Job title : Medical Manager: Transfusion Medicine
Job Location : Gauteng, Roodepoort Deadline : December 05, 2024 Quick Recommended Links Introduction
- Are you a recently qualified clinical pathologist or haemato-pathologist looking for a career path that includes a focus on public wellbeing, service and research - while being patient-centric? Perhaps a career in the South African National Blood Service is for you? The middle manager in this position will have the potential to grow into a senior manager within the SANBS Medical Division – and may over time even progress to executive level. The incumbent will be responsible for:
- Providing medical oversight, guidance and timely medical advice to all technical laboratories and related areas – including the immuno-hematology and cellular therapy laboratories in SANBS – within his/her area of expertise.
- Providing training and development in the area of expertise to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Planning, implementing and monitoring medical related initiatives in the area of responsibility.
- Providing a medical consulting and support service in the area of expertise to both internal and external stakeholders.
Job description
Key Performance Areas:
- Strategic Business Planning & Implementation Relating to Transfusion Medicine
- Quality Assurance and Compliance to Standards of Practice, Policies, Procedures and Protocols
- Improving integral processes in Transfusion Medicine
- Customer / Stakeholder Relationship Building
- Aligned people management
- Conducting Research that leads to innovative implementation of solutions
Competencies:
Cognitive:
- Analytical thinking and Attention to Detail
- Change Management
- Holistic / Big Picture Thinking
- Judgement and Decision
- Innovation thinking
- Problem Solving
- Planning, Organising and Monitoring
Personal:
- Assertiveness
- Ethical behaviour
- Excellence orientation
- Flexibility / Adaptability
- Personal Development
- Resilience and Stress Management
- Drive and Belief in the Cause
- Self Management
- Professional Image and Visibility
Interpersonal:
- Customer Service Orientation
- Conflict Management
- Knowledge sharing
- Engaging diversity
- Organisational Awareness
- Persuasiveness / Selling skills
- Relationship building
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Professional/ Technical:
- Building and living the brand
- Business and Financial Acumen
- Process engineering / System competence
- Technical / Professional Competence:
- Best practice thinking
Leadership:
- Motivating People
- Participative Leadership
- Strategic leadership
- Principles of Excellence:
- Transparency
- Honesty
- Respect
- Excellence
- Accountability
- Diversity
Equity Statement:
- All applications will be considered with reference to SANBS' Employment Equity Plan
- Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not be contacted within three weeks after the closing date
- Furthermore note that no advertisement may in any way make reference to /or exclude anybody based on race, gender etc.
Minimum requirements
Education:
- MB. Ch.B with a post graduate qualification in either haemato- or clinical pathology or related field that enables the sign out of laboratory results.
- Registered with HPCSA
Experience:
Demonstrable IT literacy in major business applications
- Other (knowledge and skills):
- Experience working in a clinical quality system
- Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice, Good Laboratory Practice and accreditation.
- Understanding of clinical indications for the transfusion of blood products would be advantageous.
- Understanding of Haemovigilance practices and procedures would be advantageous.
- Leadership skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Medical / Healthcare jobs
