Grade IV - St Josephs Hospital. Part Time
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Post Title: Grade IV - St Josephs Hospital. Part Time
Post Status: Permanent Contract
Department: Administration
Location: St. Joseph’s Hospital Campus, Raheny
Reports to: Operations Lead
Salary: Appointment will be made on Grade IV Scale (€35,609 - €53,296, LSI1 €54,914) at a point in line with Government pay policy
Hours of work: Part-Time, 26 hours per week over 5 days
Closing Date: 12 noon on 26/11/2025
Position Summary: The role of a Grade IV in St Joseph’s Raheny will provide support to the Allied Health Professional Service in the Care of the Elderly Day Hospital. This role also works in collaboration with the Campus Finance Officer. It is expected that a Grade IV will provide cross cover when appropriate across the campus (e.g. sick leave, annual leave etc).
Responsibilities
* Nurse Led/AHP Clinics – Manage, prepare and sit in an outpatient based clinic. Referrals to Consultant and Nurse Led Clinics – date, track and triage.
* Arrive patients on arrival to clinic & discharge patients upon consultation with Consultant or Nurse.
* Admit and discharge and provide any necessary administration support for ZOL Infusions.
* Liaise with assigned Nurse for daily clinical queries and retrieve outstanding information.
* Support a departmental email service, on a continuous basis and a departmental phone and voicemail service.
* Liaise with patients to provide information in relation to clinic appointments and handle relevant patient queries.
* Liaise on a regular basis with Geriatrician Consultants and AHP’s to ensure highest quality care for patients.
* Liaise and support NCHDs in relation to the Consultant Led Clinic and the service provided by the care of the elderly team.
* Liaise with MDT within the hospital, e.g. consultants, NCHDs, Clinical Secretaries, and Admissions Officers.
* Liaise with any necessary supporting departments, ECG, Radiology for results and appointments. Outsourcing of investigative tests to other hospitals.
* Liaise with external hospitals, health care providers and GPs as required.
* Be responsible for General Office Duties, e.g. filing, scanning, post, supplies, etc.
* Support new practices and procedures.
* Draft SOPs.
* Any other ad hoc duties requested by consultants and managers.
* Track all new referrals on the organisations patient information system.
* Open and sort mail, schedule meetings, maintain departmental files and records, collect and record information on hospital and departmental databases ensuring the integrity of data, compile and distribute reports.
* Monitor and maintain office equipment and supply inventory.
* Contact patients prior to their appointment (letter, text, telephone) to confirm attendance and thereby prevent DNA’s.
Clinic Documentation
Ensure all appropriate documents, tests/results requested by General Practitioners, Referring Consultants, Referring Hospitals, and any other tests or procedures performed on a patient outside Beaumont Hospital are obtained and available on patient charts for clinic.
Outpatient Clinics
Clinic Preparation, order patient charts, prepare and sit Nurse Led & Consultant Led clinics located in SJR Day Hospital. Provide cross-cover across campus as and when directed by Directorate Support Supervisor and/or Manager.
Provide reception/clerical support dealing with queries and following through on requests for both Nurse Led & Consultant Led clinics.
Typing
T-pro – transcribe and type materials to include all correspondence on clinics and notes where applicable. Proofreading, editing material for grammar, punctuation and spelling.
Finance/Goods Received Reconciliation
Cross cover and assistance for Gr IV Finance Officer including but not exclusive to:
* GRN for all catering food expenses (BWG) as required.
* GRN for all TSD expenditure as required.
* GRN for all stores expenditure as required.
* GRN for all other campus expenditure as required.
Office Etiquette
Be punctual, pay attention, be mindful, courteous and communicate with professionalism at all times. Maintain good office procedures, sort and distribute post, order and maintain appropriate stationary level in the office. Assist in the overall smooth running of the office. Handle all external & internal telephone enquiries professionally.
Mandatory Training
Courses must be up to date at all times. Undertake training when deemed necessary to ensure efficient work practices.
Organise and Attend Meetings
Attend briefings and training sessions as required. This may include recording minutes at meetings and preparing minutes for circulation following the meeting in a timely fashion. Support departmental meetings within the campus with minute taking and drafting of an agenda.
Referrals
Give to Consultant and Nurse Led Clinics – date, track and triage.
Charts
Order patient records for daily clinics am and pm on the organisations medical records porte. Trace missing charts. Be aware of the campus KPI’s, goals and objectives and work with the Campus Support Manager to achieve same. Plan and organise work to comply with established deadlines and priorities.
The above Job Description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.
Qualifications
Mandatory
* Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc.
* Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition have satisfactory experience as a Clerical Officer in the HSE, TUSLA, other statutory health agencies, or a body which provides services on behalf of the HSE under Section 38 of the Health Act 2004.
* Have obtained a pass (Grade D) in at least five subjects from the approved list of subjects in the Department of Education Leaving Certificate Examination, including Mathematics and English or Irish1. Candidates should have obtained at least Grade C on higher level papers in three subjects in that examination.
* Have completed a relevant examination at a comparable standard in any equivalent examination in another jurisdiction.
* Hold a comparable and relevant third level qualification of at least level 6 on the National Qualifications Framework Maintained By Qualifications And Quality Ireland (QQI). Note1: Candidates must achieve a pass in Ordinary or Higher level papers. A pass in a foundation level paper is not acceptable. Candidates must have achieved these grades on the Leaving Certificate Established programme or the Leaving Certificate Vocational programme. The Leaving Certification Applied Programme does not fulfil the eligibility criteria.
* Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability, including a high standard of suitability, for the proper discharge of the office.
Age – Age restriction shall only apply to a candidate where he/she is not classified as a new entrant. 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.
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.
Character – Candidates for and any person holding the office must be of good character.
Desirable
* The ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and provide empathy in difficult situations.
* The ability to transcribe, and edit data using a computer is essential.
* Should be able to work on own initiative and run to constant deadlines.
* Requires excellent organisational skills.
* Previous administration experience in a Clinical Setting.
Informal Enquiries Only
Name: Siobhan Comerford
Title: Operations Lead
Email address: siobhancomerford@beaumont.ie
Telephone: 087 667 2156
We’re committed to attracting a diverse range of applicants. This position is open to men, women, and non‑binary individuals. All applicants belonging to non‑majority ethnic groups, persons with disability, same‑sex couples, caregivers, and the elder community are welcomed.
E‑mergency contacts and other application details are posted on the official Beaumont Hospital portal.
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