Medical Scientist NHISSOT

Overview

Post Title:

Medical Scientist - NHISSOT, NATIONAL HISTOCOMPATIBILITY AND IMMUNOGENETICS SERVICE FOR SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION

Post Status:

Temporary

Department:

NHISSOT

Location:

Beaumont Hospital & Affiliated Sites

Reports to:

Chief Medical Scientist

Salary:

Appointment will be made on the Medical Scientist Scale (€45,279 - €73,721 , LSI1 €75,148) at a point in line with Government pay policy

Hours of work:

Full-Time, 35 hours per week

Closing Date:

12 Noon on 21/08/2026

Please note the hospital reserves the right to close the competition early should a substantial number of applications be received.

Responsibilities

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• To contribute to the provision of a high quality patient focused service.
• To perform such technical duties as directed by the Chief Medical Scientist /Deputy Chief Medical Scientist or Senior Medical Scientist.
• To assist in training Medical Laboratory Assistants, support staff and visiting workers as required.
• To contribute to maintaining department accreditation with the European Federation for Immunogenetics (EFI).
• To assist in the training of new and existing staff.
• To assist in implementing measures for Safety, Health and Welfare to all staff.
• To assist in providing statistical and management information when requested.
• To attend courses and meetings as appropriate to maintain up-to-date knowledge.
• To fulfil CPD requirements.
• To actively participate in external and internal quality assurances schemes.
• QA, stock checks, workload stats and audits as required.
• Validation/Batch acceptance of new methods, controls, preparation of reagents and controls.
• Reporting all results from the department within departmental turn-around-times.
• Assisting in the maintenance of the different transplant waiting lists.
• Routine maintenance/calibration and cleaning of instrumentation/equipment.
• Preparation for participation in the on-call service (for new fully trained staff on a permanent contract) as directed by the Chief Medical Scientist.
• Participating in the H&I monthly journal club.
• Answering phone queries from our user groups.
• To participate in the Joint Review Process.
• Any other duties as appropriate to the grade and qualifications.

Specific Responsibilities - Medical Scientists Antibody Screening Section

• Performing routine and emergency assays
• Assisting in maintaining and monitoring the antibody status of all patients on the waiting lists
• Assisting in maintaining and monitoring the antibody status of all post transplant patients

Molecular Section

• HLA A, B, Cw, DR, DQα/β, DPα/β typing by SSO or SSP as appropriate

Serology Section

• HLA A, B, DR, DQ typing by CDC serological methods
• Crossmatching both auto and donor by CDC
• Crossmatching both auto and donor by Flow Cytometry
• Freezing/thawing donor cells
• Living Donor processing

H&I Specimen Reception

• Logging and receiving all samples for typing and screening in the laboratory
• Separation and logging of HLA antibody screening samples as received

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:

1 PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, ETC.

(a) Candidates for appointment must possess:

(i) Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Medical Science from the Galway/Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT).

Or

(ii) Bachelor of Science (Honours) Biomedical Science, Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT).