- Opportunity to save lives
- Permanent, part-time position available (0.8 FTE)
- Dunedin
About New Zealand Blood Service
New Zealand Blood and Organ Service (NZBS) is dedicated to saving lives. Every year, tens of thousands of generous people donate their time, blood and plasma to us for free. In addition to our vein-to-vein service in transfusion we also provide national services in organ transplantation, cellular therapies and tissue banking. We exist to ensure the efficient delivery of safe blood and tissue products on a time critical basis throughout New Zealand and through the generosity of our donors, we are able to help save lives.
Our shared values are at the heart of our organisation's culture and guide our behaviour each and every day. These values inspire, motivate us and drive us to provide the very best service to the New Zealand public.
Watch this video to see what our people say about the NZBS values they admire the most.
About the role
NZBS is looking for a part-time Qualified Donor Technician (or someone on the pathway to becoming a Qualified Donor Technician) in our Dunedin Donor Centre.
At NZBS, Donor Technicians work under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and are key members of the Collections team, undertaking blood collection and a number of administrative duties.
As our donors are healthy and go out of their way to give up their time to donate blood, customer service is key to ensuring the donors are provided with a donation experience that encourages their continued support.
Our Dunedin Donor Centre operates Monday to Friday, with staff working a combination of morning and afternoon shifts as part of a rotating roster. We also do a monthly Saturday collection, and occasional weekend duties may also be required.
Salary starting from $64,244 to $82,503 depending on skills, registration, and experience.
About you
We are looking for someone who is hardworking and values-driven and who holds either a full or provisional MLPAT registration with the Medical Sciences Council of New Zealand.
Ideally you are:
- Wanting a challenge
- Strongly proficient with computer skills
- People-focused
- Flexible to work rostered shifts
- Experienced with phlebotomy
- Someone that enjoys working as part of a team
If this role sounds like you and you are self-motivated, get the best out of people and able to communicate on all levels, then we would love to hear from you!