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Blood Bank Technologist
Job summary
A leading healthcare service provider in Soweto seeks a Blood Bank Technologist to perform routine blood testing and verify test results. Registered HPCSA Medical Technologists, with strong analytical and customer service skills, are essential for this role. Duties include maintaining laboratory equipment and ensuring quality operational objectives. Responsibilities also involve handling overtime, night shifts, and occasional travel.
Qualifications
- Registered with HPCSA as a Medical Technologist in Blood Transfusion.
- Experience as required for HPCSA registration.
Responsibilities
- Perform routine testing functions in Blood Banks.
- Check and verify test results.
- Maintain instruments and laboratory equipment.
Skills
Education
Job title: Blood Bank Technologist
Job Location: Gauteng, Soweto
Deadline: September 17, 2025
An opportunity has become available for a Blood Bank Technologist.
The incumbent will perform routine testing functions in Blood Banks including but not limited to, compatibility, post natal and preliminary transfusion reaction investigations.
To check and verify test results performed by Registered Blood Bank Technicians, Registered Trainee Technicians and Registered Student Technologists.
- Operational objectives
- Specialist Technical functions
- Quality and Risk objectives
- Instrument and Laboratory Maintenance
- Customer relations
- Overtime as required
- Night shift and weekend duties as rostered
- Occasional local and national travel
- General physical health and reasonable endurance and mobility
- Person cannot be colour blind
- Details conscious
- Proficient eye-sight
Cognitive
- Analytical Thinking and Attention to Detail
- Problem Solving
- Judgement and Decision Making
Personal
- Ethical Behaviour
- Personal Development
- Flexibility / Adaptability
- Excellence Orientation
- Drive and Belief in the cause
Interpersonal
- Customer Service Orientation
- Relationship Building
- Communication
- Engaging Diversity
- Teamwork
- Knowledge Sharing
Professional / Technical
- System Competence
- Laboratory Skills
- Blood Grouping Skills
- Administrative Skills
Principles of Excellence
- Customer Service Orientation
- Ethical Behaviour
- Excellence Orientation
- Engaging Diversity
- Teamwork
- HPCSA Registered Medical Technologist (Blood Transfusion)
- Experience as required for HPCSA registration as Medical Technologist (Blood Transfusion)
Apply by: 16 September 2025
- Medical / Healthcare jobs
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