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No: 2024/64 Staff Grade Medical Scientist Histopathology Permanent Full Time and/or job sharing position.
The Histopathology Department of The Rotunda hospital has a vacancy for a Staff Grade Medical Scientist to join our team.
The successful candidate will play a vital role in many aspects of providing a diagnostic histopathology service.
Interested and qualified staff also participate in areas such as quality, training, and histodissection, The Histology laboratory is hoping to move to a new state-of-the-art facility in the near future and is currently in the process of implementing a digital pathology system.
The successful candidate will also be given the opportunity if interested to join the 2 person 'on call' multidisciplinary service an excellent opportunity to develop skills in multiple disciplines.
This role is open to Full time, flexible working and job sharers.
The Histopathology Department provides an evolving routine histology service (cut-up, processing, embedding, FFPE microtomy, cryomicrotomy, H&E IHC and some histochemical staining).
The Department provides a Gynecological, Obstetric and Perinatal anatomical pathology service to the Rotunda Hospital.
The Rotunda Hospital Colposcopy unit is the only Colposcopy unit providing services to the National Cervical Cancer Screening Service on the north side of the city.
The Rotunda also has a busy ambulatory gynecology unit.
The department provides perinatal anatomical pathology service to the regions of North Dublin, Louth and Cavan.
The Rotunda Hospital Dublin is the oldest maternity hospital in the world.
It is now a large tertiary referral unit, delivering 8500 to 9000 women per annum making it one of the busiest maternity hospitals in Europe.
It also provides gynecological services such as colposcopy and hysteroscopy.
The Department of Laboratory Medicine in the Rotunda Hospital was established in 1902 and has been delivering a comprehensive Pathology service ever since.
It is accredited to the ISO15189 standard.
Full histology training will be provided for those CORU registered Medical Scientists wishing to change disciplines or who have limited histology experience.
The hospital campus is located in Dublin city center and is well served by all modes of public transport.
Essential Qualifications: 1.Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc (a) Candidates for appointment must: Be registered on the Medical Scientists Register maintained by the Medical Scientists Registration Board at CORU.
OR Trainee / Student Medical Scientists who are on a CORU recognized course, have previous experience in an INAB ISO15189 histopathology accredited laboratory, and who have completed their clinical placements & are expected to graduate, will be considered (confirmation of progression on a course to the clinical placement stage will be required prior to commencement).
Permanent appointment/employment will be subject to the candidate attaining registration as a Medical Scientist.
AND (b) Have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of dexterity, suitability and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office see Job Description for details.
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Annual registration (i)On appointment, practitioners must maintain (or obtain & maintain) annual registration on the Medical Scientists Register, maintained by the Medical Scientists Registration Board of CORU AND (ii) Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to the HSE by way of the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC) All informal enquiries in relation to this post can be made to Mr Kieran Healy, Chief Medical Scientist at .
Applications are due by 3.00pm on Friday 13th September 2024.
PLEASE NOTE: only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The Rotunda Hospital is an equal opportunity Employer.
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