Medical Scientist Senior, University Hospital

Details of the Service

This post is located in Cork University Hospital (CUH) which is the largest university teaching hospital in Ireland; it is the only level 1 trauma centre in the Republic of Ireland and is one of the country’s eight regional cancer units. The Laboratory provides analysis of patient specimens for inpatient, outpatient and community patients. It also provides some referral services for specialised testing for other laboratories in the organisational area.

The service also has extensive interest in research and development and is a teaching site for Medical Scientists and related health professionals

The service has been awarded ISO15189:2022 accreditation. It operates a Quality Management System that conforms to this standard.

Purpose of the Post

The overall purpose of this post isto develop, implement and maintain a process to address expansion of the Regional Molecular Pathology service to meet the demands of Oncology and personalised medicine and to:

· Provide strategic, clinical and scientific leadership, which results in the delivery of an accredited, effective, efficient, quality assured and patient centred Pathology service.

· Develop a shared sense of commitment and participation among all staff in the planning and development of the service.

· Keep the Pathology team appraised of any significant development within his/her area of responsibility and perform such additional duties as may be agreed from time to time.

The Medical Scientist, Senior (Molecular Pathology) is a key member of the Pathology Laboratory team and together with the CMS and Consultants will ensure that laboratory services are provided to support the clinical needs of the patients, in a manner that is consistent with the mission, values and strategic plan of the Hospital.

Health Regions

Six Health Regions have been established within the HSE, on the basis of the geographical boundaries agreed by the Government in July 2019 and they will be operational from 2024.

Each Health Region will be tasked with population specific planning resourcing and delivery of health and social care services for the needs of its unique population. This will result in improved accountability and governance in terms of finance and performance, while also bringing decision-making closer to the frontline.

Health Regions will enable and empower staff to provide services that are:

• Integrated, locally planned and delivered

• Easier to access and navigate

• Available closer to home

Health Regions are geographically based units with clearly defined populations. They align community and hospital services within specific areas. The HSE will retain a strong but leaner central organisation, with more service provision developed at a local level.

The HSE South West health region will manage and deliver all public health and social care services in Cork and Kerry. HSE South West includes all hospital and community healthcare services in the region.

This includes:

• South / South West Hospital Group S/SWHG

• Cork Kerry Community Healthcare CKCH

The Department of Population and Public Health is also now aligned with this health region

Services in the South West health region:

HSE Services working within this region include:

• Acute Hospitals

• Primary care services

• Community services

• Social care services

• Health and social care professionals

• Voluntary sector services

South / South West Hospital Group and Cork Kerry Community Healthcare became part of HSE South West health region on 3rd March 2025 and the transition to the new structures will continue throughout 2026.

For further information about the role, contact

Name:Réiltín Werner, Chief Medical Scientist, Molecular Pathology

Email:reiltin.werner@hse.ie

Tel:021 – 4922513