Medical Laboratory Aide Histopathology Lab

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Key Responsibilities

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,

Requirements Summary

Selection criteria outline the qualifications, skills, knowledge and/or experience that the successful candidate would need to demonstrate for successful discharge of the responsibilities of the post.

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Medical Laboratory Assistant

Permanent

Histopathology Laboratory

Beaumont Hospital & Affiliated Sites

Chief Medical Scientist or other nominated Manager

Appointment will be made on the Medical Laboratory Aide Scale (€42,033 - €49,050) at a point in line with Government pay policy

Full-Time, 39 hours per week

12.00 Noon on 22/10/2026

Responsibilities

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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.

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

Requirements

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Selection criteria outline the qualifications, skills, knowledge and/or experience that the successful candidate would need to demonstrate for successful discharge of the responsibilities of the post.

Applications will be assessed on the basis of how well candidates satisfy these criteria.

Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc

Leaving certificate level education preferably with a Science subject or relevant experience.

Relevant experience and computer skills.

www.beaumont.ie/hr

Sinead Macken

Chief Medical Scientist, Histology Department

sineadmacken@beaumont.ie

A short listing exercise may be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your application. The criteria for ranking and or short listing are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and skills, competencies and/or knowledge section of this job specification. In the event of a high volume of applications additional shortlisting criteria may be utilised.