The New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science (INC)

Medical Laboratory Scientist - Haematology
Waikato Hospital
32 rostered hours per week
Job Number: WAI05855

We are seeking applications for a Medical Laboratory Scientist role within the Waikato Hospital Laboratory, a leading medical diagnostic laboratory in New Zealand.  This is a permanent position, working 32 hours per week on rostered duties.

The primary function of this role is to provide diagnostic and specialist haematology testing. Your duties will see you rostered through the Coagulation, Haemolytic, Flow Cytometry and routine Haematology sections of the department. The Haematology department uses state of the art equipment and is staffed by a dedicated and dynamic team.

We are seeking a scientist who will enjoy the experience and challenges provided within the position and who is comfortable with working rostered shifts including evening and night shifts.

You will need to be registered (or eligible for registration) as a Medical Laboratory Scientist with the Medical Sciences Council of New Zealand.  You should be a highly motivated team player with excellent interpersonal skills, be able to work as part of a team as well as independently during shift duties. In addition, you should be organised and efficient with time management and communication skills.

If this opportunity is of interest to you, then we would welcome your application. 

Please apply online at:  https://www.waikatodhb.health.nz/jobs/vacancies/

Closing date: 6 May 2018

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About the role

Ngaio Diagnostics is a laboratory supply company that has been supplying the NZ market for over 26 years. Our newly created role will be a semi-autonomous sales and application field specialist with a primary focus on histology / immunohistochemistry products.

• Based in Auckland (location within Auckland to be decided with successful applicant)
• Managing customer relationships, support customer application needs and building revenue within an assigned customer base
• Autonomous sales and applications field environment
• Liaising with Ngaio Management team to implement strategies
• International travel for product training

Skills and experience

• Tertiary level qualifications in medical laboratory science or equivalent
• Work experience in a pathology laboratory (histology preferred but not essential)
• Ability to work autonomously
• Ability to interpret, present and communicate technical information
• Analytical problem solving
• Sales skills, or the ability to learn selling techniques (Ngaio to provide training)
• Interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Time management and prioritisation of tasks
• Ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing

Duties and Responsibilities

• Reporting regularly on performance to budget, targets and variance analysis
• Traveling and building a network of customer relationships throughout NZ
• Responsible for identifying and assisting with training and support requirements
• Maintaining complete and accurate customer records and data in the company database
• Proactive involvement in customer ordering changes regarding inventory
• Significant domestic travel requirements with occasional international travel
• Communication and collaboration with team members to achieve overall company objectives

Benefits

The right person will benefit from:

• Competitive salary package
• Sales performance bonuses
• Company vehicle
• Mobile Phone
• A supportive workplace

All applications to be sent to Stuart McKenzie in writing – stuart.mckenzie@ngaio.co.nz

LabPlus is the laboratory service of Auckland District Health Board, providing a specialist diagnostic service to Auckland City Hospital, Starship Children’s Hospital and GreenLane Clinical Centre. LabPlus is also a major referral laboratory for specialised laboratory tests for New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

The Histopathology section of the Anatomical Pathology department at LabPlus is recruiting for a Technical Specialist to join our award winning team. Experience in all aspects of routine Histology is required. This includes dissection and immunochemistry. The position is full time and will involve working shifts. Good time management, interpersonal and computer skills are also required. This Team is committed to improving our patient’s journey. We are also committed to the professional development of our employees.

To be successful in this role, you should have a current annual practicing certificate and registration with the Medical Sciences Council of New Zealand.

We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population. To do this we are working hard to develop a robust and capable workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply and would greatly value seeing more applicants from our Māori & Pacific communities. Our organisation values diversity, inclusivity and empathy, if you do too, apply now and join us to make a positive difference and to “do your life’s best work at Auckland DHB”.

For more information please contact Joe McDermott, Anatomical Pathology Technical Head on 09 307 4949 ext. 22094 or Santosh Parab, Recruitment Consultant on 09 623 6441 or email: SantoshP@adhb.govt.nz

Apply online at www.careers.adhb.govt.nz and quote job reference number CEN06809 to attach your CV and covering letter. OR copy and paste below link into your internet browser to apply:
http://adhbrac.taleo.net/careersection/1/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=CEN06809

Applications close: midnight 29 April 2018

Auckland DHB is committed to the application of the Vulnerable Children Act 2014 and its intent to improve the safety of all children. This position is not a Children’s Worker as defined by the Act.


