Relief Blood Bank Technologist- Soshanguve

South African National Blood Service SANBS

Location
Gauteng
Closing date

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In brief

**Overview** This is an opportunity for a Relief Blood Bank Technologist at the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) located in Soshanguve. The role involves performing routine testing functions within blood banks and verifying test results from other qualified staff. **What you will do** * Perform routine testing functions in Blood Banks, including compatibility, post natal, and preliminary transfusion reaction investigations. * Check and verify test results performed by Registered Blood Bank Technicians, Registered Trainee Technicians, and Registered Student Technologists. * Contribute to operational objectives. * Execute specialist technical functions. * Ensure adherence to quality and risk objectives. * Carry out instrument and laboratory maintenance. * Manage customer relations. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * HPCSA Registered Medical Technologist Blood Transfusion. * Experience as required for HPCSA registration as Medical Technologist Blood Transfusion. * Ability to work overtime as required. * Ability to work night shift and weekend duties as rostered. * Willingness to undertake occasional local and national travel. * General physical health and reasonable endurance and mobility. * Cannot be colour blind. * Proficient eye-sight. **Who should apply** The ideal candidate is details conscious, with strong analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and good judgement and decision-making abilities. They should demonstrate ethical behaviour, a commitment to personal development, flexibility, adaptability, and an excellence orientation, coupled with drive and belief in the cause. The candidate should be customer service-oriented, skilled in relationship building, communication, engaging diversity, teamwork, and knowledge sharing. Professional and technical skills required include system competence, laboratory skills, blood grouping skills, and administrative skills. **Deadline** 12 October 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/relief-blood-bank-technologist-soshanguve-south-african-national-blood-service-sanbs Source: myjobmag

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    Introduction * 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. Job description Key Performance Areas * Operational objectives * Specialist Technical functions * Quality and Risk objectives * Instrument and Laboratory Maintenance * Customer relations Special Requirements: Job Specific Requirements: * Overtime as required * Night shift and weekend duties as rostered * Occasional local and national travel Person Specific Requirements: * General physical health and reasonable endurance and mobility * Person cannot be colour blind * Details conscious * Proficient eye-sight Competencies: 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 Minimum requirements * HPCSA Registered Medical Technologist Blood Transfusion * Experience as required for HPCSA registration as Medical Technologist Blood Transfusion Apply by: 12 October 2026

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