The Western Cape Blood Service was established in October 1938 when the first meeting of the Cape Peninsula Blood Transfusion Service took place at Groote Schuur Hospital. It was a slow start, with only 200 donors enrolling in the first three months and an average of 30 transfusions per month.
In... read more the 1930s, transfusion practice was in its most basic phase of development. Hospitals would request a donation and when a suitable donor was found, they would report to the hospital. There, blood would be transfused directly from the donor to the recipient with only a screen separating them – a far cry from today’s procedures!
The Service was able to provide blood serum and whole blood to military hospitals for the duration of the Second World War from 1939.
In 1942, the Service obtained its own building in St. George’s Street where three donors could be accommodated at a time. Back then, blood was collected in Horlicks milk bottles.
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To maintain an accurate and timeous debtor’s book by doing effective credit control.
Requirements
Minimum Requirements:
Matric Certificate.
Accounting C
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The Software Test Analyst participates in our Agile software development process by analysing application requirements, design documents, epics and user stories, developing compr
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Manages the operations of the offices of the CEO/Medical Director and Corporate Services Director/CFO, as well as the administration of the Corporate Governance and Company Secre
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Processing of incoming blood into the various products; and performing general duties to ensure the smooth flow of work.
Minimum Requirements:
Matric Certificate (Maths/
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To manage the operations of the Blood Bank by maintaining and implementing policies and procedures as well as advise on technical issues relating to patients.
To manage staff at op
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The overall health & safety of the donor
Medically screen donors, accepts or defers resulting in the collection of safe blood
Ensuring professionalism and safe, hygien
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Supervises and co-ordinates team to prepare untested blood for processing. Labels tested blood and blood products and the safe discard of unsuitable units. Trains and mentors’ n
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Supervises a team of staff, co-ordinating the processing of the whole blood into various blood products required for patients’ blood component therapy. Maintains a compete
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Collection, delivery and transfers of scheduled and emergency blood to and from Hospitals, Blood Banks, Mobile Clinics and Blood Donation Centres. Transportation of Staff and Do
Description
Are you passionate about helping people? Do you pride yourself on your precise skills and work accuracy? If so Western Cape Blood Service wants you.
WCBS is a non-profit organisation
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Are you a self-driven and motivated leader? Do you have a passion for supervising team members with different skills? Do you have the ability to unite a team and drive them towards a co
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Performs all routine and complex testing on patient and donor blood samples for blood groups, Rh, antibody screens and identification, titre and phenotyping tests, contributi
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The incumbent will rotate between labo
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At WCBS, we rely on a meticulous financial system to drive our service forward. Our accounts receivable department keeps that system running smoothly by reviewing orders, assisting with
Description
Are you passionate about helping people? Do you pride yourself on your precise skills and work accuracy? If so Western Cape Blood Service wants you.
A permanent vacancy exists
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Prevents expiry of blood products and consumables by counting, receiving, checking and packing it in strict date order. Co-ordinates the process of biohazardous waste collection. Clea
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To maintain an effective flow of the blood donor clinic by:
Assisting with the assembly of the clinic.
Interacting with the donors.
Preparing the donor for donation.
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Prepare, test, standardise, and supply reagents and chemical solutions to internal and external laboratories within required time frames so as to meet the daily operational needs