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About us

Working for the Canterbury District Health Board – working for the Community. At its core, our vision is dependent on achieving a truly collaborative, ‘whole of system’ approach where everyone in the health system works together to do the right thing for the patient and the right thing for the system and our community as a whole.

About the role

We are seeking applications for a Medical Laboratory Scientist role within Canterbury Health Laboratories (CHL), a leading medical diagnostic reference laboratory in New Zealand with laboratory links and collaborative research partners nationally and internationally.

This is a full-time (40 hrs per week) Medical laboratory scientist position within the Virology/Serology laboratory.  This position is suitable for a registered Medical Laboratory Scientist with qualification in virology or a relevant discipline.

The primary function of this role is providing diagnostic and specialist virology and serology testing for both hospital and referring laboratories.

We are seeking a scientist with some molecular experience in the diagnosis of infectious disease.

Skills and experience

You will be registered (or eligible for registration) as a Medical Laboratory Scientist with the New Zealand Medical Sciences Council. You will be a highly motivated team player with excellent interpersonal skills and able to work as part of a team as well as independently. In addition, you will be organised and efficient with effective time management and communication skills.

Our culture

• Care and respect for others. Manaaki me te whakaute i te tangata.
• Integrity in all we do. Hāpai i ā mātou mahi katoa i runga i te pono.
• Responsibility for outcomes. Te Takohanga i ngā hua.​

Benefits

• Something For You is an employee benefits programme available to all staff of the CDHB. CDHB staff are entitled to preferential rates at a wide selection of partners either on a permanent basis or at exclusive events throughout the year. For both the things you need and the things you just want, as a CDHB employee you will be sure to enjoy being able to choose a little something for you.
• We help you to construct your Professional Development Pathway out of the components that are best for you, resulting in better patient outcomes.

How to apply

Apply online, or to find out more information, please contact Hayley Buick, Recruitment Specialist– Allied Health, Scientific & Technical, hayley.buick@cdhb.health.nz 

Applications are only accepted online so please https://cdhb.careercentre.net.nz/Job/Medical-Laboratory-Scientist-Virology-Serology/Christchurch/11680 to complete an application.

This position could be suitable for a registered Medical Laboratory Scientist holding a current Practicing Certificate or suitably qualified Registered Nurse (SRN).

LabPLUS is an IANZ accredited medical laboratory and is one of New Zealand's premier laboratories. We offer a comprehensive pathology service for Auckland City Hospital, National Women's Hospital, Starship Children’s Hospital, and the Greenlane Clinical Centre. LabPLUS is also a major referral laboratory for specialised laboratory tests for New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

An opportunity has arisen for a Technical Specialist in LabPLUS, Phlebotomy area. This full time position will have management, Specimen Services, Phlebotomy, and Point of Care Testing components, to ensure the departmental processes are aligned to the needs of the organization, Regional policy and those of our referrers.

The Technical Specialist collaborates with three Supervising Technicians and the Point of Care Testing team. The role reports directly to the Phlebotomy Technical Head. As a vital member of the senior team, the Technical Specialist will be part of leading staff to achieve excellence in pre-analytical service delivery for clinicians and patients. The right person will be open to further developing the role within the Phlebotomy service.

To be successful in this role, you will have hands on laboratory & phlebotomy experience, excellent people, computer and communication skills, knowledge or understanding of customer service culture, process improvement and experience with training. Boredom will never be an issue in this role.

It is essential that you are a registered Medical Laboratory Scientist holding a current Practicing Certificate or suitably qualified Registered Nurse (SRN) and have knowledge of process improvement. To be successful in this role you will need to have a high level of interpersonal skills, be enthusiastic, have good written and computer skills and be people focused. Previous experience in laboratory information systems would be highly desirable. An enthusiastic and ‘Can Do’ attitude is essential.

We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population. To do this we are working hard to develop a robust and capable workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply and would greatly value seeing more applicants from our Māori & Pacific communities. Our organisation values diversity, inclusivity and empathy, if you do too, apply now and join us to make a positive difference and to “do your life’s best work at Auckland DHB”.

For further information please contact Nadia Al Anbuky Acting Technical Head on 307 4949, Ext: 22026 or email nadiaa@adhb.govt.nz

Apply online at our internal careers website quoting job reference number CEN06676. For queries contact Santosh Parab, Recruitment Consultant at SantoshP@adhb.govt.nz

Auckland DHB is committed to the application of the Vulnerable Children Act 2014 and its intent to improve the safety of all children. This position is a Core Children’s Worker as defined by the Act.

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