Available Vacancies at South African National Blood Service (SANBS)

Introduction

• South African National Blood Service has an opportunity for a Clinic Supervisor in the blood collection department.

Job description

Primary Purpose of the job:

To supervise the functioning of Collections Teams to achieve the following objectives

•  Procurement of blood as per agreed targets.
•  Correct treatment of donors and patients.
•  Performing complex therapeutic procedures according to patient needs.
•  Compliance to policies, procedures and standards of practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise the collections team to achieve collection targets and maintain all quality standards, for all procedures performed at the site.
• Ensure excellent customer service.
• Ensure quality and risk management for area of responsibility.
• People managed to achieve operational objectives.
• Business planning and financial management

Competencies

• Analytical thinking and attention to detail
• Customer Service Orientation
• Relationship Building
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Practical Management

Minimum requirements

• Registered Professional Nurse (RPN).
• 1 Year Blood Transfusion experience
• Current registration with SANC.
• Computer Literacy (Microsoft Office)
• Current CPR Certificate to be renewed as required.
• Incumbent may be required to drive a company vehicle from time to time as per operational requirements.
• Current valid code 8 or 10 drivers license
• Must be prepared to work overtime, weekends and variable hours within the prescribed limits and conditions.
• The incumbent will be required to be on his/her feet for a lengthy period, to carry loads of up to 14kg and assist with loading and off-loading vehicles and able to climb stairs.

Apply by: 3 March 2026

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Introduction

• An opportunity has become available for a General Laboratory Assistant: Inventory and Processing. The incumbent will be responsible for the preparation, delivery and collection of blood bank hampers, routine bio-hazardous waste disposal and cleaning duties according to relevant SOP’s.

Job description

Key Performance Areas:

• Blood hamper preparation, collection, packing received stock and stock count objectives
• Waste disposal objectives
• Daily Laboratory Duty objectives
• SHEQ Compliance objectives
• General function objectives

Competencies:

Cognitive:

• Attention to Detail
• Problem Solving

Personal:

• Ethical Behaviour
• Personal Development
• Flexibility / Adaptability
• Excellence Orientation
• Drive and believe in the cause

Interpersonal:

• Customer Service Orientation
• Relationship Building
• Communication
• Engaging Diversity
• Teamwork

Principles of Excellence:

• Customer Service Orientation
• Ethical Behaviour
• Excellence Orientation
• Engaging Diversity
• Teamwork

Special Requirements:

Job Specific Requirements:

• Overtime as and when required
• Shift work and weekend duties as required

Person Specific Requirements:

• General physical health and reasonable endurance and mobility
• Proficient eye-sight

Minimum requirements

Education

• Grade 12 with Maths and 1 Science subject

Apply by: 5 March 2026

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Introduction

• An opportunity has become available for a Clinic Packer. The Incumbent will be responsible for preparing and ensuring that Clinic Suppliers (boxes / hampers and equipment) are adequately packed according to the size of clinic according to specific checklists and arranges for the repair, replacement, routine validation and / or maintenance as required.

Job description

Key Performance Areas:

• Prepares controls and packs Clinic Supplies (boxes / hampers and equipment) according to size of clinic and a specific checklist.
• Ensures that equipment is packed in specific boxes or hampers and is clean and in good working order.
• Ensures that administrative / clerical duties are undertaken effectively and efficiently.

Job Specific Requirements:

• Overtime within prescribed limits and conditions and or shift work as and when required.
• The incumbent will be required to be on his/her feet for lengthy period, to carry loads of up to 14kg and assist with loading and off-loading of vehicles and climb stairs within reason.

Competencies

• Self Management
• Teamwork
• Customer Service orientation
• Excellence Orientation

Minimum requirements

• Grade 12. 
• Code 08 drivers license
• 1 year driving experience

Apply by: 3 March 2026

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Introduction

• An opportunity has become available for an enrolled nurse in the donor collections department. The Incumbent will be responsible for the collection of sufficient, safe, quality / low risk blood according to relevant SOPs

Job description

Key Performance Areas:

• Assists in efficient clinic preparation and closure to achieve blood collection targets.
• Ensures that donor registration is undertaken professionally, accurately, promptly and in a friendly manner.
• Undertakes Basic Physical Check/ Assessment to correctly assess donor suitability for Donations.
• Ensure that Phlebotomy procedures are undertaken professionally according to Standard Operating Procedures and in a friendly manner.
• General Administrative Duties.
• Ensures that Clinics are supervised professionally and according to Standard Operating Procedures.

