Post Title:

Medical Scientist, NHISSOT (Tissue Typing)

Post Status:

Permanent

Department

NHISSOT (Tissue Typing)

Location:

Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9

Reports to:

Chief Medical Scientist

Salary:

Appointment will be made on Medical Scientist salary scale (€36,198- €57,469, LSI €58,580– 15 point scale) at a point in line with Government pay policy.

Hours of work:

35 hours per week

Closing Date:

12-noon, 13th of October 2022

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

General responsibilities
1. To contribute to the provision of a high quality patient focused service.
2. To perform such technical duties as directed by the Chief Medical Scientist /Deputy Chief Medical Scientist or Senior Medical Scientist.
3. To assist in training Medical Laboratory Assistants, support staff and visiting workers as required.
4. To contribute to maintaining department accreditation with the European Federation for Immunogenetics (EFI).
5. To assist in the training of new and existing staff.
6. To assist in implementing measures for Safety, Health and Welfare to all staff.
7. To assist in providing statistical and management information when requested.
8. To attend courses and meetings as appropriate to maintain up-to-date knowledge.
9. To fulfil CPD requirements.
10. To actively participate in external and internal quality assurances schemes.
11. QA, stock checks, workload stats and audits as required.
12. Validation/Batch acceptance of new methods, controls, preparation of reagents and controls.
13. Reporting all results from the department within departmental turn-around-times.
14. Assisting in the maintenance of the different transplant waiting lists.
15. Routine maintenance/calibration and cleaning of instrumentation/equipment.
16. Preparation for participation in the on-call service (for new fully trained staff on a permanent contract) as directed by the Chief Medical Scientist.
17. Participating in the H&I monthly journal club.
18. Answering phone queries from our user groups.
19. To participate in the Joint Review Process.
20. Any other duties as appropriate to the grade and qualifications.
Specific Responsibilities – Medical Scientists
Antibody Screening Section

• Performing routine and emergency assays
• Assisting in maintaining and monitoring the antibody status of all patients on the waiting lists
• Assisting in maintaining and monitoring the antibody status of all post transplant patients

Molecular Section

• HLA A, B, Cw, DR, DQα/β, DPα/β typing by SSO or SSP as appropriate

Serology Section

• HLA A, B, DR, DQ typing by CDC serological methods
• Crossmatching both auto and donor by CDC
• Crossmatching both auto and donor by Flow Cytometry
• Freezing/thawing donor cells
• Living Donor processing

H&I Specimen Reception

• Logging and receiving all samples for typing and screening in the laboratory
• Separation and logging of HLA antibody screening samples as received.

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:

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION, EXPERIENCE, ETC.

(a) Candidates for appointment must possess:

(i) Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Medical Science from the Galway/Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT).

Or

(ii) Bachelor of Science (Honours) Biomedical Science, Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT).

Or

(iii) Bachelor in Science Honours degree in Biomedical Science from the Joint University College Cork – Cork Institute of Technology course

AND

Diploma in Clinical Laboratory Practice.

Or

(iv) Certificate in Medical Laboratory Science, Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) or Galway/Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT)

AND

Bachelor in Science (Applied Science) Honours degree (Biomedical option) from the University of Dublin/Dublin Institute of Technology (Awarded prior to 2002).

Or

(v) Bachelor of Biomedical Science, Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) AND BSc (Honours) Biomedical Sciences, University College Cork (UCC). (Awarded prior to 2013).

Or

(vi) Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences of the Dublin Institute of Technology, (DIT) or the Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) (Awarded prior to 1994).

Or

(vii) Certificate in Medical Laboratory Science awarded before 1997 by Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) or Galway/Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT).

Or

(viii) An equivalent qualification validated by the Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine (ACSLM).

And

(b) Candidates must 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

As of 31st March 2021 registration with CORU is required in order to practice as a medical scientist in Ireland.

Supplementary information:

The Hospital: www.beaumont.ie

Management Unit:www.beaumont.ie/hr

Informal Enquiries ONLY to:

Name: Joseph Kelly

Title: Chief Medical Scientist,

Email: josephkelly@beaumont.ie