Nursing Assistant

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

. Greet and interview potential donors to understand their eligibility and suitability to donate .

Posted 10/5/2026part-timeRingwood • AustraliaMid-LevelSenior💰 A$33 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong customer-facing skills and a passion for delivering an exceptional donor experience while ensuring safety and compliance in blood collection processes. Capable of operating collection equipment and performing routine health tests to support donor eligibility.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Customer-Facing ExperienceBlood Collection Process KnowledgeNeedle Handling SkillsAbility To Lift 9–22.7 KgFlexibility For Varied Shifts

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Hard Skills

Blood Pressure TestingHaemoglobin TestingNeedle InsertionBlood CollectionEquipment Setup

Soft Skills

Positive Donor ExperienceCollaborationCuriosityMotivation To Learn

Tools & Technologies

Collection EquipmentBlood Donation Machines

Industry Keywords

Donor EligibilityBiological MaterialsCollection TargetsPost-Donation Monitoring

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Greet and interview potential donors to understand their eligibility and suitability to donate
Create a positive donor experience
Complete routine blood pressure and haemoglobin tests
Set up machines and collection equipment
Safely insert and remove needles to collect whole blood, plasma and platelets
Monitor donors post-donation
Assist donors with rebooking their next donation
Work collaboratively to achieve collection targets
Complete paid hands-on and online training

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven customer-facing experience
Passion for delivering an exceptional donor experience
Comfortable with needles and blood/biological materials
Ability to occasionally lift between 9–22.7 kg
Ability to frequently stand, walk and bend to set up and pack down machines and blood products
Flexibility to work varied shifts on a fortnightly rotating roster from Monday to Saturday/Sunday, including weekends and afternoon shifts
No previous blood collection experience required
Curiosity and motivation to learn the blood and biological product collection process

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
Dedicated employee assistance program, Sonder, accessible 24/7 from a phone app
Superannuation
Paid training program blending hands-on practice with online learning
Diversity and inclusion support as an Australian Workplace Equality Index recognised employer and menopause-friendly organisation
Response to every applicant through the Circle Back Initiative