Post Title:

Medical Scientist, Blood Transfusion

Post Status:

Permanent

Department:

Laboratory: Blood Transfusion

Location:

Beaumont Hospital & Affiliated Sites   

Reports to:

Chief Medical Scientist / Senior Medical Scientist in charge

Salary:

Appointment will be made on the Medical Scientist Scale (€44,331 - € 72,268, LSI1 €73,667) at a point in line with Government pay policy

Hours of work: 

Full-Time, 35 hours per week

Closing Date:

12 Noon on 28/08/2025

Please note the hospital reserves the right to close the competition early should a substantial number of applications be received.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

1. At present the hours of attendance are between 8.00am. to 8.00pm. with a luncheon interval of one hour.
2. To reports to the Chief Medical Scientist in the Blood Transfusion Department. However the chosen candidate may be required to report on a day to day basis to the designated Senior Medical Scientist. 
3. To perform their work to the highest professional standards as determined by the Consultant in Charge/Chief Medical Scientist.
4. To actively participate in the Department's continued commitment to Accreditation to ISO15189 standard.
5. Participate in training staff and students as required.
6. Actively participate in and promote continuing education and research activities consistent with the post.
7. To co-operate in evaluating equipment, consumables and research projects.
8. Observe the strictest confidence when dealing with all aspects of patient or Hospital information.
9. The chosen candidate will participate in ensuring that effective safety procedures are in place to comply with Health and Safety at Work Act.
10. Assist and co-operate with the Laboratory Management team in developing procedures to be followed in preventing and managing accidents occurring in the work area.
11. To perform their work with strict adherence to standard operational procedures.
12. To actively participate in the Departments continued commitment to Accreditation. Ensure in co-operation with the Consultant in Charge/Chief Medical Scientist /designated senior staff, appropriate compliance with International and National Guidelines and Standards for the provision of the Blood Transfusion  service and actively participate in Internal and External Quality Control.
13. To perform such other duties appropriate to the office as may be assigned to him/her by an officer designated by the Board in consultation with the Consultant in Charge/Chief Medical Scientist.
14. To contribute to the provision of a high Quality patient focused service

The job description is an outline of the post as it is currently perceived by the hospital and will be subject to review and amendment. This job description will therefore be subject to change in light of the various strategies for the hospital and the development of the Clinical Directorate model and any future developments that arise and will evolve and change over time.

Selection Criteria: 

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.

Mandatory:

1.Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc

(a) Candidates for appointment must:

(i) Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Medical Scientists Register maintained by the Medical Scientists Registration Board at CORU.

OR

(ii) Applicants who satisfy the conditions set out in Section 91 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005, (see note 1 below*), must submit proof of application for registration with the Medical Scientists Registration Board at CORU.

The acceptable proof is correspondence from the Medical Scientists Registration

Board at CORU confirming their application for registration as a Section 91 applicant was received by the 30th March 2021.

AND

(iii) Have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.

AND

(iv) Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Medical Scientists Register maintained by the Medical Scientists Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued. Applicable to Section 38 applicants only).

2.Annual registration * (Applicable to Section 38 Applicants only*)

(i) On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Medical

Scientists Register maintained by the Medical Scientists Registration Board at

CORU.

AND

(ii) Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to the HSE by way of the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC).

3. 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.

4. Character

Candidates for and any person holding the office must be of good character.

Note 1*

Section 91 candidates are individuals who qualified before 31st March 2019 and have been engaged in the practice of the profession in the Republic of Ireland for a minimum of 2 years fulltime (or an aggregate of 2 years fulltime), between 31st March 2014 and 31st March 2019 are considered to be Section 91 applicants under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005.

Note 2*

For information in relation to the type of applicants – please click on this link:

https://coru.ie/health-and-social-care-professionals/registration/what-kind-of-applicant-am-i-/

If an appointee has previously been employed in the Civil or Public Service and that appointee is entitled to or in receipt of a pension from the Civil or Public Service or where a Civil/ Public Service pension comes into payment during the appointee’s re-employment that pension will be subject to abatement in accordance with Section 52 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and other Provisions) Act 2012.

Please note: In applying for this position you are acknowledging that you understand that the abatement provisions, where relevant, will apply. It is not envisaged that the employing Department/ Office/ Body will support an application for an abatement waiver in respect of appointments to this position

Informal Enquiries ONLY to: (Please note NO APPLICATIONS will be accepted via the Informal Email)