Medical Scientist All Disciplines

Scientific / Professional

· 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 SOPs

· Demonstrate behaviour consistent with the values of the profession of 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 HSE

· Participate in the implementation of operational processes to standards of best practice

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

· Ensure that procedures are carried out in compliance with national and international guidelines and actively participate in internal and external quality control and quality assurance

· Be familiar with and duly implement all documented procedures and policies of the department

· Perform analytical testing appropriate to a multi-disciplinary laboratory

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

· Perform all activities related to Reagent and Stock Management

· Actively participate in Quality Management programs which are patient centred and which measure audit performance and client satisfaction

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