SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
Main purpose of the job:
- To oversee the daily operations of the eye bank, ensuring the efficient and effective collection, processing, storage, and distribution of ocular tissue for transplantation, research, and education
Location:
- Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre, Parktown - Johannesburg
Key performance areas:
Staff and Operations Management
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the tissue bank
- Manage and supervise staff, ensuring a productive and collaborative work environment
- Maintain comprehensive tissue bank documentation and records
- Ensure a clean and compliant working environment
Tissue Handling
- Perform and coordinate tissue retrieval (eyes and placenta) from donors (training will be provided)
- Process and prepare tissues for storage and distribution (training will be provided)
- Manage the distribution of tissues to researchers and medical facilities
Relationship Building and Stakeholder Management
- Develop and maintain relationships with referees and other key stakeholders
- Attend tissue bank training sessions to stay updated on best practices and innovations
Cornea Foundation Management
- Oversee the management of The Cornea Foundation's website
- Lead education and awareness campaigns to promote the foundation's mission
- Organise and manage fundraising activities to support the foundation's initiatives
Required minimum education and training:
- A relevant Degree
- Driver’s License
- Own vehicle
Required minimum work experience:
- Minimum 1-3 years relevant working experience (Management experience will be an advantage)
- Own transport is essential to travel for retrieval from hospital mortuaries
Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:
- Strong management and leadership abilities
- Ability to work overtime
- Clinical/research experience will be an advantage
- Computer literacy (Microsoft Office)
- Strong management and leadership abilities
- Proficiency in research methodologies
- Excellent communication and educational skills
TO APPLY:
- Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
- Please Apply Online and complete your registration on Ditto Hire (our application tracking system) to enable and protect you as a candidate to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions. This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL. However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market.
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
- The closing date for all applications: 13 December 2024.
- Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.
Please note:
- AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
- Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
- Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful.
- AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.
