Blood Bank Technologist- Upington
South African National Blood Service SANBS
- Location
- Northern Cape
- Closing date
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In brief
**Overview** This role is for a Blood Bank Technologist at the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) in Upington. The position involves performing routine testing in Blood Banks, including compatibility, postnatal, and preliminary transfusion reaction investigations, as well as verifying test results from other registered technicians and student technologists. **What you will do** Key responsibilities for this role include: * Performing routine testing functions in Blood Banks, encompassing compatibility, post-natal, and preliminary transfusion reaction investigations. * Checking and verifying test results produced by Registered Blood Bank Technicians, Registered Trainee Technicians, and Registered Student Technologists. * Addressing operational objectives. * Handling specialist technical functions. * Meeting quality and risk objectives. * Undertaking instrument and laboratory maintenance. * Managing 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. * **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. **Who should apply** The ideal candidate is an HPCSA Registered Medical Technologist in Blood Transfusion with the requisite experience for registration. They should possess general physical health, reasonable endurance and mobility, and proficient eyesight, and must not be colour blind. The role requires a detail-conscious individual who is willing to work overtime, night shifts, and weekends as rostered, and undertake occasional local and national travel. They should demonstrate strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, along with personal attributes such as ethical behaviour, adaptability, and drive. Interpersonally, the candidate should excel in customer service, relationship building, communication, and teamwork, and possess professional skills in system competence, laboratory techniques, blood grouping, and administration. **Deadline** 13 October 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/blood-bank-technologist-upington-south-african-national-blood-service-sanbs-9 Source: myjobmag
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