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Post Specification (Comp: 033228)

Post Title: Associate Professor/Consultant Microbiologist

Post Status: Permanent

Department/Faculty:

Discipline of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine,

Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin,

Microbiology Department St James’s Hospital, and Public

Health Laboratory, HSE, DML, Cherry Orchard Hospital,

Dublin 10

Location:

Department of Clinical Microbiology, Sir Patrick Dun

Translational Research Laboratory, Trinity College Dublin,

Microbiology Department, Central Pathology Laboratory,

St James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, and Public Health

Laboratory, HSE, DML, Cherry Orchard Hospital, Dublin

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Reports to:

Head of Discipline of Clinical Microbiology and Head of

School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin; Director of

Laboratory Medicine, and Chief Executive, St James’s

Hospital; Director of Public Health Laboratory, Cherry

Orchard Hospital

Salary:

This appointment will be made on the HSE New Entrant

Type B Academic Consultant salary scale at a point in line

with current Government pay policy (and will be

commensurate with experience)

Hours of Work:

Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed

under Public Service Agreements. For further information

please follow the link below:

http://www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/academic-hours-public-

service-agreement.pdf

Closing Date: 12 Noon (Greenwich Mean Time) Thursday 27th

September 2018

PLEASE NOTE: An Garda Síochána (Irish Police) vetting will be sought in respect of

individuals who come under consideration for a post.

Post Summary

Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, St James’s Hospital, and Public Health

Laboratory, HSE, DML, Cherry Orchard Hospital, seek to appoint an Associate Professor

/Consultant Microbiologist. The post will have its main base in the Academic Department of

Clinical Microbiology located at St James’s Hospital, but will also be accommodated in the

Microbiology Department of St James’s Hospital and in the Public Health Laboratory, located

in Cherry Orchard Hospital.

The successful applicant will have developed a research programme in Clinical Microbiology

which is relevant to the activities of the departments in which s/he will be working and will be

expected to provide leadership in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in the

Discipline of Clinical Microbiology, which includes the Department’s Masters (MSc) in

Healthcare Infection Management, in addition to clinical responsibilities. This post provides an

exciting opportunity to lead in the development of the discipline in such areas as microbial

genomics, antimicrobial resistance, opportunistic infections, and Public Health Microbiology.

The appointee will be able to avail of an outstanding environment for research and scholarly

endeavour, and will be expected to engage with new research initiatives within the School of

Medicine, and the Faculty of Health Sciences, and to collaborate with other researchers in

Trinity College. They will have access to state-of-the-art facilities and resources such as the

Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI), TrinSeq (Next Generation Sequencing facility) ,

and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI).

Post Specification

The successful candidate will be expected to meet exacting criteria in three areas: teaching,

research, and clinical service.

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Teaching

The successful candidate will be expected to provide academic leadership in teaching, in the

University at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The appointee will have lead

responsibility for co-ordinating the Microbiology part of the Year 3 Laboratory Medicine

undergraduate curriculum. The appointee will coordinate one taught module of the MSc in

Healthcare Infection Management. S/he should have a strong track record in medical

education with expertise in curriculum development, innovative approaches to learning, and

student assessment.

Postgraduate teaching/supervision

The appointee will coordinate one taught module of the MSc in Healthcare Infection

Management by agreement with the course director.

S/he will be expected to share in the provision of mentoring and supervision (content,

research and career) of Research Fellows and SpRs in Microbiology, and supervision and

training of postgraduate students, and EUPHEM (European Public Health Microbiology )

fellows.

Research

The candidate’s academic achievements in the areas of research, measured by publication

record and grant income in the area, and academic potential and trajectory will be a strong

determinant of suitability. The candidate should have an excellent record in research and be

productive in research output. They will also demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively

with colleagues working across the theme of Infection with other specialties. The core skills

required will be the ability to apply sound scientific principles to the study of infection, to be

able to communicate the outcome and value of research, and to encourage others, especially

junior colleagues, to participate in research. The research interests of the person appointed to

this post should complement the research activity within the Discipline, the School of

Medicine and Faculty of Health Sciences, and support achievement of the College Strategic

Plan 2014-19. The research interests of the person appointed should also complement the

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research interests and service development activity of the relevant clinical service within St

James’s Hospital and PHL, Cherry Orchard Hospital.

Clinical

The candidate must be fully trained to the level of Consultant Microbiologist. The successful

candidate will be expected to demonstrate leadership in academic matters relating to patient

care. They will be expected to play a key role in the further development of clinical

Microbiology and Public Health services in relevant areas such as molecular diagnostics and

epidemiology, and to liaise between the service providers and the University to integrate the

needs of the clinical services with the clinical experience needed by students. The St. James’s

clinical Microbiology sessions are under the direction of the Clinical Director, LabMed

Directorate, and the Chief Executive Officer, St James’s Hospital, while the PHL, HSE sessions

are coordinated by its Director.

