Laboratory Assistant | Specimen Services Christchurch– Canterbury Health Laboratories
0.6 FTE– 24 hours per week working 3 or 4 days per week from Monday to Sunday
Fixedterm full time from 31/01/2025 to 30/01/2026
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in theprinciples of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all NewZealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a healthsystem underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whanau-centred care,and excellence.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated LaboratoryAssistant to join our Specimen Services team. This role is crucial insupporting the smooth operation of our laboratory and ensuring the higheststandards of service delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
Registerpatients, add tests, and provide access to results.
Unpackand store laboratory consumables.
Sortand input sample data accurately into the computer system.
Interpretand process laboratory request forms.
Checkdata for completeness and accuracy.
Respondto telephone inquiries via our Lab line call centre.
About you
Registrationor eligibility for registration with the Medical Sciences Council of NewZealand.
Abilityto maintain high professional standards aligned with the competencestandards.
Understandingof or willingness to learn the significance and obligations under TeTiriti o Waitangi .
Commitmentto physical and mental well-being, with the stamina to meet role demands.
Provenability to build and maintain positive relationships with diversestakeholders.
Astrong drive for excellence and personal accountability.
Self-awarenessand the ability to positively influence others.
Highstandards of personal, professional, and institutional integrity.
Akeen interest in professional growth and development.
Acurious mindset with a willingness to challenge routines to improveprocesses.
Working for Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving ofwellnesses. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people ofAotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helpingeveryone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. Italso promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equityin health outcomes.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health NewZealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equalemployment opportunity obligations.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
Wewant to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you onboard if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas ofour life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skillslisted in the ad, but the experience was gained through whanau life,community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and shareyour story with us in your cover letter.
Weparticularly welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific,disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to Apply
To view the position description and/or apply for the roleplease click "apply now." All applications must be submitted through our onlinecareer's portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact KerriMcCarthy ****** .
Please note, we will be reviewing applications whenreceived and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing dateof this advert.
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