Medical Scientist Blood Transfusion Department

Medical Scientist \- Blood Transfusion Department
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Temporary Contract, Full Time Hours.

Responsibilities Include:

• Maintain awareness of the primacy of the patient in relation to all hospital activities.


• Perform assigned work to the highest professional standard in accordance with ISO 15189 and Laboratory *Standard Operation Procedures* (SOPs).


• Demonstrate behaviour consistent with the values of the profession of a Medical Scientist.


• Participate in implementing a service that supports the clinical needs of patients and is consistent with the mission, vision, values, and strategic plan of the Mercy University Hospital (MUH).


• Actively participate and co\-operate in on\-call rotas when adequately trained and deemed proficient to do so.


• Be available and willing to cover extra shifts as required, e.g. due to sick leave.


• Be responsible for their own work and carry out their duties in accordance with laboratory and hospital policy, using resources to the maximum efficiency.


• Report all anomalies, near misses, non\-conformances, incorrect results immediately to appropriate senior staff.


• Ensure that procedures are carried out in compliance with the SOPs, which represent national and international guidelines.


• Actively participate in internal and external quality control and quality assurance.


• Participate in the implementation and maintenance of the quality management system to ISO 15189\.


• Participate in the preparation and review of standard operating procedures or other laboratory documents in accordance with the laboratory's document control procedures.


• Participate in the reporting of non\-conformances, complaints, incidents and near misses and perform corrective actions as required.


• Participate in audits as required.


• Perform all activities related to the receipt, analysis and reporting of laboratory specimens.


• Perform all activities related to Reagent and Stock Management.


• Actively manage blood and blood products in accordance with best practice to ensure minimum out dating.


• Ensure all policies in relation to record keeping are followed.


• Evaluate reagents, equipment, consumable items as required.


• Observe strict confidentiality when dealing with all aspects of patient or hospital information.


• Participate and co\-operate in evaluating and validating equipment, consumables and research and development projects.


• Be familiar with and respond accordingly to the activation of the Major Emergency Plan.


• Liaise with other health care professionals as appropriate.

• Must be Registered with CORU and be able to provide their registration number, OR be currently awaiting registration (and be able to provide evidence of their application number).


• Must be eligible to work in Ireland.


• Fulfil the qualifications and eligibility criteria as laid down by the *Department of Health* (DOH) and CORU.


• 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.


• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.


• Problem solving. Ability to make rational calm decisions. Skills at diagnosis, especially skills of deduction. High level of commitment to tasks undertaken in quality environment.


• Must be able to prioritise their work so as to meet the demands of meeting different timelines and able to work on their own where and when this is required.


• Must demonstrate flexibility to work in a demand driven environment, enthusiasm, adaptability and a willingness to co\-operate.


• Good computer skills.

• Experience of working in a Blood Transfusion Department.


• Experience of working in an Irish Healthcare Pathology Laboratory.

MUH reserves the right to create a panel for this post from which permanent, fixed term and specified purpose vacancies of a full or part time duration may be filled.

Mercy University Hospital (MUH)

MUH is a growing voluntary hospital in the heart of Cork City. We have over 1,800 staff providing complex diagnostic, medical and surgical care through our inpatient, day patient, outpatient and emergency services.

We are a teaching hospital, a centre of national and international excellence, and are renowned for our research and tertiary services.

Providing 24/7 acute surgical, acute medical and critical care, MUH now has multiple sites across the city and continues to expand. We recently opened our Blarney Rehabilitation Unit, a post\-acute care specialist rehabilitation unit with 50 beds in Blarney, County Cork.

We support staff development with approx. 100 promotions annually. We prioritise work life balance with 28% of our team working part time hours. We offer nationally agreed enhanced Salary Scales, Pension Scheme, excellent holidays, canteen, and Study Leave and Assistance. From Cardiac Care to Intensive Care, our varied specialist services offer real career choice to our team.

And we live by our Core Values of Compassion, Excellence, Justice, Respect and Team Spirit.

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