Job Specific Requirements

• Works under supervision (direct or indirect) of Clinic Supervisor, or designated deputy.
• Incumbent may be required to drive a company vehicle from time to time as per operational requirements.
• May be required to travel with overnight stays
• Must be prepared to work overtime, weekends and variable hours within prescribed limits and conditions
• The incumbent will be required to be on his/her feet for lengthy period, to carry loads of up to 14kg and assist with loading and off-loading vehicles and able to climb stairs within reason.

Competencies

• Analytical thinking and attention to detail
• Customer Service orientation
• Planning, organising and monitoring

Minimum requirements

• Registered Enrolled Nurse
• Code 8 Drivers license
• Current registration with SANC.
• Current CPR certificate - training will be provided by SANBS if incumbent is not in possession of current certificate. To be renewed as required

Apply by: 4 March 2026

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Introduction

• South African National Blood Service has an opportunity for a Phlebotomist in the blood collection department. The purpose will be to collect quality safe blood according to specific targets

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Assists in efficient clinic preparation and closure to achieve blood collection targets.
• Ensure that donor registrations are undertaken professionally, accurately, promptly and in a friendly manner.
• Undertakes Basic Physical Check/Assessment to correctly assess donor suitability for Donations.
• Ensure that Phlebotomy procedures are undertaken professionally according to Standard Operating Procedures and in a friendly manner.
• General Administrative Duties.

Competencies

• Analytical thinking and attention to detail
• Customer Service Orientation
• Relationship Building
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Professional Image and visibility

Minimum requirements

• Qualified Phlebotomist.
• Current registration with HPCSA
• Current CPR Certificate to be renewed as required.
• Incumbent may be required to drive a company vehicle from time to time as per operational requirements.
• Current valid code 8 or 10 drivers license
• Must be prepared to work overtime, weekends and variable hours within the prescribed limits and conditions.
• The incumbent will be required to be on his/her feet for a lengthy period, to carry loads of up to 14kg and assist with loading and off-loading vehicles and able to climb stairs.

Apply by: 8 March 2026

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Introduction

• The incumbent will clean micro-Titre plates, decap and scan specimen collections, to load and operate the automated segment sampler, to perform routine bio-hazardous waste disposal and cleaning duties according to relevant Standard Operating Procedures.

Job description

Key Performance Areas.

KPA 1 Laboratory Operational Objectives. 

• Collect routine specimens from the receiving department by loading specimen trays and transporting them to the Donation Testing laboratory. 
• Respond to blood grouping senior requests by collecting more specimens when required. 
• Decap Donation Testing specimens according to IPA timeframes before loading these into the relevant machine/s. 
• Wash and dry micro titre plates within 1 hour of completion on Olympus either by use of automated plate washers/incubator or manually. 
• Operate decapping instrumentation and/or scan specimen barcodes into the relevant database so as to facilitate specimen traceability and tracking. 
• Load and operate the automated segment sampler according to SOP. 
• Receive labelled segments from the Inventory department. 
• Load the automated segment sampler with consumables. 
• Load the segments for sampling. 
• Provide the Donation Testing technicians with prepared cell suspensions. 
• Assist with stock control by performing a routine stock take on a weekly basis. 
• Receive stock and pack into the designated place in the laboratory. 

KPA 2 Waste Disposal Objectives 

• Dispose of waste according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP): 
• Order and Receive all stock required from Waste Disposal Service Providers and Stores. 
• Attach traceability labels and scan containers into stock using CS Tracker system. 
• Place bin liners into correct colour coded medical waste containers. 
• Collect and discard outdated samples daily. 
• Seal and package plastic liners in medical waste containers daily. 
• Capture waste information on the computer system. 
• Prepare documentation for waste traceability: 
• Record full containers on Waste tracking document. 
• Prepare Dangerous Goods Transportation document. 
• Receive the waste manifest and file for future linking and reference. 
• Receive waste disposal document and link with original manifest. 
• Collect and place medical waste containers in the designated area daily for removal and disposal by the approved waste removal company. 
• Check weighing of waste by the Waste Disposal Company. 

KPA 3 Daily Laboratory Duty Objectives 

• Prepare disinfectant solutions for laboratory use, when necessary. 
• Replenish all laboratory reagents as required daily. 
• Replenish test tubes in the laboratories daily, and examine for suitability for use. 
• Collect and send soiled items to the laundry as required. Return the clean items to the relevant work areas timeously. 
• Clean the laboratory and equipment according to SOP: 
• Decontaminate, clean and dry items including miscellaneous racks, wash-out trays and recycle boxes. 
• Assist with the clean-up of blood spills. 
• Clean saline and water containers. 
• Clean and refill detergent containers, ensuring that freshly prepared disinfectant is available for decontamination purposes, at all times. 
• Clean and maintain the automated segment sampler. 
• Defrost and clean refrigerators and freezers, according to schedule.