Contract Details

This is a joint academic permanent appointment on a Type B basis under the Consultant’s

Contract 2008 by Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin (19.5 hours per week) and St

James’s Hospital, and Public Health Laboratory, HSE, DML, Cherry Orchard Hospital (19.5

hours per week). The post holder will have the rights and privileges of Trinity’s academic staff,

and be a member of the School of Medicine.

The Consultant’s Contract 2008 provides for a normal working week of 39 hours. This 39-hour

commitment will normally be delivered across a span of 12 hours between the hours of 8 am

and 8 pm Monday to Friday. The normal duties for the post as outlined in the documentation

and agreed by the HSE will include inter alia:

Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin

19.5 hours per week for academic activity including teaching and research

St James’s Hospital & Public Health Laboratory, Cherry Orchard Hospital

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19.5 hours per week to include laboratory authorisation, clinical advice to teams,

multidisciplinary meetings, consultation services and participation in on-call rotas

Consultant Microbiology services for 12 weeks per annum on-site at the Public Health

Laboratory, HSE, DML (See below)

The foregoing list of duties will form part of the Clinical Directorate Service Plan. The

remaining commitments are to be assigned by the employers and may be adjusted by the

Clinical Director/Employer in consultation with the Consultant appointed to this post.

The Academic Consultant is accountable for the delivery of the clinical component of the post

as provided for in the body of the Consultant Contract 2008, and they are accountable via the

management and governance structures in place in the University in relation to the delivery of

their academic commitment.

Salary and related payments (including Pension Entitlements (see below) will be made by

Trinity.

Commencement: By mutual agreement

Further information can be obtained at:

Trinity College Dublin www.tcd.ie

School of Medicine www.tcd.ie/medicine

Discipline of Clinical Microbiology http://www.tcd.ie/medicine/clinical_microbiology

St James’s Hospital www.stjames.ie

Public Health Laboratory: https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/5/publichealth/publichealthlabs/public-health-laboratory-dublin/

Further Information

Informal enquiries about this post should be made to:

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http://www.tcd.ie/medicine/clinical_microbiology

Professor Tom Rogers, Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Trinity College

Dublin; email: [email protected]

Dr Brian O’Connell, Consultant Microbiologist, St James’s Hospital, Dublin 8; email:

[email protected]

Dr Eleanor Mc Namara, Consultant Microbiologist St James’s Hospital, and Director,

Public Health Laboratory, Cherry Orchard; email: [email protected]

Standard Duties and Responsibilities of the Post

Academic Duties

Teaching

As part of your normal teaching duties you are obliged to give instruction and supervision, as directed by the Head of School (or Head of Clinical Microbiology), to undergraduate and postgraduate students of the College in courses and programmes organised by your School or to which the School contributes as a service to another School or College. Such duties include curriculum and course design, preparation and delivery of lectures, tutorials and general examination and other assessment duties. You are also required to be available to students for academic guidance and advice. In some disciplines, academic activities may also include laboratory, workshop or clinical instruction, supervision of fieldwork, site visits and other off-campus activities.

Research

As part of your research duties, you are required to engage in research and/or other creative and innovative activity as appropriate to your discipline. You are required to disseminate your research in academic publications, recognised conferences, or other outlets as appropriate. You are encouraged to engage in initiatives to seek funding for research in your own field and/or interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary research as appropriate. You are also required to be available to participate in postgraduate research supervision including student recruitment, thesis definition, preparation, advice and regular advisory and guidance meetings.

Contribution and Scholarly Activity

As part of your contribution to the School and College you are required to participate in academic administration at School, and/or College levels. In representing the College externally, you are required to maintain the highest professional standards. You are also required to commit to engage in scholarly

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activity such as, but not limited to, refereeing of journals, external examining, membership of learned societies, advisory bodies and peer review panels.

Flexibility and Cooperation

You will work flexibly and efficiently, while retaining your ability to maintain the highest professional standards in discharging your responsibilities. During the course of your employment it may be necessary to change your duties and responsibilities, within the general scope of your position and expertise. It is understood that you will not be assigned duties which you cannot reasonably perform.

In the fulfilment of your duties you are required to engage constructively with College in pursuit of the College’s plans, goals and objectives, and to supply data as required for the efficient management of the College, including, for example, data required for costing and workload management and allocation purposes.

External Activity

Subject to the specific requirements of the College’s policy on external activity as amended from time to time, any external employment, self-employment, working partnerships or consultancy work entered into by you must not conflict with the interests of the College or impact negatively on the performance of your normal duties and must have the prior written approval of the College.

