Senior Scientist Transfusion | Full-time Permanent

POSITION OVERVIEW

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary, and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website:

ACT Pathology is a division of the Canberra Health Services with laboratories located at both the Canberra Hospital and Calvary Public Hospital operating 24 hours, 7 days a week all year round and Collection Centres located at seven other sites. Pathology provides diagnostic and consultative services to medical specialists and general practitioners and their patients in hospital and in the community.

The Haematology laboratory is a tertiary facility performing highly complex time consuming investigations in the areas of Transfusion, Haemostasis, Immunophenotyping, Bone Marrow Transplant, Haematology and Morphology on patients with a wide range of co-morbidities.

Under broad direction from the Laboratory Manager / Chief Scientist, you will play a key role in providing day to day supervision, instrument trouble shooting and KPI monitoring, investigation of difficult transfusion cases, investigation of complex transfusion testing, quality control monitoring, maintaining manuals and training programs for staff in the Transfusion area of the laboratories at Canberra and Calvary Hospitals.

There is a requirement to work out of hours including on-call, occasional nights, weekends and public holidays.

ABOUT YOU

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, or Questioning (LGBTIQ) are particularly encouraged to apply.

Behavioural Capabilities

High level evaluation and analysis skills.

Strong written and oral communication skills.

Ability to work as an individual and as part of a team.

Position Requirements/Qualifications:

Mandatory

Relevant tertiary qualification in Medical Science, Pathology and a minimum of five years’ experience working professionally in Haematology and transfusion is preferred.

The successful applicant will need to be available for weekend and after-hours work.

CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide . Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates and contingencies.

Desirable

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Prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.

Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.