Overview
Post Title:
Chief Medical Scientist Haematology
Post Status:
Permanent
Department:
Laboratory
Location:
Beaumont Hospital & Affiliated Sites
Reports to:
Laboratory Manager
Salary:
Appointment will be made on the Chief Medical Scientist Scale (** with quals set out in DoH Circular 2/2024 **) (€81,560 - €104,725) at a point in line with Government pay policy
Hours of work:
Full-Time, 35 hours per week
Closing Date:
12 Noon on 15/08/2025
Please note the hospital reserves the right to close the competition early should a substantial number of applications be received.
Responsibilities
Principal Duties & Responsibilities:
The duties of the post of Chief Medical Scientist in Haematology are:-
- To perform his/her duties under the direction of the Consultant Haematologists in charge and the Laboratory Manager
- To ensure that the technical work carried out in the department is to the highest standard and reflects patient needs.
- To provide guidance and support to medical scientists and medical Laboratory Assistants in the performance of their duties.
- Participate in the selection, development, modification, validation and verification of methods
- To review, release, and report results
- To liaise with the Information Technology Systems Manager and to ensure that staff are adequately trained so as to make the most efficient and effective use of the systems.
- To organise the workflow thereby ensuring all areas of the work are adequately covered.
- To collaborate with the Consultant Haematologist in the maintenance of efficiency and the introduction of new methods in the Laboratory, including research, when appropriate and or feasible.
- To monitor the internal and external quality assurance programmes and to take remedial action as required.
- To oversee and implement measures for the safety, health and welfare of all staff.
- To collaborate and prepare submissions for ECC in association with the Directorate Business Manager
- To facilitate the education and training of staff in accordance with professional guidelines.
- To facilitate the education and training of student medical scientists in accordance with college guidelines.
- To encourage the professional development of staff.
- To ensure that equipment is properly maintained and kept in a serviceable condition.
- To be responsible for the stock control of all reagents consumables and minor equipment, this involves pricing, ordering and budgeting of same.
- To ensure all aspects of ISO15189 accreditation are maintained or improved.
- To keep records of annual leave, sick leave, study leave etc. of Medical Scientists and Medical Laboratory Assistants and to submit monthly sick leave absences to the Human Resources Department.
- To provide statistical and management information to the relevant hospital authority as required.
- To represent the Department at hospital meetings as required.
- To perform any other duties appropriate to the office.
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.
Qualifications
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:
(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) Possess one of the following NFQ Level 9 post graduate qualifications or
equivalent qualification at minimum Level 9 validated by the Academy of
Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine;
- MSc Clinical Laboratory Science, Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT).
- MSc Clinical Laboratory Science, Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin).
- MSc Clinical Chemistry, University of Dublin, Trinity College
- (TCD). MSc Biomedical Science, University of Ulster (UU)
- MSc Biomedical Science, Cork Institute of Technology (CIT)/University
- College Cork (UCC).
- MSc Biomedical Science, Munster Technological University (MTU)/University
- College Cork (UCC).
- MSc Molecular Pathology, Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT)/University of
- Dublin, Trinity College (TCD).
- MSc Medical Science, Atlantic Technological University (ATU)
OR
(iv) An equivalent qualification at minimum Level 9 validated by the Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine (ACSLM).
OR
(v) Have attained the Fellowship of the Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine awarded before July 2018.
OR
(vi) Have attained the Fellowship examination of the Institute of Biomedical Science (Awarded prior to 1999).
AND
(vii) Possess at least seven years full time clinical experience (or an aggregate of seven years full time clinical experience) as a medical scientist in a clinical diagnostic laboratory since qualifying as a medical scientist, two years of which were spent in a promotional post (e.g. Medical Scientist, Senior or Medical Scientist, Specialist).
AND
(viii) Demonstrate evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
AND
(b) Candidates must have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability, management, leadership and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office
AND
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)
(i) On appointment, practitioners must maintain annual registration on 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).
Supplementary information:
The Hospital
www.beaumont.ie
Management Unit:
www.beaumont.ie/hr
Other (Please specify):
Informal Enquiries ONLY to: (Please note NO APPLICATIONS will be accepted via the Informal Email)
Name:
John Crumlish
Title:
Laboratory Manager
Email address:
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
A short listing exercise may be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your application. The criteria for ranking and or short listing are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and skills, competencies and/or knowledge section of this job specification. In the event of a high volume of applications additional shortlisting criteria may be utilised.