KPA 4 SHEQ Compliance Objectives.

• Assist with gathering information to resolve non-conformances, to resolve errors, deviations from 
• SOPs and customer complaints when necessary e.g. retrieve destruction records for discarded materials. 
• Comply with SOPs. 
• Comply with Standards of Practice and Safety, Health & Environmental requirements and participate in continuous SHE Legislative compliance. 

KPA 5 General Function Objectives 

• Perform other job related duties within the laboratory as and when required by the section supervisors and other senior staff

Competencies.

Cognitive

• Attention to Detail
• Problem Solving

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

Minimum requirements

Education 

• Grade 12.

Apply by: 4 March 2026

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Introduction

• The position is to collect quality safe blood and blood products according to specific targets set per blood drive (fixed or mobile).

Job description

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS (KPAS)

KPA 1 Financial

• Manages cost per unit for both whole blood and specialised collections within agreed blood drive/donor centre target by determining, packing and loading the consumables for blood drive/donor centre as per the target.
• Maintains and validates equipment to ensure that repairs are done timeously.
• Reports increases / decreases in consumable usage to the Clinic Supervisor as well as discrepancies in consumable stock deliveries.

KPA 2 Customer Stakeholder

• Manages stakeholder relations at the blood drive and/or donor centre.
• Welcomes donors by greeting them as they enter the blood drive, assist with and/or guide them to the registration table.
• Asks Donor to read pamphlets/posters before medical assessment.
• Helps donors to complete donor forms and clarify any query they might have.
• Addresses and/or report all complaints to the in-charge before or by the end of the shift.
• Ensures that customer needs and priorities are understood at all times.
• Coaches team on customer service through discussion of the root cause of complaints, compliments and queries.

KPA 3 Internal Processes

• Collects whole blood and/or apheresis units to meet assigned target.
• Assists team packing and off-loading the vehicle at the venue efficiently and effectively.
• Assists with setting up the blood drive in time for the arrival of donors.
• Completes donor documentation and assessment procedure courteously, effectively and efficiently according to relevant standard operating procedure.
• Assists with identification and registration of donor according to relevant guideline, and check the donor form for completeness.
• Assists with recruitment and booking of whole blood and specialised donors to ensure team meet target.
• Conducts basic physical checks on donors as per the SOP, capture all relevant information and report any deviation to the person in-charge of the clinic.
• Documents results of all basic physical checks on relevant record sheets/Donor Questionnaires.
• Inform clinic supervisor or designated deputy of all irregularities immediately. The donor will be accepted or deferred by clinic supervisor or designated deputy in case of medical reasons.
• Conducts confidential assessment (risk behaviour interview) with potential donors.
• Educates donors on high-risk behaviour.
• Prepares blood pack with the scale to ensure that correct volume of blood is collected
• Prepares for phlebotomy section and carry out phlebotomy as per the relevant SOP including donor care and education.
• Cares for donor during donation including providing refreshments and education.
• Initiates treatment in emergencies (First Aid/CPR) with the help of the in-charge / SANBS Medical Lead Consultant pending arrival of emergency personnel.
• Completes all documentation post-donation and any additional reports/information as required.
• Provides post-donation care and advice.

KPA 4 Learning and Growth

• Performs Clinic Supervisor duties, roles and responsibilities, according to that job description for that particular time or clinic as per operational requirements.
• Maintains regular two-way communication by attending and participating in monthly staff meetings on matters such as strategy; values; team building; policy changes; SOPs to ensure understanding.
• Assists the Clinic Supervisor in analysing training needs for the unit and manages staff competency through observation on relevant policies and procedures, including completion of relevant CPD’s and POE’s.

KPA 5 Governance

• Maintains and keeps updated staff and equipment files as per relevant policies and procedures.
• Oversees the application of all relevant policies and procedures in the unit as per the SHEQ and Operational policies and procedures.
• Manages medical waste by ensuring that all waste generated during the blood drive are discarded as per the SOP.
• Maintains a safe environment by ensuring that safety procedures are followed as per SOP.

Minimum requirements

Education

• Diploma / Degree in General Nursing Sciences.
• Code B or EB Manual driver’s license.

Experience and knowledge requirements

• 2 years Registered Professional Nursing experience.

Other (knowledge and skills), e.g. under-standing of relevant legislation; knowledge of relevant company procedures

• Relevant SANBS policies and Procedures.
• Standards of Practice for Blood transfusion in SA.

Apply by: 5 March 2026