Chief Scientist, Anatomical Pathology

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Classification: Health Professional Level 5 (PN 40056)
Salary: $ 135,355 - $ 152,377 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Location: Canberra Health Services
Section: ACT Pathology
Closing Date: 2 May 2024

What can we offer you:

• City living without the traffic - click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• 11.5% Superannuation.
• VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

To find out more on what a career at CHS can give you, the benefits of working with us and why Canberra is Australia's happiest city click here: Benefits of working with us - Canberra Health Services (act.gov.au)

About the Role:

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

As physical infrastructure programs are progressing across both the Canberra and North Canberra Hospital campuses, pathology is in the early planning stages for a new laboratory which will offer the opportunity to design a workspace to promote both excellence in pathology services and the working environment.

The Chief Scientist, Anatomical Pathology plays a critical role in building leadership capability across ACT Pathology. As well as providing line management and supervision for the Anatomical Pathology laboratories, a key focus for the role is to work proactively and collaboratively with other leaders and teams across ACT Pathology. This collaboration will drive alignment on innovation, strategy and continuous improvement, thus developing ACT Pathology, driving excellence in clinical diagnostics, and ensuring a rewarding future for our people.

The Anatomical Pathology Department encompasses Histology, Cytology, Electron Microscopy, Mortuary and Administration (medical secretaries). The successful candidate may be required to participate in the on-call roster.

For more information regarding the position duties.

Please note 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.

To Apply:

Please submit a copy of your CV along with a cover letter or 2 x page 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
OurRole: 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 Simon Newton at (02) 5124 2893