Scientist

at  Dorevitch Pathology

Scientist
Job reference: #11147
Brand: Dorevitch Pathology
Location: 16 - 18 Banksia Street, Heidelberg VIC 3084 (Dorevitch Pathology)
Work type: Full Time (Permanent) 38 hours per week
Your flexibility with hours, including after hours and weekend work will be required.
About us
Dorevitch Pathology is part of Healius Limited, one of Australia’s leading healthcare companies, Healius is synonymous with quality, affordable and accessible healthcare for all Australians. It has an expansive network of pathology laboratories, collection centres and diagnostic imaging centres. Through this footprint and its 10,500+ people, Healius provides specialty diagnostic services to consumers and their referring practitioners. Healius provides quality healthcare services that are easily accessible and cost efficient, while supporting the coordination and continuity of quality patient care.

VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS

Dorevitch Pathology is committed to providing a safe working environment and taking all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that its people and the community are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases. The Australian Immunisation Handbook lists the immunisations recommended for health care workers.

People Leadership Experience

• Able to adapt and use appropriate interpersonal styles to lead, manage and develop a team of highly intelligent and career focused individuals.
• Uses appropriate interpersonal styles to inspire and guide direct reports to action.
• Supports and facilitates the development of work team members’ knowledge and skills.
• Provides timely feedback and removes barriers to performance relative to expected standards.
• Facilitates discussion of improvement strategies
• Plans proper assignments of employees and appropriate allocation of resources. Establishes procedures to monitor the results of delegations, assignments, or projects.
• Ability to provide effective training and coaching to staff so their professional skills and personal strengths are enhanced

Operational Competencies

• Diagnostic skills relating to Infectious Molecular. Significant experience managing a high throughput laboratory with expert knowledge of quality assurance systems
• Preparation and proactive management of the annual operating plan and financial budgets for the department
• Monitor and report on monthly operational results. Prepare and submit detailed annual business plan for the department
• Skills to initiate and manage change to business processes, systems and technology, job roles and department structures that maximise employee adoption and usage, minimise resistance and optimises the business benefit
• Ensure all work practices and procedures comply with NATA/TGA/NPACC regulations
• Experience working with multiple instrument platforms and manual techniques
• Sound experience with laboratory based analytical tasks, method validation and verification, as well as clinical result validation and interpretation
• Sound experience with routine internal quality control and external quality assurance procedures
• Solid grounding in pathology-based IT and quality systems
• Exceptional communication and problem-solving skills
• Show commitment to achieving challenging goals by demonstrating a high level of personal motivation and application of expertise

People Leadership Experience

• Able to adapt and use appropriate interpersonal styles to lead, manage and develop a team of highly intelligent and career focused individuals.
• Uses appropriate interpersonal styles to inspire and guide direct reports to action.
• Supports and facilitates the development of work team members’ knowledge and skills.
• Provides timely feedback and removes barriers to performance relative to expected standards.
• Facilitates discussion of improvement strategies
• Plans proper assignments of employees and appropriate allocation of resources. Establishes procedures to monitor the results of delegations, assignments, or projects.
• Ability to provide effective training and coaching to staff so their professional skills and personal strengths are enhanced.

Policy Adherence – A high level of knowledge about employee behaviour standards.
WHS Knowledge – Well versed on WHS policies and procedures in a laboratory environment.