Medical Laboratory Technician

22 hours ago

New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Permanent full time
- Wellington
- Exciting fast paced manufacturing laboratory
- Expand your knowledge and learn new skills

Work in a role where you know what you do contributes to a positive outcome to the health and well-being of New Zealanders
About New Zealand Blood and Organ Service
New Zealand Blood and Organ Service (NZBS) has sole responsibility for collecting, processing and distributing blood in New Zealand. Through the generosity of our donors, we are able to help save lives through our blood, blood products and other services. At the end of the day, you know that you've contributed in some way to making a difference in someone's life.
Our shared values are at the heart of our organisation's culture and guide our behaviour each and every day. They inspire us, motivate us and drive us to provide the very best service to the New Zealand public.
About the role
This is a great opportunity for a Medical Laboratory Technician to learn new skills by joining our Component Processing Laboratory who are responsible for a range of duties including processing of blood and blood products, quality and process control procedures.

**If successful, you will be trained to**:

- Manufacture pooled platelets from buffy coats
- Manufacture resuspended red cell, buffy coats and plasma from whole blood
- Perform quality control testing on the products we manufacture such as bacterial testing

You will be joining a well-established team of Scientists and Technicians committed to quality service, high standards and patient well-being.
Your base salary will be between $51,805 and $61,273 depending on skills, experience and registration.
About you

**To be successful in this role, you will**:

- Be Registered with the Medical Sciences Council as a Medical Laboratory Technician
- Be able to demonstrate excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills
- Have the ability to achieve the targets and objectives of the service.
- Have a positive attitude
- Have the ability to work as part of a close-knit team
- Be flexible to fully participate in our roster that also includes evening and weekend work. 

Experience in a Component Processing Laboratory or other medical laboratory is advantageous but not essential.
So, if you are registered as a Medical Laboratory Technician or working towards your provisional registration with the NZ Medical Sciences Council and are looking for a rewarding role, then this role could be for you.
Come and make a difference with NZBS.

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