- Permanent Part-Time opportunity - 48.00 hours per fortnight
- Varied shifts across a rotating roster - Monday to Sunday
- Located at Orange Donor Centre and Travelling Mobile Donor Unit, New South Wales
- Salary starting from $33.13+ per hour + Penalties + Super + Salary Packaging and more
Discover life-giving possibilities
Lifeblood is more than just a job or a career, it’s an opportunity to be part of something that matters. As an organisation, our purpose is simple: life giving donations, for life changing outcomes. Together, we want to help you build a fulfilling career with Lifeblood.
About the role
We are looking for our next Nursing Assistant to join our Orange Donor Centre & Mobile Donor Unit Team!
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 or mobile donor unit 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
- Monitor donors post-donation and assist them with rebooking their next donation
- Work collaboratively to achieve collection targets
- Travelling across regional Australia on our mobile donor unit
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 exceptional donor experience, you’ll need to be able to:
- Be comfortable with needles and blood/biological materials
- Occasionally lift between 9-22.7kgs
- 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 Saturday, including weekends and afternoon shifts (one Saturday per fortnight is required)
Work Location
This position will be based across the Orange Donor Centre and the Donor Mobile Unit (DMU), servicing the Central West region.
- Occasional overnight travel is required, involving up to two nights' accommodation in regional towns visited by the DMU on a monthly basis.
- During the training period, travel to other centres may be required for training purposes, for periods of up to one week at a time.
Benefits and Wellbeing
We place our employee's well-being at the forefront and express gratitude and care for one another. As an Australian Workplace Equality Index recognised employer and one of Australia’s menopause-friendly organisations, we celebrate diversity and support all our people.
In addition to being a part of an organisation that is the heartbeat of the nation, you will have access to the following:
- 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 for either parent
- Our dedicated employee assistance program - Sonder that you can access 24/7 from an app on your phone
- Plus, many more!
Is Lifeblood your reason? Apply NOW!
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This vacancy is being managed directly by Lifeblood’s Talent Acquisition team. We won’t be accepting applications from external recruitment agencies for this role.