Nursing Assistant

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

Nursing Assistant at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood supporting donors through the donation process. Creating positive experiences and ensuring donor eligibility at Airport West Donor Centre.

Posted 7/1/2026part-timeAirport West • 🇦🇺 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 genuine passion for delivering exceptional service while ensuring safety and compliance in blood collection processes. Capable of working collaboratively in a team environment to achieve collection targets and maintain a positive donor experience.

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Customer Service ExcellenceBlood Collection SafetyTeam CollaborationFlexibility in Shift WorkAbility to Lift 9-22.7kgs

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Hard Skills

Blood Pressure TestingHaemoglobin TestingNeedle Insertion and RemovalBlood Collection Equipment Setup

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationPassion for ServiceTeam Culture Support

Industry Keywords

Donor ExperienceBiological MaterialsCollection Targets

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Greet and interview potential donors to understand 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, and platelets
Monitor donors post-donation and assist them with rebooking their next donation
Work collaboratively to achieve collection targets

Requirements

What you’ll need

No previous blood collection experience is required
Excellent customer-facing skills
Genuine passion to deliver an exceptional service
Be comfortable with needles and blood/biological materials
Demonstrated experience delivering excellent customer service
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
Be flexible to work varied shifts on a fortnightly rotating roster from Monday to Sunday, including weekends and afternoon shifts

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 - no waiting period for either parent
Our dedicated employee assistance program - Sonder that you can access 24/7 from an app on your phone
Plus, many more!