To participate as a Senior Medical Scientist, in providing a high quality and efficient laboratory service to Consultants, Doctors and their patients within the hospital and the community.

The post holder will deputise for the Chief Medical Scientist as required

A panel will be formed as a result of this campaign from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda may be filled.

Please state on your CV your preferred discipline ie Histology, Biochemistry, Haematology etc.  A maximum of 2 preferences only.  Applications with more than 2 preferences will be rejected

Medical Scientist Candidates must have at the latest date of application: 

Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc

1. Professional Qualifications & Experience, etc.

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

OR

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

• 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

• An equivalent qualification at minimum Level 9 validated by the Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine (ACSLM).

OR

• Possess Fellowship of the Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine awarded before July 2018.

OR

• Have attained the Fellowship examination of the Institute of Biomedical Science (Awarded prior to 1999).

AND

• Possess four years full time clinical experience (or an aggregate of four years full time clinical experience) as a medical scientist in a clinical diagnostic laboratory since qualifying as a medical scientist.

AND

• Demonstrate evidence of Continuous Professional Development.

AND

• 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

• 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).

Biochemist Candidates must have at the latest date of application: -

1. Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc

• Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition:

• Possess a BSc (Hons)/BA (Mod) in a subject area related to clinical biochemistry/laboratory medicine and diagnostics. (See recognised qualifications* below).

Or

• An equivalent qualification*

Or

• Have obtained before March 2018, a degree in which Biochemistry was taken as a subject in the final examination, or equivalent.

and

• Be currently employed as a Biochemist in the Irish Health System.

And

• Possess an MSc (Taught or Research) (or higher qualification) in Clinical Biochemistry or relevant subject area. (MSc degree may be by examination or thesis) or equivalent qualification

And

• Have 3 years full time (or an aggregate of 3 years full time) post qualification experience in clinical biochemistry/related discipline.

2. Age

Age restrictions shall only apply to a candidate where he/she is not classified as a new entrant (within the meaning of the Public Service Superannuation Act, 2004). A candidate who is not classified as a new entrant must be under 65 years of age.

3. Health

A candidate 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

Each candidate for and any person holding the office must be of good character

Please see attached job spec:

ICIMS Job Spec