Senior Scientist Health Professional - Chemical Pathology

at  ACT Health

DESCRIPTION

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Classification: Health Professional Level 3 (PN 27045)
Salary: $99,819 - $110,398 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Location: Canberra Hospital, Garran
Section: Chemical Pathology
Closing Date: 26 June 2024

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE BY SUBMITTING A COPY OF YOUR CV ALONG WITH A 2-PAGE COVER LETTER OR PITCH, RESPONDING TO THE SELECTION CRITERIA, LISTED IN THE POSITION DESCRIPTION.

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.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
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 LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
Canberra Hospital Expansion Project – CHS is constructing a new critical services building called ‘Building 5’ which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory’s history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution.
North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities.
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Catherine Woods at (02) 5124 2843 or at Catherine.Woods@act.gov.au.
Job: Allied Health
Salary Range: 99,819.00 - 110,398.00
Closing Date: 26/Jun/2024, 8:59:00 AM

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.
Under direction of the Director of Chemical Pathology and the Chief Scientist of Chemical Pathology the successful applicant will be responsible for the supervision of the Routine Chemistry section of the Chemical Pathology Department and the management of the Abbott Alinity c and I module analysers, the GLP track and other instrumentation. The successful applicant will liaise with the leadership team (Clinical Directors, Directors, and Chief Scientists) to provide leadership, strategic planning and optimal operational management at the Canberra and Calvary Hospitals.
There may be a requirement to work on-call, weekends, and public holidays.
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.