Phlebotomist

Applications are warmly invited for a Phlebotomist role based in Ladysmith. We welcome candidates from every background across KwaZulu-Natal who are ready to grow with us.

About This Position

This Phlebotomist role sits within the health jobs function in Ladysmith. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across KwaZulu-Natal.

Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.

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

What Your Day Looks Like

You start your shift with a thorough handover, picking up patient histories, treatment plans and any concerns from the previous team. The morning is paced but purposeful — vital signs, medication rounds, bedside conversations — and you’re constantly switching between clinical tasks and the very human work of reassuring patients and families. Multi-disciplinary rounds give you a chance to advocate for your patients, and by the time you hand over again, you have done meaningful work that makes a real difference to the people in your care.

The Ladysmith office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Ladysmith.

Our Commitment to Transformation

In addition, the organisation is committed to transformation and equal opportunity. Hiring is on merit, and applications are actively encouraged from women, youth, people with disabilities and other historically disadvantaged groups in line with the Employment Equity plan and B-BBEE objectives.

Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across KwaZulu-Natal.

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

What You’ll Be Doing

• Operate and care for clinical equipment in line with manufacturer guidelines
• Provide compassionate, patient-centred care in line with scope of practice
• Educate patients and families on treatment plans and self-care
• Assist with admissions, discharges and patient transfers
• Respond appropriately to medical emergencies and code calls
• Maintain a clean, safe and welcoming clinical environment
• Liaise with medical aids and process pre-authorisations where required

What You’ll Need

• Strong infection prevention and control awareness
• Working knowledge of POPIA as it applies to patient information
• Sound clinical judgement and ability to work calmly under pressure
• Empathy, integrity and respect for patient dignity
• Clear criminal record verified through approved screening
• Computer literacy and experience with electronic health records

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