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ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT Agriculture is Ireland’s oldest and largest industry and in recent years has been transformed into a driver of our national economy and a world leader in the production of high-quality foods using sustainable and environmentally sensitive farming methods. While agriculture retains its roots in local communities, it has developed a global network where we provide safe and high-quality food to consumers in at least 175 countries around the world. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is at the forefront of these exciting developments as it implements its mission to ‘to lead, enable and regulate the sector in a way that optimises its contribution to social, economic, and environmental sustainability, ensuring food safety, public health and animal health and welfare’. The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) has an embedded laboratory service comprising a central laboratory complex at Backweston, a network of regional laboratories in 5 locations (Cork, Limerick, Athlone, Kilkenny, and Sligo) and a research farm facility. DAFM laboratories have an overall staff compliment of approximately 300 persons engaged in work relating to animal health, food safety and plant and environmental sciences. The laboratories are currently undergoing a significant transformation underpinned by the vision statement, “Scientific Excellence – Safeguarding and Enhancing Public, Animal and Plant Health and our Environment”. ABOUT THE ROLE The role of the Laboratory Attendant (Specialist DAFM) includes the provision of general support services within the laboratories across a wide range of functions. The sample list of duties associated with the role below is not exhaustive and is intended to outline the general duties appropriate to this grade, which a jobholder may be required to perform. The duties and responsibilities attaching to the role may vary from time to time, without changing the general character of the duties or level of responsibilities entailed. The job holder may therefore be required to perform duties appropriate to the role, other than those detailed below, as requested by their line manager. In addition to general duties, the role involves specialised work such as receiving and, in some cases, preparing certain samples, the handling and disposal of carcases in the post-mortem rooms and carrying out duties within the high-level bio-containment laboratory. See below under ‘Training’ for an indication of some of the specialist duties associated with the role. Please note that the above list is made available as a guide only and is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of duties associated with the role. LOCATION The Department seeks to employ a Specialist Laboratory Attendant. The post will be located at the Regional Veterinary Laboratory Limerick. Following an assessment process, candidates who achieve the qualifying standard will be placed on an Order of Merit from which one appointment will be made. The post will be offered to the candidate ranked first and, if refused, to the remaining candidates in sequence until the post is filled. While it is anticipated that only one appointment will be made as a result of this competition, the Order of Merit will remain in place for a period of up to two years from the date of the first appointment, or until exhausted, and may be used to fill further vacancies in other DAFM Laboratories , if any, that may arise during that period. Principal Tasks of Laboratory Attendant (Specialist DAFM) General duties APPLICATION PROCESS How to Apply Only Online Applications can be made and should be submitted via the Apply Now button below. All sections of the form must be fully completed online and in full . Closing Date Your application must be submitted online no later than 12 noon on Thursday 30th April 2026. All queries relating to this recruitment campaign should be directed to dafm@cpl.ie with the subject heading Specialist Lab Attendant
Deputy Chief Executive/director Of Clinical & Operational Services
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the following post: Deputy Chief Executive/Director of Clinical & Operational Services Permanent, Whole Time & Pensionable We encourage you to find out more about the role and the team. Further information and Informal enquiries to: Ms. Emer Martin, CEO Email: ceo@stjohnshospital.ie Applications forms can be accessed on https://www.stjohnshospital.ie/jobs/ Applications must be completed online through the digital application form. Applicants will be shortlisted based on information supplied in their application. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure their application is received in the Human Resources Department before the closing date. Applicants may be shortlisted based on information supplied in their application . St. John’s Hospital is an equal opportunities employer
