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• Assists laboratory and/ or regional technical manager to supervise and train staff in line with delegated responsibilities and/or deputising requirements to ensure that operational objectives are achieved, employees are able to achieve their performance objectives and interns and students are trained and guided appropriately.• Ensures the implementation of service levels and quality standards in accordance with standard operating procedures and service level agreements.• Assists the laboratory and/ or regional technical manager with overseeing and monitoring equipment maintenance, asset management, procurement of goods and staff overtime expenditure to ensure the most effective utilisation of resources, optimisation of stock levels and reduction of costs at all times• Performs diagnostic testing procedures and verifies results, interacts with pathologists to provide all relevant data for the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of diseases.• Records and verifies test results. • Assists the laboratory and/ or regional technical manager to ensure that incidents and instrument failures are reported by laboratory staff, thereby ensuring compliance with relevant organisational policy and laboratory standard operating procedures.• Manages client liaison to maintain a positive image of the organisation, promote the services of Lancet Laboratories and monitor resolution of customer complaints.• Attends training and seminars and participates in continuing professional development (CPD) activities to continuously update knowledge and skills as well as comply with professional registration requirements. This includes ensuring the availability of up to date records that can be presented immediately on request thereof.• Performs on-site training of laboratory staff, interns, students, medical colleagues and associated health workers in laboratory techniques, processes and systems, if assigned by laboratory manager and deemed competent.

Ensure the implementation of service levels and quality standards in accordance with standard operating procedures and service level agreements.•Assist the laboratory with overseeing and monitoring equipment maintenance, asset management, procurement of goods to ensure the most effective utilisation of resources, optimisation of stock levels and reduction of costs at all times•Perform diagnostic testing procedures and reviews to provide all relevant data that may pertain to the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of diseases. •Oversee and perform the maintenance and calibration of the equipment used in the laboratory to ensure that it is operating efficiently and providing accurate results. This includes ensuring that instrument maintenance and quality control results are recorded as well as trouble shooting and corrective action is taken and documented.•Assist the laboratory to ensure a safe working environment in accordance with relevant legislation and all safety protocols. This includes the on-going maintenance of quality control standards, adherence to infection control measures, correct disposal of bio-hazardous waste and the preparation process for internal and external audits.•Assist the laboratory to ensure that incidents and instrument failures are reported by laboratory staff, thereby ensuring compliance with relevant organisational policy and laboratory standard operating procedures. •Manage client liaison to maintain a positive image of the organisation, promote the services of Lancet Laboratories and monitor resolution of customer complaints. •Attend training and seminars in order to be deemed competent. •Adhere to professional conduct requirements in line with organisational policy and relevant professional body ethical standards.

COVID 19 Testing and New laboratory Commissioning.DUTIES • Process patient specimens according to set criteria and standards on allbenches, as well as to maintain analysers/equipment/instruments in the Anglo American Molecular Biology Laboratory.Perform SARS-Cov-2 testing according to set standard operating proceduresand work instructions to ensure acceptable turn-around-time (TAT)Assist with the development, verification and evaluation of new assayswhen requiredPerform accreditation and quality control related tasks to ensure standardsare upheldPerform Materials Management (MM) related tasks in order to ensureeffective control over stock, and to ensure there is enough stock levelsTrain new personal on good laboratory practices, relevant work instructionsand methodsAlways maintain good laboratory practises (GLP)Maintain good client relations to promote the image of Anglo AmericanKnowledge of the following:Basic Conditions of Employment Act (Act 75 of 1997)Health Professions Act (Act 56 of 1974)Mental Health Care Act (Act 17 of 2002)Mine Health and Safety Act (Act 29 of 1996)National Environmental Management: Waste Act (Act 59 of 2008)National Health Act (Act 61 of 2003)National Health Laboratory Services Act (Act 37 of 2000)Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85 of 1993)HPCSA Ethical guidelines for health care professionals (Booklet 1-17)

Ensure the implementation of service levels and quality standards in accordance with standard operating procedures and service level agreements.•Assist the laboratory with overseeing and monitoring equipment maintenance, asset management, procurement of goods to ensure the most effective utilisation of resources, optimisation of stock levels and reduction of costs at all times•Perform diagnostic testing procedures and reviews to provide all relevant data that may pertain to the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of diseases. •Oversee and perform the maintenance and calibration of the equipment used in the laboratory to ensure that it is operating efficiently and providing accurate results. This includes ensuring that instrument maintenance and quality control results are recorded as well as trouble shooting and corrective action is taken and documented.•Assist the laboratory to ensure a safe working environment in accordance with relevant legislation and all safety protocols. This includes the on-going maintenance of quality control standards, adherence to infection control measures, correct disposal of bio-hazardous waste and the preparation process for internal and external audits.•Assist the laboratory to ensure that incidents and instrument failures are reported by laboratory staff, thereby ensuring compliance with relevant organisational policy and laboratory standard operating procedures. •Manage client liaison to maintain a positive image of the organisation, promote the services of Lancet Laboratories and monitor resolution of customer complaints. •Attend training and seminars in order to be deemed competent. •Adhere to professional conduct requirements in line with organisational policy and relevant professional body ethical standards.

- Daily implementation of Food Safety Management Systems- Manage meetings and reviews- Attend to customer complaints- Traceability and recall co-ordinator- Document reviews/changes- Facilitate audits - Manage service providers- Lab testing and retention control