Enrolled Nurse - Tauranga

New Zealand Blood Service; Bay of Plenty; On-site; NZD 72,000 - 87,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction programme

Training and PDRP

Job summary

New Zealand Blood Service is seeking an Enrolled Nurse for our Tauranga Donor Centre in a permanent part-time capacity. The role centres on collecting, processing and distributing blood products while ensuring a high standard of donor care.

You will use health assessment skills and critical thinking to support donor safety and education; training and PDRP are provided, with phlebotomy training available if needed. Current NZ practising certificate is required.

Qualifications

• Must hold a current NZ practising certificate.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Good health assessment, critical thinking and reflective practice.

Responsibilities

• Collect, process and distribute blood and blood products with care.
• Provide exceptional donor care and reassurance throughout the donation process.
• Contribute to donor health education and mobile/donor room collections.
• Participate in induction, training and PDRP programs.

Education

NZ practising certificate

Job description

• Opportunity to save lives
• Permanent Part time opportunity
• Current NZ practising certificate required

Want to help save lives and make a positive difference to our nation's well-being?
Revitalise your Nursing passion and feel a sense of pride being an essential aspect of providing a life-saving service to New Zealanders by collecting, processing and distributing blood and blood products.

About the role

We have an Enrolled Nurse position available in our Tauranga Donor Centre.

We have an exciting opportunity working in a unique part of the health sector, where although you are not working as part of a Te Whatu Ora (DHB's), you are still caring for people and making a huge difference to patient outcomes.

There is a lot more to being a nurse at NZBS other than just taking blood. Dealing with primarily well people gives a different perspective to a working day. The hours will generally be rostered duties Monday to Saturday, with some varying lengths of days so flexibility is required. Occasional statutory holiday duties may also be required.

Whether you are interested in developing your clinical skills and experience in coaching and training and development skills, inspiring our staff to be the best they can be, NZBS has fantastic opportunities for everyone.

About you and the role

As our donors regularly go out of their way to give up their time to donate blood, great customer service is key to ensuring they have an amazing donation experience that encourages their continued support. To be successful in this role you'll be a great communicator with good written and verbal skills, vital for reassuring the donor every step of the way.

We welcome enquiries from ENs who will utilise their health assessment, critical thinking and reflective practice skills to contribute to all aspects of the collection of blood products and donor health education at our mobile and donor room collects. No phlebotomy experience needed! Let us train you!

A comprehensive induction programme, training and PDRP available.

Salary offered for Enrolled Nurses starting at $71,682 to $87,433 depending on skills, registration, and experience.

If this role sounds like you and you are self-motivated, get the best out of people and able to communicate on all levels, then we would like to hear from you.

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.

Come and make a difference with NZBS.