Registered Nurse

New Zealand Blood Service; Auckland; On-site; NZD 78,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

New Zealand Blood Service in Hamilton seeks an experienced Registered Nurse to join our donor collection team. You will provide compassionate care to donors, perform health checks, and support the collection of blood products across mobile and fixed sites.

This role offers a comprehensive induction, training, and opportunities to develop leadership skills, with occasional overnight travel. A current NZ practising certificate is essential.

Qualifications

• Must hold current NZ practising certificate.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Willingness to train in phlebotomy if required.
• Comprehensive induction and PDRP available.

Responsibilities

• Care for donors at Hamilton collection centre.
• Coordinate mobile and donor room collects; occasional overnight stays.
• Provide donor health education and support donor experience.
• Assist in collection of blood products and donor care across site types.

Skills

Communication

Critical thinking

Patient focus

Health assessment

Education

NZ RN Registration

Job description

• Hamilton-based donor centre
• Current NZ practising certificate required
• Permanent, Full Time

About New Zealand Blood 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 Hamilton collection centre have an exciting opportunity to work in a unique part of the health sector, caring for people and making a huge difference to patient outcomes.

There is a lot more to being a Nurse at New Zealand Blood and Organ Service (NZBS) than just taking blood! Dealing with voluntary donors between various collection types and patients accessing our therapeutic services means that no two days are the same at NZBS.

To add variety to your role our Mobile Blood Drive locations are local and North Island wide. Trips requiring overnight stays occur approximately once a month. Occasional statutory holiday duties may also be required. Flexibility is key!

Whether you are interested in developing clinical skills, leadership skills coordinating our collects, coaching and training skills as a workforce coach or gaining experience in therapeutic procedures such as collection of stem cells and plasma exchange procedures. NZBS has fantastic opportunities for everyone.

About You

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. So, 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 RNs (with a current NZ practicing certificate) 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 Registered Nurses starting at $77,667 to $109,407 depending on skills, and clinical 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.