Technical Specialist, Immunochemistry, LabPlus Auckland at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Permanent full-time role (40 hours/week) 
• Based at LabPLUS Auckland City Hospital

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Technical Specialist to join our immunochemistry team at LabPlus, Auckland City Hospital.

This senior role will provide technical leadership delivering a comprehensive range of Immunochemistry and immunology diagnostic services, supporting patient care across New Zealand.

The laboratory provides a broad range of specialist immunology and immunochemistry testing, including allergy diagnostics (skin prick testing, intradermal testing, allergen-specific IgE, total IgE, tryptase, and Aspergillus IgG), ELISA, serum protein electrophoresis and immunofixation, serum free light chain analysis, IgG subclasses testing, CSF oligoclonal bands by isoelectric focusing (IEF), 2-transferrin analysis, lipoprotein electrophoresis, CK isoenzyme electrophoresis, alpha-1 antitrypsin phenotyping, alkaline phosphatase isoenzyme phenotyping, and other specialised referral assays.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience in immunochemistry and specialist immunology testing and will be responsible for providing technical oversight, leading quality and service improvement initiatives, supporting staff development, performing assay validations and verifications, coordinating staff training, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality testing services.

This position works alongside a team of Medical Laboratory Scientists, with support from the section leader, Chemical Pathologists and Immunopathologist.

Please see here for the position description

About the service

LabPLUS is an IANZ accredited medical laboratory and is one of New Zealand's premier laboratories. LabPlus offers a comprehensive pathology service for Auckland City Hospital, Starship Childrens Hospital, National Women's Health, and the Greenlane Clinical Centre. LabPLUS is also a major referral laboratory for specialised laboratory tests for clinicians and laboratories across New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

Visit our website www.labplus.co.nz for more information. 

About you

You must have a full registration as a Medical Laboratory scientist with the Medical Sciences Council of New Zealand. For details, visit www.mscouncil.org.nz/

• You will also have:
• At least 5 years practical experience with expert knowledge in immunochemistry and specialist immunology testing
• Essential experience in performing, interpreting, and overseeing skin prick testing and intradermal testing
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships with laboratory staff, clinicians, and pathologists
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to quality
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical thinking skills
• A positive attitude
• A passion for continuous learning and professional development

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to apply

Well be reviewing applications and conducting interviews as they come in, so the position may close before the listed deadline. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To apply please click on the `Apply tab below, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role and attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.