Nursing Assistant

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

Nursing Assistant providing exceptional service to donors at Lifeblood. Responsibilities include greeting donors, conducting tests, and assisting with the donation process.

Posted 7/9/2026part-timeMarrickville • 🇦🇺 AustraliaMid-LevelSenior💰 A$33 per hourWebsite

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

Excellent customer-facing skills
Genuine passion to deliver an exceptional service to our donors
Comfort with needles and blood/biological materials
Ability to occasionally lift between 9-22.7kgs
Flexibility 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!

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Hard Skills & Tools

Blood Pressure TestingHaemoglobin TestingNeedle InsertionWhole Blood CollectionPlasma CollectionPlatelet Collection

Soft Skills

Exceptional Service DeliveryCollaboration