Registered Nurse - Auckland

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

Job summary

New Zealand Blood Service in Auckland is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to join our donor centre team. You’ll provide compassionate donor care, health assessments and education, ensuring safety and quality across collections.

In this permanent, full-time role you may participate in mobile blood drives around the North Island, including occasional overnight stays. A current NZ practicing certificate is essential to apply.

Qualifications

• Great customer service skills to reassure donors and create a positive donation experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication to explain procedures and safety steps.
• Ability to perform health assessments and apply critical thinking in donor care.

Responsibilities

• Care for donors at Auckland donor centre and mobile drives.
• Coordinate collection activities and assist with various collection types.
• Provide donor education and health information during the donation process.
• Support team during clinical procedures and ensure safety protocols.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Health assessment

Critical thinking

Teamwork

Education

RN with NZ practising certificate

Job description

• Auckland-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 Auckland collection centres 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 per 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.