Pathology Collections Supervisor

Full time
- Regional Victoria
- HS3 classification + salary packaging + super

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the North East of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

**About Austin Pathology**

Austin Health Pathology (AHP) provides comprehensive laboratory pathology testing to all the campuses of Austin Health and Mercy Hospital for Women. AHP also provides specialised testing to a number of external clients, including other public and private pathology laboratories. Pathology services are provided in a manner consistent with the needs of a university teaching hospital and the strategic direction of Austin Health.

AHP performs high volume tests and most complex low volume testing, with an expanding volume of point of care testing performed at the majority of metropolitan and rural campuses. Its specialty areas of expertise include molecular diagnostics, thrombophilia testing, protein chemistry, neuropathology, hepatopathology, gynaecologic and perinatal pathology, and isolation and identification of antibiotic resistant pathogenic organisms.

AHP has recently commenced service provision in regional Victoria and is planning for further integration that will arise from a broader State-wide pathology reform program recently announced by DHHS. The reform will deliver the establishment of three pathology networks across the state, with the aim of improving patient outcomes by ensuring equitable and consistent access to high quality testing.

AHP is managed by the Pathology Executive (PE), comprising the Chief Medical Officer, Medical Director of Pathology, the Pathology General Manager (Operations), Pathology Business Manager, and other discipline leads, and is responsible for both the service and business aspects of the Pathology Service.

AHP plays a major role in providing teaching and research expertise and facilities to Austin Health and the wider community. Formal lectures, tutorials, seminars and job training are provided to both post graduate and undergraduate students from The University of Melbourne and RMIT. In house research and development, collaborative projects, and clinical trials make up the bulk of the research activities.

**About the role**:
Looking for a motivated individual to oversee the Regional Victoria Collection centres of Austin Pathology.

A regular day will see you:

- Provide rosters to staff in a timely manner and keep the Kronos rostering system up to date at all times.
- Be responsible for performance management/ issue resolution of staff
- Review and collate worksheets from collection centres each month.
- Regularly visit all designated collection centres to ensure compliance
- Check that all documentation/checklists are completed as per NATA requirements.
- Be responsible for all display documents are latest versions consistent with Qpulse.
- Assist with review of procedures, training and competency documents as required.
- Prepare monitoring reports as requested and assist with staff Performance Review and Development (PRD).
- Work with the Pathology Collection Trainer to ensure rostering is adequate for training, development and competency review of staff.
- Arrange for recruitment of new staff

**About you**:
Ideally, you’ll have:

- Excellent communication/listening skills
- Empathetic nature
- Attention to detail
- Willingness to travel
- Committment to ongoing service improvement

**Our benefits**:
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring and career development opportunities
- Five weeks annual leave, plus purchased leave options
- Flexible, hybrid working arrangements

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