Nursing Assistant

4 days ago


Melbourne, Australia Australian Red Cross Lifeblood Full time

**Permanent part-time opportunity - 18-27 hours per week**
- **Varied shifts across a rotating roster - Monday to Sunday**
- **Located at Melbourne CBD Donor Centre, VIC**

**Helping healthy happy donors save lives**

Lifeblood is more than just a job or a career, it’s an opportunity to be part of something that matters. Our purpose is simple: life giving donations, for life changing outcomes.

**About the role**

We're on the lookout for a dynamic individual with exceptional customer service skills to join our team at the Melbourne CBD Donor Centre. If you've got great people skills and a real passion for helping others, we want to hear from you

You'll be there for our donors every step of the way, making sure they have a great experience.

Here's what a typical day might look like:

- Greet and interview potential donors to understand their eligibility and suitability to donate
- Complete routine blood pressure and haemoglobin tests
- Set up machines, various tubing and collection bags
- Insert and remove needles safely to collect whole blood, plasma, and platelets
- Monitor donors post-donation and assist them to rebook for their next donation
- Help create an awesome donor experience that keeps them coming back for more

No prior experience in blood collection is needed, our paid and flexible self-paced training program has a balance between on-the-job practice, and online class schedules to ensure that you are well supported.

Besides having a real passion to deliver an amazing donor experience, you’ll need to be able to:

- Ability to work various shifts from Monday - Sunday
- Support and foster a fantastic team culture
- Occasionally lift between 9-22.7kgs
- Frequently stand, walk and bend to set up and pack down machines and blood products
- Utilise your background in customer service and thrive in our dynamic environment, where your skills will be key to delivering exceptional results.
- Utilise your amazing communication skills

**Thrive in a diverse culture that cares for your wellbeing**

Working for Lifeblood, you will benefit from:

- A range of salary packaging benefits including the option to package up to $15,900 of your salary
- Ability to purchase additional annual leave
- Discounted private health cover with fantastic corporate benefit
- Discounted access to 1,430+ gyms & pools
- Employee Assistance Program; Free, 24/7 and confidential health, safety and wellbeing support
- Discounts and benefits with selected retail outlets, department stores, attractions, travel, cinemas, restaurants eyewear and more

**Next steps**

If you want to know more about our recruitment process or to check out our FAQ's, please click here.



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