Medical Services Manager (NSW/ACT)

• Full time three year contract
• Clinical Service & Research
• Alexandria location

One in three Australians will need blood in their lifetime. At the Australian Red Cross Blood Service, we’re entrusted with collecting, processing and delivering this vital supply. We also provide a range of other services to the healthcare sector related to transplantation and immunogenetics, testing, consulting, education and research.

We’re proudly in the business of saving lives. A people leader, you will be responsible for the delivery of business outcomes through the operational management of a team of medical, nursing, and administrative professionals. The Blood Service aims to achieve an optimal level of standardisation and consistency across the whole organisation. The occupant of this role will be responsible for maintaining nationally agreed standards, processes and systems within the local team.

Your challenge is to manage both internal and external interfaces in relation to donor, product and patient safety, whilst building and maintaining effective stakeholder relationship and leading the team to excellence.

You will have:

• Relevant tertiary qualification and/or demonstrated relevant equivalent professional experience
• Experience in operating in a highly regulated and or quality system environment
• Understanding and experience in medical and/or pharmaceutical environments
• Demonstrated competency in efficient and effective delivery of a service including continuous improvement

You will also be:

• An excellent communicator, demonstrating leadership and contemporary management experience
• Competent in performance management and facilitating the professional and general development of others
• Able to anticipate and respond to new initiatives, changing conditions and shifting priorities

Your dedication and hard work will be rewarded with:

• Pride that your work will impact lives for the better
• Generous salary packaging benefits
• Corporate rates for private health insurance

As part of the recruitment process, you may be required to participate in relevant National Police, Employment History and/or Professional Membership and Qualification checks and validation of Australian Work Rights, prior to offer of employment at the Blood Service.

The Blood Service is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.

For further details on this position please contact Wade Barker on 1300 024 661.

To view the position description or apply, please click ‘Apply for this job’ to be directed to our website. Applications for this role close 15 October 2017 at 5pm AEST. Please note that we may conduct shortlisting and interviews prior to role closing for advertising.