Post 1197 - Medical Scientist Dublin(NBC) Post 1197 Medical Scientist Tissue Bank Full Time Permanent National Blood Centre, Jamess St., Dublin 8 The IBTS is currently recruiting a fulltime, permanent, Medical Scientist based in the Tissue Bank Department at the National Blood Centre.
Join Our National Tissue Bank Team Medical Scientist Are you a CORU registered Medical Scientist interested in tissue banking?
Join the Tissue Bank team and play a pivotal role in coordinating tissue banking activities across the country.
We are a very specialised lab.
Youll: Cryopreserve, store, and distribute human cardiovascular tissues.
Produce and supply high-quality serum eye drops.
Retrieve and evaluate human corneas.
Import and distribute various human tissues.
This position offers a unique blend of hands-on laboratory work, working with transplant teams and liaising with clinical teams on a national level.
Opportunities to become a Tissue Bank Specialist certified by the American Association of Tissue Bank is available to the successful candidate.
If you are interested in tissue donation, tissue banking and transplantation, we would love to hear from you.
Informal queries / site visits to the tissue bank are encouraged.
Please contact the tissue bank on: Essential Criteria: Candidates must have a relevant recognised primary degree in the field of Science and must have, or be eligible for, full Membership of the Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine (ACSLM) and registered with CORU.
Good working knowledge of microbiology and aseptic techniques.
Ability to work with cryogenic gases e.g.
Liquid nitrogen.
Flexible and capable of gowning and working in a Grade A/B environment.
Ability to work alone and unsupervised.
Must demonstrate flexibility to work in a demand driven environment, enthusiasm, adaptability and a willingness to co-operate High level of commitment to tasks undertaken in quality environment.
Good personal hygiene Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Desirable Criteria: Experience of working in a tissue bank and processing human tissue is desirable but not essential as full training in all duties will be provided to the successful candidate.
Experience of working in a blood establishment or a GMP facility.
Experience of working with liquid nitrogen and working in a cryogenic environment.
Experience of working in a Grade A/B environment.
Knowledge of tissue banking / transplantation is desirable.
The salary scale attached to the post is the Medical Scientist scale €43,892 to €72,938 (incl.
LSI) pro rata per annum Entry point onto the salary scale is dependent upon relevant experience.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 23.45 hrs (Irish Time) on 10th August 2025.
Interviews will take place at the National Blood Centre, Jamess St., Dublin 8.
Intending applicant should note that reviewing/short listing of applicants will be in accordance with the recruitment and selection criteria stated above.
Satisfactory evidence of being able to fulfil the essential criteria of the job as stated above is essential and must be clearly demonstrated in the application.
If the essential criterion has not been clearly demonstrated in the application the applicant will not be called for interview.
Applications from existing (permanent and temporary) IBTS staff working temporary contracts will be considered in the context of overall workforce requirements of the Organisation.
We thank you for your interest in a career with the IBTS, however, if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, unfortunately you have not been successful at this time.
We do hope, however, that this will not discourage you from applying for future opportunities with the IBTS.
IBTS reserve the right to close the application process early if there has been a sufficient level of qualified applications received before the closing date.
Citizen Requirements Eligible candidates must be: a) A citizen of the European Economic Area (EEA) EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway b) A citizen of United Kingdom (UK) c) A citizen of Switzerland in regards to the agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the movement of people d) A non-EEA citizen who has a stamp 4 visa e) A person awarded international protection under the International Protection Act 2015, or any family member entitled to remain in the State as a result of family reunification and has a stamp 4 visa or f) A non-EEA citizen who is a parent of a dependant child who is a citizen of and resident in an EEA member state if the UK or Switzerland and has a stamp 4 visa.
To qualify candidates must meet one of the citizenship criteria above and produce formal supporting evidence of same, by the date of any job offer.
The IBTS is an equal opportunities employer.
We have a great range of benefits that go beyond salary and offer flexibility to suit you: Competitive holiday allowance Public Sector pension scheme Sponsored participation on a related Masters course.
We support and encourage a very strong work/life balance ethic and provide a generous annual leave allowance in addition to a range of attractive policies.
Ourpublic service salary scalesare competitive, transparent and incremental Access to a range of learning and development resources and programmes, investing and encouraging lifelong learning for all our staff.
We strongly support a culture of continuous learning and provide staff with a range of formal and informal learning opportunities.
Employee Assistance Programme offering free, independent and confidential counselling and support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The service includes confidential telephone and face-to-face counselling, parent and career coaching and an online wellbeing portal.