Medical Laboratory Scientist

6 months ago


New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Permanent, full time
- Graduate opportunity
- NZ Largest Blood Bank
- Exciting fast paced environment
- Grafton based

Be directly involved in contributing to someone's care every single day and know that what you do really does make a difference
About the role
The NZBS Blood Bank based at Auckland Hospital is New Zealand's largest Blood Bank testing between 200-250 samples per day. This is an exciting and fast paced environment, often responding immediately in emergency situations for patients in need. What makes this role different to other Scientist roles, is at the end of the day, you know that you have been directly involved in someone's care.
As a Medical Laboratory Scientist you will be responsible for performing a range of duties related to pre transfusion, antenatal and diagnostic testing and the issue of blood and blood products for clinical purposes. You will be joining a well-established team of Scientists and Technicians committed to quality service and high standards and patient well-being.
About you
This is a fantastic opportunity for a new graduate who has recently completed their BMLS degree and is looking for an entry level role into a blood bank environment. You must be registered as a Medical Laboratory Scientist with the Medical Sciences Council of NZ seeking to complete your intern requirements before registration with NZMLSB.
You will have a positive attitude, be committed to patient care and have the flexibility to fully participate in our 24-hour, 7-day roster. The ability to multi-task, work collaboratively and respond quickly in a fast-paced environment is essential in this role and key to your success as part of this high performing team.

**We are looking for someone who has/is**:

- Experience in transfusion science or a related discipline
- Experience working in a Blood Bank or completed 4th year placement within a blood bank is preferred but not essential
- Flexibility to fully participate in our 24-hour, 7-day per week roster
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Positive attitude
- Self-motivated
- Ability to take responsibility

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.



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