Phlebotomist

Bring your skills as a Phlebotomist to Uitenhage and join a team that moves fast. This Eastern Cape role is one to watch.

Overview

The Phlebotomist position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Eastern Cape. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Uitenhage and across the health jobs space.

Practically speaking, the role suits a candidate who values consistency and clear communication. The Uitenhage operation runs on accurate work, steady relationships and a genuine respect for the people in the team.

Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the health jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Uitenhage much easier.

Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Phlebotomist is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Eastern Cape is consistently high and consistently fair.

Why Join Us

In addition, the hiring organisation may provide onboarding or skills development for this health jobs role in Uitenhage; the available support will be confirmed in the final vacancy details for Eastern Cape.

Practically speaking, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.

Notably, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.

Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.

About the Team

You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the health jobs side of the business inside out. The Uitenhage group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.

In addition, the team structure and working relationships for this role in Uitenhage will be explained during the hiring process.

Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.

Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.

Our Commitment to Transformation

In addition, the organisation supports a respectful workplace. Applications are welcome from suitably qualified candidates across Eastern Cape, and recruitment is intended to be fair and transparent.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Uitenhage.

In addition, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Eastern Cape.

B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.

The Environment

Equally, the environment is clinical, regulated and patient-centred. Shift work, infection control protocols and clear scope-of-practice boundaries are part of every working day.

Notably, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in Eastern Cape.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Uitenhage site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

Crucially, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.

Growing With Us

Notably, career progression for this health jobs role in Uitenhage depends on the hiring organisation’s policies, role requirements and business needs in Eastern Cape.

Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Uitenhage have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Eastern Cape.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Uitenhage team member.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

Your Role

• Monitor vital signs and escalate clinical concerns to the attending clinician
• Maintain accurate clinical records in line with SANC and POPIA
• Educate patients and families on treatment plans and self-care
• Provide compassionate, patient-centred care in line with scope of practice
• Assist with admissions, discharges and patient transfers
• Participate in multi-disciplinary ward rounds and care planning
• Administer prescribed medications and document treatments accurately
• Mentor student nurses and junior staff during their rotations

Candidate Profile

• Sound clinical judgement and ability to work calmly under pressure
• Willingness to work shifts, weekends and public holidays as required
• Commitment to ongoing CPD and clinical learning
• Computer literacy and experience with electronic health records
• Working knowledge of POPIA as it applies to patient information

Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.