Laboratory Aide - Point of Care

Beacon Hospital; Dublin; On-site; EUR 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Beacon Hospital in Dublin seeks a Laboratory Aide to assist in routine processing and coordination of the Laboratory service within the Point of Care department. You will work under the direction of Medical Scientists and the Laboratory Manager to support patient care and uphold quality standards.

Key duties include maintaining procedures, coordinating devices, preparing reagents and managing consumables, with a focus on safety and teamwork in a busy hospital lab.

Qualifications

• Good general education preferably to Leaving Certificate standard.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience liaising with staff at all levels within the Hospital.
• Ability to use own initiative and multi-task in a busy lab environment.
• Experience in pathology lab or point of care is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining and enforcing procedures across laboratory areas and testing equipment.
• Support prioritisation and coordination of point of care devices used by clinical staff.
• Assist with preparation of reagents, media and disinfectants as appropriate.
• Manage consumables for the point of care department, including stock checks.
• Assist with troubleshooting of point of care devices and maintain a clean laboratory environment.
• Participate in quality management and safety procedures in line with hospital policy.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Liaising with staff

Initiative

Multi-tasking

Adaptability

Education

Leaving Certificate

Job description

Location: On site / Dublin, Ireland
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Medical & Healthcare | Allied Health Professionals
Salary: Competitive salary

Job Description

Job Title: Laboratory Aide

Department: Laboratory - Point of Care

Reports to: Point of Care Co-Ordinator

Laboratory Manager

Date: 2026

Overall Purpose of Job

We will provide exceptional patient care in an environment where quality, respect, caring and compassion are at the centre of all we do.

To assist in routine processing and co-ordinating the Laboratory service in accordance with the mission, values, vision and strategic plan of the Hospital.

This role will require the ability to work across laboratory disciplines, under the direction of Medical Scientists and the Laboratory Manager.

Key Responsibilities and Deliverables

• To assist in maintaining and enforcing procedures relating to all areas of the laboratory and its related testing equipment.


• To assist in applying and implementing operational procedures up to “best practice” standard in order to optimise use of resources.


• To assist in maintaining a quality management programme that is patient centred and which measures and audits performance and client satisfaction.

Service Delivery

• Prioritises and organises work during busy periods and co-ordinates multiple point of care devices used by clinical staff.


• Assists Laboratory Scientific staff in the point of care department with the maintenance of point of care devices.


• Assists in the preparation of reagents, media and disinfectants as appropriate.


• Manages consumables for the point of care department including stock checks, organisation of consumables and batch acceptance as required.


• Assists with the troubleshooting of point of care devices where issues may arise.


• Cleans and tidies the laboratory.


• Co-operates with the relevant staff for new ideas and technologies according to the Hospital policies.

Responsibilities and Deliverables

• Participates as required in the registration and custody of point of care stocks in accordance with policy.


• Participates in professional development, through self learning and formal courses or informal on the job training.

Staff Management

• Participates as required in the training of the point of care device operators and superusers.


• Is a professional, punctual and dedicated member of the laboratory team promoting open communication.


• Communicates clearly and courteously to members of the laboratory team and all clients of the Hospital.

Health and Safety

• Participates in ensuring that effective safety procedures are in place to comply with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act as within hospital policy.


• Assists and co-operates with Laboratory Management Team in developing procedures to be followed in preventing and managing accidents occurring in the Laboratory area.

Quality

• Participates in the maintenance of quality management programmes, to include JCI and INAB accreditation.


• Actively participates in internal and external quality control and assurance programmes

Information Technology

• Participates as required in the development of software used for the management of point of care


• Facilitates the collection of data and information on point of care activity, training events etc.

Review

• Achievement of laboratory and personal objectives is facilitated by review.


• Participates in review process as outlined by the Laboratory Management team.

Any other duties deemed appropriate to the post. Please note that the duties of this post may change over time.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Possess a good general education preferably to Leaving Certificate standard.

Skills & Abilities

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.


• Ability and experience in liaising with staff at all levels within the Hospital.


• Ability to react appropriately in certain situations.


• Ability to use own initiative.


• Ability to multi-task.

Experience

• Previous experience working in a pathology laboratory would be advantageous.


• Experience working in point of care would be advantageous

All posts in Beacon Hospital require a high level of flexibility to ensure the delivery of an effective and efficient service.Therefore, the post holder will be required to demonstrate flexibility as and when required by their manager or hospital management.

This job description is intended to be an outline of the areas of responsibility and deliverables at the time of its writing. As the Hospital and the post holder develop, this job description may be subject to review in light of the changing needs of the Hospital.