Medical Manager: Transfusion Medicine
Listing reference: sanbs_002412
Listing status: Under Review
Apply by: 15 September 2024
Position summary
Industry: Medical, Health & Social Care
Job category: Health, Fitness, Medical and Optometry
Location: Roodepoort
Contract: Permanent
Business Unit: Constantia Kloof
Remuneration: R 1,167,990.00
EE position: No
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:
1. 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.
2. Providing training and development in the area of expertise to both internal and external stakeholders.
3. Planning, implementing and monitoring medical related initiatives in the area of responsibility.
4. 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:
1. All applications will be considered with reference to SANBS' Employment Equity Plan
2. 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
