Laboratory Manager

**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time
**Position Classification**: Senior Hospital Scientist I/C Lab >200
**Remuneration**: $139,867.79 - $147,542.73 per annum plus superannuation
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ556468
**Location**:Wollongong
**Applications Close**: 16 March 2025 - 11:59pm
**About the opportunity**

Do you have extensive Anatomical Pathology leadership and scientific skills?

Are you focused on evolution and expansion in the Anatomical Pathology discipline?

Are you looking for a sea-change career as a Senior Hospital Scientist in-charge of a large Anatomical Pathology department?

Then this could be the role for you

An exciting permanent full-time opportunity is available to join a dedicated Anatomical Pathology team at the large and dynamic NSW Health Pathology Wollongong Laboratory. We're looking for a dedicated, adaptable and customer focused individual who excels in leadership, is great communicative team member and who is passionate about improving Health Services to the local community.

As a regional city, Wollongong embraces its multiculturalism and has many wonderful experiences to discover, from its post-card picturesque beaches to galleries, theatres, magnificent gardens, and a multitude of sporting opportunities and fun life-style activities. Wollongong offers career opportunities, high-quality health, educational and professional services, it has a regional airport that has daily flights to many destinations, and it is only a short drive to Sydney.

The NSW Health Pathology Wollongong Anatomical Pathology service is located within the large Wollongong Hospital, which provides both inpatient and outpatient services to the Illawarra and Shoalhaven communities. The NSWHP Wollongong team take pride in their professionalism and focus on high quality service delivery, promoting a harmonious environment that is connected to community and its stakeholders.

**What we can offer you**
- Accrued Days Off 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**

You will be responsible for the management and training of Anatomical Pathology scientific, technical and support staff, all Anatomical Pathology testing and associated activities, and logistics relevant for the NSWHP Wollongong AP department. The position oversees the quality, cost and operational integrity of the NSWHP Wollongong laboratory, regulatory compliance and accreditation of Anatomical Pathology laboratory services for NSWHP Wollongong, human resource, business and resource management.
- Proven leadership and operational management skills and experience including budget management, staff and resource management and maintenance of professional standards and accreditation within organisational funding and performance frameworks
- Demonstrated experience with the implementation of quality improvement and risk management including an understanding of the relevant legislative and regulatory requirements in healthcare
- Demonstrated experience in change management and use of financial, statistical, human resources and management data to proactively improve laboratory efficiency and effectiveness
- Demonstrated strategic thinking and professional networks in a specialty of pathology relevant to the laboratory, and understanding of the role and function of public laboratories within the Australian and NSW health systems
- Demonstrated commitment to excellent customer service with a high level of interpersonal, communication, negotiation and influencing skills and 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.

**Need more information?**

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This is a Category A position. All Category A applicants must read and understand NSW Health Policy Directive PD2023_022 Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious 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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**Working Rights**

This position is a permanent position. To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency. Please note: A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa.

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