Post 2338 Medical Laboratory Aide

Diagnostics Department

Full Time 37.5 Hours per Week – Temporary Fixed Term 18 Months

Cork Centre, Saint Finbarr’s Hospital, Douglas Road, Cork

The IBTS is currently recruiting a full-time, temporary, Medical Laboratory Aide based in the Diagnostics Department, Cork Centre.

Essential Criteria:

Qualification - Leaving Certificate or equivalent with a science subject
Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload
Computer literacy with good keyboard skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
The ability to work as part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team
Good attention to detail with a high level of accuracy

Desirable Criteria:

Hold a qualification to minimum standard of Quality & Qualifications Ireland level 5 (or higher) in Laboratory Skills
Have previous experience of work in a hospital laboratory or science laboratory.
Experience in record keeping and data management.

The salary scale attached to the post is the Medical Laboratory Aide scale €39,710 to €46,588 (incl. LSI) pro rata per annum. Entry point onto the salary scale is dependent upon relevant experience.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 23.45 hrs (Irish Time) on 6th January 2025 .

To apply you must complete the online application form by logging into www.giveblood.ie/jobs

Intending applicant should note that reviewing/short listing of applicants will be in accordance with the recruitment and selection criteria stated above. Satisfactory evidence of being able to fulfil the essential criteria of the job as stated above is essential and must be clearly demonstrated in the application. If the essential criterion has not been clearly demonstrated in the application the applicant will not be called for interview. Applications from existing (permanent and temporary) IBTS staff working temporary contracts will be considered in the context of overall workforce requirements of the Organisation.

We thank you for your interest in a career with the IBTS, however, if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, unfortunately you have not been successful at this time. We do hope, however, that this will not discourage you from applying for future opportunities with the IBTS.

IBTS reserve the right to close the application process early if there has been a sufficient level of qualified applications received before the closing date.

Citizen Requirements

Eligible candidates must be:

A citizen of the European Economic Area (EEA) – EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway

A citizen of United Kingdom (UK)

A citizen of Switzerland in regards to the agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the movement of people

A non-EEA citizen who has a stamp 4 visa

A person awarded international protection under the International Protection Act 2015, or any family member entitled to remain in the State as a result of family reunification and has a stamp 4 visa

A non-EEA citizen who is a parent of a dependant child who is a citizen of and resident in an EEA member state if the UK or Switzerland and has a stamp 4 visa.

To qualify candidates must meet one of the citizenship criteria above and produce formal supporting evidence of same, by the date of any job offer.

The IBTS is an equal opportunities employer.

We have a great range of benefits that go beyond salary and offer flexibility to suit you:

Competitive holiday allowance
Public Sector pension scheme
We support and encourage a very strong work/life balance ethic and provide a generous annual leave allowance in addition to a range of attractive policies.
Our public service salary scales are competitive, transparent and incremental
Access to a range of learning and development resources and programmes, investing and encouraging lifelong learning for all our staff. .
We strongly support a culture of continuous learning and provide staff with a range of formal and informal learning opportunities.
Employee Assistance Programme offering free, independent and confidential counselling and support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The service includes confidential telephone and face-to-face counselling, parent and career coaching and an online wellbeing portal.

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