Pathologist Jhb North

Pathologist

Location: JHB North, Johannesburg - Gauteng

Salary: R2 234 358pa

Business Unit: NICD

Discipline: Centre for HIV and STI

Purpose of the Post:

To contribute to the management of Centre reference laboratories within the framework of a quality system. To ensure that the reference diagnostic and surveillance/research output is delivered in accordance with the principles of good laboratory practice and to provide a professional consultative service to clinicians and other centre stakeholders. To promote appropriate and cost-effective utilization of laboratory services to facilitate optimization of patient management and the public health objectives of the centre. To contribute to training and research outputs.

Key Job Responsibilities:

1. Service:
2. Responsible for management of centre reference laboratories and supervision of laboratory staff in collaboration with the laboratory managers.
3. Contribute to the strategy of the centre as a member of the centre management team.
4. Responsible for implementation of short- and longer-term laboratory surveillance and research projects.
5. Support and/or coordinate national stock culture collections.
6. Provide expert advice to all internal and external customers to resolve clinical, reference diagnostic, and infection outbreak-related queries and concerns in a professional and timely manner.
7. Provide input into changes and improvements to SOPs.
8. Contribute to adherence and compliance to quality systems in the centre to comply with SANAS requirements.
9. Comply with the principles of good laboratory practice, full SANAS accreditation requirements, and relevant legislation.
10. Validate new instruments/tests for laboratory or national programmes.

1. Teaching and Training:
2. Teach and train pathology staff (Registrars, Scientists, Technologists, Technicians) and other healthcare workers.
3. Work with the team to coordinate teaching modules.
4. Contribute to departmental CPD-accredited programmes.
5. Be involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

1. Research and Surveillance:
2. Seek external funding for surveillance and research.
3. Responsible to design, implement, and report on relevant surveillance programmes at a national and international level in collaboration with centre epidemiologists.
4. Conduct infection outbreak investigations in collaboration with centre epidemiologists and advise on appropriate reference laboratory investigations.
5. Conduct research to contribute to publications and other technical/scientific outputs.
6. Collaborate with other departments/organizations at a national and international level and represent the NICD on national and international working groups/committees.

Minimum Requirements and Key Competencies:

1. Medical degree plus FCPath or MMed in microbiology or clinical pathology (essential).
2. MSc or PhD in clinical microbiology or a related field (desirable).
3. Post-graduate qualification in epidemiology or infection control (desirable).
4. Registration with the HPCSA as a pathologist in microbiology or clinical pathology (Independent practice category).
5. At least 3 years experience as pathologist consultant; at least 1 year of laboratory management experience.
6. Successfully supervised undergraduate and postgraduate students (BSc-Hons, MSc, MMed, PhD).
7. Evidence of peer recognition such as invitations to national conferences/working groups and to review manuscripts for journals.
8. An active NRF rating would be an advantage.
9. Active as a co-investigator/collaborator on research projects.
10. Familiar with laboratory safety procedures.
11. Working knowledge in medical conditions, particularly clinical pathological correlation.
12. Principles of analytical methodology.
13. Laboratory quality assurance processes.
14. Method validation including statistical calculations.
15. Familiar with the principles of applied research methodology with evidence of at least 3-5 peer-reviewed publications in clinical microbiology over the last 3 years (average 1-2 per year).
16. Practical laboratory techniques where relevant.
17. Computer literacy.
18. Communication skills.
19. Presentation skills.
20. Analytical and diagnosing skills.
21. Problem-solving skills.

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