Nursing Assistant

1 week ago


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Australian Red Cross Lifeblood Full time
Overview

Join to apply for the Nursing Assistant - Chermside Donor Centre role at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

Permanent Part-Time opportunity with 48.00 hours per fortnight. Varied shifts across a rotating roster – Monday to Sunday (7-day roster). Located at Chermside Donor Centre & Donor Mobile Unit, Queensland. Salary starting from $32.31 per hour + Penalties (if applicable) + Super + Salary Packaging and more.

About The Role

Step into a rewarding role as a Nursing Assistant where you will bring excellent customer-facing skills and a genuine passion to deliver an exceptional service to our donors. You will play a key role in supporting our donors through their donation process. Full training is provided so, along with the above, all you need is the curiosity and motivation to learn the process of collecting blood and biological product.

A day in the centre could see you:

  • Greet and interview potential donors to assess their eligibility and suitability to donate
  • Create a donor experience they'll love—and want to come back
  • Complete routine blood pressure and haemoglobin tests
  • Set up machines and collections equipment
  • Insert and remove needles safely to collect whole blood, plasma, and platelets
  • Monitor donors post-donation and assist them with rebooking their next donation
  • Work collaboratively to achieve collection targets

No prior experience in blood collection is needed. A paid and flexible self-paced training program provides on-the-job practice and online classes to support you.

Qualifications and Requirements
  • Be comfortable with needles and blood/biological materials
  • Occasionally lift between 9-22.7 kgs
  • Support and foster a fantastic team culture
  • Frequently stand, walk and bend to set up and pack down machines and blood products
  • Be flexible to work varied shifts on a fortnightly rotating roster from Monday to Sunday, including weekends and afternoon shifts
  • Capacity to travel to and work from Donor Mobile Unit sites
Benefits And Wellbeing
  • Minimum 5 weeks annual leave (up to 6 weeks)
  • Access to salary packaging with an option to package up to $15,900 for living expenses and $2,650 for meals and entertainment
  • 14 weeks paid parental leave - no waiting period for either parent
  • Employee assistance program – Sonder, accessible 24/7 from an app
  • Plus, many more
Application and Process

We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant. You'll hear from us with an outcome after your application has been reviewed. For further details or if you require adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, contact Tom Dovi at redcrossblood.org.au. If you want to know more about our recruitment process or FAQ, please click here. Applications sent directly to the email address cannot be accepted. This vacancy is being managed directly by Lifeblood's Talent Acquisition team. We won't accept candidates from external recruitment agencies on this occasion.

Seniority level: Not Applicable

Employment type: Part-time

Job function: Health Care Provider

Industries: Wellness and Fitness Services, Business Consulting and Services, and Non-profit Organizations

Location notes: South Brisbane, Brisbane, Chermside and other Donor Centre sites may be listed in postings


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