Medical Technologist Grade 1 to 3 (Medicine: Haematology) at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness

Experience:

• Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Technologist in respect of South African qualified employees. 1-year relevant experience after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Technologist in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service, as required in South Africa.
• Grade 2: A minimum of 10 years’ relevant experience after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Technologist in respect of South African qualified employees. A minimum of 11 years’ relevant experience after registration with the HPCSA asa Medical Technologist in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service, as required in South Africa.
• Grade 3: A minimum of 20 years’ relevant experience after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Technologist in respect of South African qualified employees. A minimum of 21 years’ relevant experience after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Technologist in in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service, as required in South Africa.

Minimum Educational Qualification:

• Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as Medical Technologist (Haemotology or Clinical Pathology)

Duties:

• Transporting stem cells and donor lymphocytes to Groote Schuur Hospital wards and Red Cross Children’s Hospital. Supplying transplant data to the Information Management Unit and E5 medical staff. Administration and ordering of consumables to prevent delays. Assistance with Core Needle Lymph Node Biopsy sessions (scheduled and ad hoc).
• Maintenance and servicing of laboratory instrumentation. Weekly checks and replenishment of liquid nitrogen in storage vessels. Cryopreservation of haematopoietic stem cells using controlled are freezing and liquid nitrogen storage systems. Experience in cellular therapy: Graft manipulation, storage, and issue of stem cells and donor lymphocytes.