Eye Bank Statewide Manager Salhn

**Job no**: 900056
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Adelaide Metro Southern
**Categories**: Nursing/Midwifery, Research
- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network - Flinders Medical Centre - Ophthalmology
- Salary $104,180.00 - $116,693.00 (Pro Rata) MeS3
- Salary $125,183.00 - $130,779.00 p.a. (Pro Rata) RN3
- Full Time, Ongoing.

**Make a Lasting Impact: Eye Bank Statewide Manager Role available with SALHN**

The Eye Bank Statewide Manager is a crucial role that combines specialist medical knowledge, leadership and a sensitive approach. This position oversees the entire eye banking process, from donor identification and consent to tissue procurement, processing, and distribution for transplantation and research processing, and distribution for transplantation and research purposes. Additional the manager ensures compliance with relevant regulations, maintains high standards of quality, and fosters collaboration with medical professionals and bereaved families, requiring a mature and ethical approach.

**About the role**:
Reporting to the Division Head, SAPOM and the Head of Unit, Ophthalmology, some of your duties as the Eye Bank Statewide Manager may involve:

- Contributing to the efficient provision of a cost effective and competent eye baking service.
- Utilising a systematic and scientifically competent approach to assess and locate suitable potential donors, including contributing to the assessment of a range of factors that influence, limit or support the identification of potential donors.
- Liaising with clinical staff to provide timely and accurate information relating to the availability and suitability to donor sclera and corneas, including completing documentation in accordance with the relevant policies.

**Please note**:This position is multi-classed as either RN3 or MeS3 and classification will be determined by qualifications and experience.

**About you**:

- **(MeS3) -**Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Laboratory Science) or equivalent.
- **(RN3) -** Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold a current practicing certificate.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with individuals and groups, including liaising in a sensitive and empathetic manner with families and/or caregivers in times of bereavement.
- Experience in initiating, leading and managing significant programs and activities that deliver person-centred service provision associated with the retrieval, processing, storage and distribution of human tissue for transplantation, approved projects and new products whilst operating within a GMP quality framework in a TGA licensed facility.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

**Application Closing Date**:**11.55 pm Tuesday 20th May 2025

**Attachments**:

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**Applicant Information**:

- We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
- The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref**:900056**

**Advertised**: 06 May 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 20 May 2025 11:55 PM Cen. Australia Standard Time