Donor Services Nursing Assistant

Permanent Part-time opportunity

Varied shifts across a rotating roster - Monday to Saturday

Located at Modbury Donor Centre, South Australia

This is your opportunity to find a life-giving purpose

**As an organisation our purpose is simple**: to give life. It’s at the centre of everything we do. As part of the Lifeblood team, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to this life-giving purpose and grow your career. We’re committed to ensuring you have the ability to innovate, learn new skills, and embrace new challenges - all while making a difference in the lives of countless others.

Lifeblood has an inspiring opportunity for you

Our Modbur Donor Centre is seeking a Donor Services Nursing Assistant (Phlebotomist) who has fantastic customer-facing experience and a genuine passion to deliver an exceptional service to our Donors. As a Nursing Assistant, you will support our Donors through their donation process, while working collaboratively to achieve collection targets. A day in the Centre, could see you:
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

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:
Occasionally lift between 9-22.7kgs

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 Saturday.

We're looking for people who have amazing customer services skills and can give our donors a great experience that will have them coming back and encouraging other people to donate too. This is a permanent role and can be part time up to full time hours - you'll be able to let us know the hours your looking for in the appliction form.

Thrive in a diverse culture that cares for your wellbeing

At Lifeblood, we welcome different perspectives and backgrounds and we’re proud to foster an environment where people can come together to achieve their very best. That’s why we don’t believe in one-size-fits-all - especially when it comes to your wellbeing. Every employee is unique and we’ve developed a range of initiatives to look after the varying needs of all our people. As part of the Lifeblood team you’ll have access to a generous salary packaging program, plus a great range of rewards like discounts on insurance, groceries, food & beverage, department stores, travel, and more.

Next steps

If selected, you’ll be required to complete a number of background checks — don’t worry, we’ll help you through this process.

Our facilities are Covid-19 safe places

Click here to learn how we're protecting donors, volunteers, patients and our people.

Lifeblood is committed to ensuring that all employees are vaccinated against Covid-19. If you’re successful for a role with us, you’ll be required to provide evidence of vaccination. Please ensure you’re able to comply with this requirement or have an appropriate medical exemption.