Senior Medical Scientist (Specified Purpose) NSS202636
Date posted: 18 June 2026
Before you apply
This job opportunity is open to both HSE and non-HSE applicants.
Reference
Senior Medical Scientist (Specified Purpose)
Category
Health and Social Care Professionals
Grade
Medical Scientist - Senior 3877
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HSE
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Important Information
This job is in the HSE.
County
- Galway
Location
BreastCheck Western Unit, University Hospital Galway
Recruiter
National
Contract type
- Specified Purpose Wholetime
Post specific related information
Candidates must have at the latest date of application: -
Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience
(i)
Be registered on the Medical Scientists Register maintained by the Medical Scientists Registration Board at CORU.
OR
(ii)
Applicants who satisfy the conditions set out in Section 91 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005, (see note 1 below*), must submit proof of application for registration with the Medical Scientists Registration Board at CORU.
*The acceptable proof is correspondence from the Medical Scientists Registration Board at CORU confirming their application for registration as a Section 91 applicant was received by the 30th March 2021.
AND
(iii) Possess one of the following *NFQ Level 9 post graduate qualifications or
equivalent qualification at minimum Level 9 validated by the Academy of
Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine;
MSc Clinical Laboratory Science, Dublin Institute of Technology
(DIT).
MSc Clinical Chemistry, University of Dublin, Trinity College
(TCD).
MSc Biomedical Science, University of Ulster (UU)
MSc Biomedical Science, Cork Institute of Technology/University
College Cork.
.
MSc Molecular Pathology, Dublin Institute of Technology
(DIT)/University of Dublin, Trinity College (TCD).
OR
(iv) An equivalent qualification at minimum Level 9 validated by the Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine (ACSLM).
OR
(v) Possess Fellowship of the Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine awarded before July 2018.
OR
(vi) Have attained the Fellowship examination of the Institute of Biomedical Science (Awarded prior to 1999).
AND
(vii) Possess four years full time clinical experience (or an aggregate of four years’ full time clinical experience) as a medical scientist in a clinical diagnostic laboratory since qualifying as a medical scientist.
AND
(ix) Demonstrate evidence of Continuous Professional Development. AND
(b) Candidates must have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and management ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.
2. Annual registration
(i) On appointment, practitioners must maintain annual registration on Medical Scientists Register maintained by the Medical Scientists Registration Board at CORU And
(ii) Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to the HSE by way of the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC).
Health
A candidate for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.
Character
Each candidate for and any person holding the office must be of good character.
Closing date
30/06/2026 15:00:00
Proposed interview date
TBC
Informal enquiries
Loretta Lydon, CMS
Email: Loretta.lydon@hse.ie
Tel: 091 544408