The Medical Scientist will:

Scientific / Professional

• Maintain awareness of the primacy of the patient in relation to all hospital activities

• Perform assigned work to the highest professional standard in accordance with ISO 15189 and laboratory SOPs

• Demonstrate behaviour consistent with the values of the profession of Medical Scientist

• Participate in implementing a service that supports the clinical needs of patients and is consistent with the mission, vision, values, and strategic plan of the HSE

• Participate in the implementation of operational processes to standards of best practice

• Be responsible for their own work and carry out their duties in accordance with laboratory and hospital policy, using resources to the maximum efficiency

• Ensure that procedures are carried out in compliance with national and international guidelines and actively participate in internal and external quality control and quality assurance

• Be familiar with and duly implement all documented procedures and policies of the department

• Perform analytical testing appropriate to a multi-disciplinary laboratory

• Perform all activities related to the receipt, analysis and reporting of laboratory specimens

• Perform all activities related to Reagent and Stock Management

• Actively participate in Quality Management programs which are patient centred and which measure audit performance and client satisfaction

• Report all anomalies, near misses, non-conformances, incorrect results immediately to appropriate senior staff

• Ensure all policies in relation to record keeping are followed

• Evaluate reagents, equipment, consumable items as required

• Observe strict confidentiality when dealing with all aspects of patient or hospital information

• Participate and co-operate in evaluating and validating equipment, consumables and research and development projects

• Be familiar with and respond accordingly to the activation of the Major Emergency Plan

• Liaise with other health care professionals as appropriate

• In co-operation with the Consultant Heads of Department, Laboratory Manager, Chief Medical Scientist, and other designated senior staff, participate in the introduction of new ideas and methods according to HSE policy