Applications are invited from suitably qualified prospective applicants to fill in the above-mentioned positions.

Reporting to Mobile Team Leader Station Harare Period Five-year fixed term contract

Duties and Responsibilities

• Performing venesection on blood donors.
• Collecting samples for laboratory tests.
• Performing plasma exchange procedures.
• Compiling periodic (daily, weekly and monthly or as needed) sectional reports for decision making.
• Ordering consumables.
• Inducting and capacitating staff.
• Validating and verifying equipment.
• Checking the integrity of blood bags.
• Reporting vehicle/equipment faults/breakdowns.
• Counselling blood donors (pre and post donation) referring complex cases for further management.
• Bleeding clients for paternity test samples.
• Inducting Peer Promoters on the blood donation process.
• Performing apheresis donation procedures.
• Conducting blood donation process talks at the collection site.
• Conducting pre-donation screening according to set procedures.
• Verifying donor identity before bleeding, recording donor information and correct allocation and labelling of blood donation bags.
• Giving appropriate donor care after bleeding, issuing of donor incentives and newsletters (Thank-you letters).
• Identifying and managing all adverse reactions on blood donors.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree /Diploma in nursing.
• A qualification in counseling.
• Valid practicing certificate.
• Minimum of 5 ordinary level passes including English and Mathematics.
• Have at least 2 years’ experience in a similar position.

Interested and suitably qualified candidates should email their application letters, certified academic and professional certificates and CVs to: hr@nbsz.co.zw addressed to: The Human Capital Officer National Blood Service Zimbabwe P O Box A101, Avondale HARARE Deadline: 09 November 2022 (1600hrs) NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.