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Supervising Scientist - Palmerston North Blood Bank
- Permanent, full time
- Palmerston North
About New Zealand Blood and Organ Service:
New Zealand Blood and Organ Service (NZBS) is dedicated to saving lives. Every year, tens of thousands of generous people donate their time, blood and plasma to us for free. In addition to our vein to vein service in transfusion we also provide national services in organ transplantation, cellular therapies and tissue banking. We exist to ensure the efficient delivery of safe blood and tissue products on a time critical basis throughout New Zealand and through the generosity of our donors, we are able to help save lives.
Our shared values are at the heart of our organisation's culture and guide our behaviour each and every day. These values inspire, motivate us and drive us to provide the very best service to the New Zealand public.
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About the role:
This is an exciting opportunity within our Palmerston North Blood Bank for an experienced, registered Medical Laboratory Scientist looking to develop further in a leadership role.
The Supervising Scientist works with the Team Leader to enhance the technical and scientific aspects of the work performed in the laboratory, by:
- supervising and coordinating work flow;
- ensuring all processes and procedures comply with GMP, GLP and the relevant SOP's;
- Identifying and creating opportunities for team members to deepen their knowledge, advance their skills and enhance performance.
This is a pivotal role within the team, supporting the Team Leader by being their 'right hand person' within the laboratory, ensuring the team maintain a high level of service delivery that meets required standards and customer expectations.
About you:
- You are looking for career growth
- You are an organised, confident workforce coach
- You are interested in learning new skills
- You have effective organisational and excellent interpersonal skills
- You are excited about the potential to help others grow and succeed
- You are adaptable and are able to trouble-shoot in a complex technical environment.
The successful applicant will be required to work as part of the team, performing duties associated with all processes and procedures undertaken in the laboratory. This is an oversight role and will primarily be required to work day shifts. Although, some shift and call work may be required if necessary to meet the needs of the laboratory.
To be successful in this role you will have at least 5 years' experience in Blood Bank; Experience in Tissue Banking, Cellular Therapy, and Equipment Management would be desirable. You will respect and value others in order to be able to successfully consult, train and provide positive constructive feedback to members of the team.
If you possess a depth of experience and comprehensive knowledge of the functional stream, the quality standards, accreditation, licensing and health and safety requirements, then this role could be for you.
If this sounds like the opportunity you have been waiting for then click apply now!
Job details
Job Reference: | /1822855 | |
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Job type: | Permanent Full time | |
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Closes: | 14-Oct-2024 | |
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