Post Title:

Medical Laboratory Assistant, Molecular Pathology

Post Status:

Permanent

Department

Molecular Pathology

Location:

Beaumont Hospital & Affiliated Sites

Reports to:

Medical Laboratory Assistants assigned to Central Specimen Reception: Accountable to the Directorate Support Manager and under the day to day supervision of the Grade V Specimen Reception Supervisor

Medical Laboratory Assistants assigned to individual departments: Accountable to the Laboratory Manager and under the day to day supervision of the head of the area to which they have been assigned.

Salary:

Appointment will be made on Medical Laboratory Assistant Scale (€41,117- € 48,064) at a point in line with Government pay policy. 

Hours of work: 

39 hours

Closing Date:

12 Noon on 26.11.2025

Please note the hospital reserves the right to close the competition early should a substantial number of applications be received.

General Duties

The duties of the Medical Laboratory Assistant include appropriate duties assigned by the line manager. The general duties include, but are not limited to:

• To engage in the logging in, labelling, centrifuging, and separation of specimens. This may require typing skills as logging in may be done via the keyboard of a computer.
• To engage in training as appropriate
• To prepare equipment, culture media and/or reagents as directed by the appropriate scientific laboratory staff.
• To assist Laboratory staff with preparation work for tests.
• Collection, delivery, decontamination, sterilization and washing glassware.
• Monitoring of supplies, stocks and requesting stocks as appropriate.
• Collection and delivery of specimens.
• Filing of specimens, slides, blocks, etc.
• Reception of patient samples for processing which may require electronic receipt, data entry, logging in, labelling, centrifugation, and separation of specimens.
• Manage waste removal from the laboratory
• Check, unpack, label and appropriately store deliveries
• Participate in control of stock and consumables
• Participate in the monitoring and cleaning of equipment
• Perform preparatory scientific tasks as directed by scientific staff
• To assist Laboratory staff with preparation work for tests.
• Collection and delivery of specimens from laboratory reception.
• Logging, preparation and packaging of samples for Referral Laboratories, if required.
• Compliance with ISO15189 and EFI (where applicable) standard during all activities carried out

NOTES:

• The range of work allotted to Medical Laboratory Assistants is not exclusive to them and may, at any time, be performed by a member of the Scientific Laboratory Staff / Clerical Staff.
• To perform such other duties appropriate to the post as may be assigned to him/her from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer or such other officer designated by the Beaumont Hospital Board.
• The Board at all times reserves the right to shortlist candidates on the basis of applications or otherwise.

Specific Duties
The specific duties for the post will be assigned by the head of the area to which they have been assigned.

Mandatory:

1. Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc
(a) Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition:
(i) Have previous experience of work in a hospital laboratory or science
laboratory.
Or
(ii) Be currently employed with no less than twelve months experience in the
publicly funded Irish Health Service.
Or
(iii) Hold a qualification to minimum standard of Quality & Qualifications
Ireland Level 5 (or higher) in Laboratory Skills.
And
(b) Candidates must have the personal competence and capacity to properly discharge
the duties of the role.
2. Age
Age restriction shall only apply to a candidate where s/he is not classified as a new
entrant (within the meaning of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act, 2004). A candidate who is not classified as a new entrant must be under
65 years of age on the first day of the month in which the latest date for receiving
completed application forms for the office occurs.
3. Health
Candidates for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of
undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would
indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.
4. Character
Candidates for and any person holding the office must be of good character

Desirable

Relevant experience and computer skills.

If an appointee has previously been employed in the Civil or Public Service and that appointee is entitled to or in receipt of a pension from the Civil or Public Service or where a Civil/ Public Service pension comes into payment during the appointee’s re-employment that pension will be subject to abatement in accordance with Section 52 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and other Provisions) Act 2012.

Please note: In applying for this position you are acknowledging that you understand that the abatement provisions, where relevant, will apply. It is not envisaged that the employing Department/ Office/ Body will support an application for an abatement waiver in respect of appointments to this position

Informal Enquiries ONLY to: (Please note NO APPLICATIONS will be accepted via the Informal Email)