Nursing Assistant

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

Nursing Assistant supporting donors at Lifeblood with their donation process and excellent customer service. Requires no prior experience in blood collection and provides full training.

Posted 7/16/2026part-timeWollongong • 🇦🇺 AustraliaMid-LevelSenior💰 A$33 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in donor engagement and blood collection processes, ensuring a positive experience for donors while adhering to safety and operational standards. Capable of performing medical tests and handling biological materials with care and professionalism.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Customer-Facing SkillsBlood Collection TechniquesNeedle SafetyAbility to Lift 9-22.7kgsFlexibility for Varied Shifts

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Hard Skills

Blood Pressure TestingHaemoglobin TestingNeedle Insertion and RemovalWhole Blood CollectionPlasma CollectionPlatelet Collection

Soft Skills

Exceptional Service DeliveryCuriosity and Motivation to LearnCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Collection EquipmentDonor Mobile Unit

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

Excellent customer-facing skills
Genuine passion to deliver an exceptional service to our donors
Curiosity and motivation to learn the process of collecting blood and biological product
Comfort with needles and blood/biological materials
Ability to lift between 9-22.7kgs
Flexibility to work varied shifts on a fortnightly rotating roster from Monday to Sunday, including weekends and afternoon shifts
Availability to work shifts on our Donor Mobile Unit including overnight stays of up to 5 days

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!