ability to lead the local implementation of strategic and organisational priorities and deliver multiple outcomes within tight timeframes while maintaining a high standard of service.
- Highly developed understanding of pathology professional standards and regulatory/compliance frameworks including quality management, laboratory quality assurance, accreditation and patient safety.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment/initiative, manage issues, make complex decisions and operate independently within delegated responsibility.
- Demonstrated commitment to the provision of excellent customer service and motivating staff to deliver high quality diagnostic, consultative and administrative services within the context of the NSW Health Pathology's RITE values.
- Demonstrated knowledge of pathology Laboratory Information Systems.

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This is a Category A position. All Category A applicants must read and understand NSW Health Policy Directive PD2024_015 Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Diseases. All recruits must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. All recruits must provide evidence against specified diseases and comply with the requirements of this policy at their **own cost** prior to appointment.

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