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Biochemist

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Summary
Job Type: Diagnostic
Vacancy Group: St. Vincent's University Hospital
Category: Allied Health & Social Care
Closing Date: 31/01/2023
Reference: HR23E034

Description

Applications are invited for the position of Biochemist in the Clinical Chemistry Department of St Vincent's University Hospital.
 
Post Overview: The Department of Clinical Chemistry in SVUH is a busy, dynamic, modern service. We provide routine and emergency service in clinical chemistry and immunodiagnostics, generating more than 8 million results a year, and offering assays for over 100 different analytes. Around-the-clock support is provided to ED, ICU, liver and pancreas transplant teams, etc. and one or more Chemical Pathology Consultants are available at all times for consultation.

The Clinical Chemistry main laboratory has just completed a major upgrade and its state-of-the-art, fully tracked and automated instrumentation consists of three Roche Diagnostics 8000 lines, two pre-analytical units and the cobas p701 post-analytical storage and retrieval unit. There are also a number of specialist areas, including a newly upgraded Protein Electrophoresis Unit, performing capillary zone electrophoresis and serum free light chain analysis to support diagnosis and monitoring of patients with multiple myeloma and other blood cell dyscrasias. Other specialist areas in the Clinical Chemistry Department include genetic testing for Hereditary Haemochromatosis, and measuring biochemical markers of metabolic bone disease for adult and paediatric patients in Renal, Endocrinology and paediatric clinics. Further new specialist equipment, including LC-MS and ICP-MS, will be introduced in the next 12 months.

St Vincent’s Healthcare Group Clinical Chemistry department includes St Vincent’s University Hospital (hub laboratory), St Vincent’s Private Hospital and St Michael’s Hospital. The post holder will assist the Consultant Chemical Pathologist/Head of Department and senior staff in providing a comprehensive clinical biochemistry service. The successful candidate will be encouraged to undertake further training and the relevant postgraduate education necessary to advance their career as a Clinical Biochemist.  

Informal enquiries to: 
Ms Anne Lardner, Chief Medical Scientist, Clinical Chemistry, Email: alardner@svhg.ie

A panel may be formed to fill permanent or temporary Biochemist vacancies which may arise over the next 6 months. 

Please download the below Job Description for this position, as this will not be available online after the vacancy close date.

Applications for St. Vincent’s University Hospital job vacancies will only be accepted through our Web Recruitment System.

Downloads:

HR23E034... (.pdf) (250kb)

Contacts
Contact 1
Contact Name: Eimear Conway
Telephone: +353 1 221 6034
Email Address: recruitment@svuh.ie

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