Relief Blood Bank Technologist- Umlazi

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**Overview** This is an opportunity for a Relief Blood Bank Technologist at the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) in Umlazi. The role involves performing routine testing functions in Blood Banks, such as compatibility, post-natal testing, and preliminary transfusion reaction investigations. The incumbent will also be responsible for checking and verifying test results performed by Registered Blood Bank Technicians, Registered Trainee Technicians, and Registered Student Technologists. **What you will do** The incumbent will primarily perform routine testing functions in Blood Banks, which include compatibility, post-natal investigations, and preliminary transfusion reaction investigations. A key responsibility also involves checking and verifying test results produced by Registered Blood Bank Technicians, Registered Trainee Technicians, and Registered Student Technologists. Key Performance Areas include: * Operational objectives * Specialist Technical functions * Quality and Risk objectives * Instrument and Laboratory Maintenance * Customer relations **Requirements (from the original advert)** Minimum requirements: * HPCSA Registered Medical Technologist Blood Transfusion * Experience as required for HPCSA registration as Medical Technologist Blood Transfusion Job Specific Requirements: * Ability to work overtime as required * Availability for night shift and weekend duties as rostered * Occasional local and national travel Person Specific Requirements: * General physical health and reasonable endurance and mobility * Cannot be colour blind * Details conscious * Proficient eye-sight **Who should apply** The ideal candidate is someone who demonstrates strong cognitive abilities including analytical thinking, attention to detail, problem-solving, and sound judgment and decision-making. Personally, they should exhibit ethical behaviour, a commitment to personal development, flexibility/adaptability, an excellence orientation, and drive with belief in the cause. Interpersonally, they should have a customer service orientation, be adept at relationship building and communication, engage with diversity, value teamwork, and share knowledge. Professionally and technically, candidates should possess system competence, laboratory skills, blood grouping skills, and administrative skills. These traits are aligned with the principles of excellence emphasizing customer service, ethical behaviour, excellence orientation, engaging diversity, and teamwork. **Deadline** 12 October 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/relief-blood-bank-technologist-umlazi-south-african-national-blood-service-sanbs Source: myjobmag

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