Trainee / Phlebotomist - Patient Services

Trainee / Phlebotomist – Patient Services
Permanent, Part-time
Taranaki

Who we are | Ko wai mātou:

Awanui Labs Taranaki provides high-quality diagnostic pathology services to the community, health care professionals and their patients. Awanui Labs Taranaki is owned by Awanui Group (Previously known as Asia Pacific Healthcare Group), a healthcare company committed to providing facilities and services that deliver exceptional care to its clients.

Our Taranaki laboratory provides community pathology services, serving a population of approximately 125,000.

About the role |Ngā kōrero mō te tūranga
Our Patient Services department is looking for a Trainee or a Phlebotomist for a permanent, part-time role. This role is 64 hours per fortnight.

Responsibilities include:

• The key tasks include blood collection, responsible for handling contained specimens, i.e., human blood, urine and preparing specimens for transportation.


• Provide professional customer service, and serve as a link between health professionals, their patients, and the laboratory.

About you | He kōrero mōu
To succeed in this role you will need:

• A positive and friendly approach to your work.


• Compassion for others, including a real desire to provide high-quality care to a wide variety of patients of all ages and circumstances.


• Excellent customer service skills including a high level of personal presentation.


• Strong attention to detail and an ability to follow processes accurately, even when under pressure.


• Respect for always ensuring patient confidentiality and in all matters.


• Diploma in Applied Science, or a Bachelor of Science would be an advantage, but not essential.


• Registration with the Medical Science Council and an Annual Practising Certificate as a Pre-Analytical Technician would be an advantage, but not essential.


• A clean New Zealand Driver’s Licence.


• Eligibility to work in New Zealand.

What’s in it for you | He aha mōu:
You will be joining a friendly, high-performing, and forward-thinking team environment. Our laboratory is highly automated and technically advanced, already delivering an outstanding service for patients and healthcare professionals. Explore excellent opportunities to enhance your skills with our in-house Learning & Development team, ensuring your professional competency and career growth.

If you are not already registered with the Medical Science Council of New Zealand, we will support you working towards becoming a Qualified Medical Laboratory Technician within 2 years of employment.

If you are passionate about your work, dedicated to quality and want to be part of a friendly supportive team, please click 'Apply now'.

Application closes 25 August 2026.