New Zealand Job Openings

NZ Blood Service (NZBS)

Medical Laboratory Technician - Component Processing Laboratory, Auckland

Auckland

FULL TIME

September 4, 2024

Permanent full time role within a growing team
Exciting fast paced manufacturing Laboratory
Expand your knowledge and learn new skills

Work in a role where you know what you do contributes to a positive outcome to the health and well-being of New Zealanders
About New Zealand Blood and Organ Service
New Zealand Blood and Organ Service (NZBS) is dedicated to saving lives. Every year, tens of thousands of generous people donate their time, blood and plasma to us for free. In addition to our vein to vein service in transfusion we also provide national services in organ transplantation, cellular therapies and tissue banking. We exist to ensure the efficient delivery of safe blood and tissue products on a time critical basis throughout New Zealand and through the generosity of our donors, we are able to help save lives.
Our shared values are at the heart of our organisation's culture and guide our behaviour each and every day. These values inspire, motivate us and drive us to provide the very best service to the New Zealand public.
Watch this video to see what our people say about the NZBS values they admire the most
About the role
Our Component Processing Laboratory team is growing to meet increasing demand. This is a great opportunity for a Medical Laboratory Technician to learn new skills by joining our team who are responsible for a range of duties including processing of blood and blood products, quality and process control procedures.
If successful you will be trained to:

Manufacture pooled platelets from buffy coats
Manufacture cryoprecipitate from plasma
Manufacture resuspended red cell, buffy coats and plasma from whole blood
Perform quality control testing on the products we manufacture such as bacterial testing

You will be joining a well-established team of Scientists and Technicians committed to quality service, high standards and patient well-being.
Salary starting from $63,842 - $80,374 (pro-rata) depending on registration, skills and experience.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will:

Be Registered with the Medical Sciences Council of New Zealand as a Medical Laboratory Technician
Be able to demonstrate excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills
Have the ability to achieve the targets and objectives of the service.
Have a positive attitude
Have the ability to work as part of a close-knit team
Be flexible to fully participate in our roster that covers two sites - Epsom and Highbrook including evening and weekend work.

Experience in a Component Processing Laboratory or other medical laboratory is advantageous but not essential.
We invite applications from candidates with a legal entitlement to work in New Zealand and who are able to commence within a month of being offered the role.
If you are registered as a Medical Laboratory Technician with the NZ Medical Sciences Council and are looking for a rewarding career, then this role could be for you.

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