Senior Medical Scientist - Haemovigilance Officer
MRHP
Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise
Location of Post:
Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise
There is currently one
permanent
,
whole-time
Senior Medical Scientist – Haemovigilance Officer vacancy available in the Blood Transfusion Haemovigilance Service at the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise.
A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for a Senior Medical Scientist – Haemovigilance Officer from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full-time or part-time duration may be filled.
Informal Enquiries:
For further information about the role, please contact:
Shay Conroy
Laboratory Manager – Pathology Department
Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise
Email:
Tel:
OR
Frances Earley
Chief Medical Scientist – Blood Transfusion
Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise
Email:
Tel:
HR Point of Contact:
The HSE Dublin and Midlands is committed to providing information and services which are accessible to all, if you require accessibility assistance throughout any stage of the recruitment process, please contact:
Hermaye Paza
HR Recruitment Officer
HSE Dublin and Midlands
Email:
Tel:
Purpose of the Post:
To be part of a team that provides a high quality, holistic and integrated transfusion service for all patients. To ensure adherence to the requirements of the EU Blood Directive 2002/98/EC and the ISO Standard 15189 throughout the entire transfusion process, assessing current treatments, improving the management and clinical outcomes of care, monitoring cost effectiveness in care provision, and supporting practice development and education to facilitate the development of competencies within the services.
To work in collaboration with the Laboratory Directorate, Director of Nursing, Quality Manager and other members of the Multi-Disciplinary team.
Interdepartmental co-operation and team work is an essential component of providing an integrated Haemovigilance service at MRHP.
Eligibility Criteria, Qualifications and / or Experience:
Candidates must meet the eligibility criteria detailed under either A or B below:
* Clinical Nurse Manager 2 Eligibility Criteria
* Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc.
* Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition: -
* Are registered in the General Division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann) or entitled to be so registered.
AND
(ii) Have at least 5 years post registration experience (or an aggregate of 5 years full-time post registration experience) of which 2 years must be in the speciality area of an acute clinical setting in which blood / blood products are used.
AND
(iii) Have the clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.
AND
(iv) Candidates must demonstrate evidence of continuous professional development.
AND
* Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability including a high standard of suitability and clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.
OR
* Senior Medical Scientist Eligibility Criteria
* Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc.
* Candidates for appointment must: -
* 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 of March 2021.
AND
(iii) Possess oneof 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 Scientist, 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
* Possess 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 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
(viii) Demonstrate evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
AND
(ix) 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).
* Annual Registration
* On appointment, practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Medical Scientists Register maintained by the Medical 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).
* 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.
* Character
Candidates for, and any person holding the office, must be of good character.
Note 1*
Section 91 candidates are individuals who qualified before the 31st of March 2019 and have been engaged in the practice of the profession in the Republic of Ireland for a minimum of 2 years full-time (or an aggregate of 2 years full-time), between the 31stof March 2014 and the 31st of March 2019 are considered to be Section 91 applicants under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005.
Note 2*
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Post Specific Requirements
Demonstrate depth and breadth of experience as relevant to the role including experience in the transfusion process and in all aspects of Haemovigilance and transfusion therapy.