Academic Freedom

Consistent with the provisions of the Universities Act 1997 and College Statutes, a member of the academic staff of the College shall have the freedom, within the law, in his or her teaching, research and any other activities either in or outside the College, to question and test received wisdom, to put forward new ideas and to state controversial or unpopular opinions and shall not be disadvantaged, or subject to less favourable treatment by the College, for the exercise of that freedom.

Professional Development and Performance Management

You are expected to continue with your professional development during the term of your employment in College. This includes participation in the processes established from time to time by College for this purpose.

Clinical Duties:

The Postholder will:-

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Contribute on a weekly basis to the Clinical Microbiology service at St. James’s

Hospital and out-of-hours on-call rota in collaboration with other Consultant

Microbiology staff.

Contribute to the Clinical Microbiology Service which will include:

o Authorisation and supervision of laboratory test results

o Clinical liaison

o Undertaking ward-based consultation

o Participation in multi-disciplinary rounds

o Assisting with infection control issues

o Supervision of Registrars/Specialist Registrars in Microbiology

o Participation in the maintenance of accreditation to ISO 15189

Participate in the delivery of the Hospital’s Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme. This role

will be delivered in conjunction with the Infectious Diseases Service.

If appropriate, the postholder may take a lead in the delivery of a particular service that will

be agreed with other Consultant Microbiology staff.

Provide the following Consultant Microbiology services for 12 weeks per annum on-

site at the Public Health Laboratory, HSE, DML

o Take full Consultant Microbiology Responsibility for directing the PHL. HSE,

DML accredited quality service complying with its legislative and HSE remit.

o Supervise the Clinical National VTEC reference service, which includes acting as

the focal point for VTEC in the EU FWD network. Define and lead the PHL’s

participation in the investigation of multi-disciplinary gastro-enteric outbreaks.

Direct the clinical Microbiology service to its ISO 15189 standards in liaison

with the Chief and Senior PHL Medical Scientists.

o Provide leadership and supervision in maintaining the Quality managed

accredited ISO 17025 scope covering foods, waters and environmental

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samples. Lead the Infection prevention and control programme on site at

Cherry-orchard Hospital (COH) that is audited by HIQA and participate in the

CHO 7 regional IPC committee.

o Provide support and direction to the COH IPC CNM.

o Provide Supervision to the EUPHEM Fellow if on-site

o Deliver relevant lectures relating to Public Health Microbiology

o Avail of the research opportunities afforded while working in the PHL.HSE,

DML.

Person Specification

Qualifications

The following qualifications shall apply to this appointment:

Registration as a specialist in the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners

maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland in the speciality of Microbiology.

Age restriction shall only apply to a candidate where they are not classified as a new

entrant (within the meaning of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous

Provisions) Act, 2004). A candidate who is not classified as a new entrant must be under

65 years of age on the first day of the month in which the latest date for receiving

completed application forms for the office occurs.

A candidate for and any person holding the post must be fully competent and capable of

undertaking the duties attached to the post and be in a state of health such as would

indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

The possession of the FRCPath or qualifications equivalent thereto

Desirable:

Candidates will ideally have MRCPI (or equivalent) and a higher degree such as an MD or a

PhD.

Knowledge & Experience (Essential & Desirable)

The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate the following:

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Teaching

A strong background in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate course content in

Microbiology and Infection.

Evidence of a personal contribution and commitment to excellence in teaching.

Experience of using new teaching media.

Experience of working collaboratively and effectively in a multidisciplinary environment.

Experience in curriculum development would be an advantage, including the development

of new modules and teaching materials.

Experience supervising postgraduate students/fellows in areas important to the

Discipline’s course provision would be an advantage.

Research

A strong track record of clinical research relevant to the role.

A strong publication record in international peer-review journals.

Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across the Discipline, School, College, Public

Health Laboratory, and hospitals as well as in Ireland and internationally, as appropriate

for the development of their research.

Proven ability to attract research funding and to build and maintain a successful research

team would be a significant advantage.

Willingness to participate in the School’s outreach and extra-mural programmes.

Administration

Ability to undertake administrative responsibilities as required by the Discipline, School,

College, Public Health Laboratory, and hospital.

Proven experience in designing, planning and implementing academic programmes in a

university setting.

Ability to represent the School, College, Public Health Laboratory, and hospital on

appropriate national and international advisory boards and professional bodies.

Experience of organizing research seminars and other activities.

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Other essential attributes

Ability to lead a professional team with a collaborative leadership style.

Ability to work effectively as member of a team.

Honesty and integrity.

Willingness to contribute to the Discipline, School, University, Public Health Laboratory,

hospitals and to the wider community.

A commitment to own professional development.

Application Information

Please note: Applications will only be accepted by e-recruitment

Applicants should provide the following information when applying for the Associate

Professor /Consultant position:

1. A comprehensive curriculum vitae, including a full list of publications.

2. The names and contact details (i.e. addresses, e-mail, etc.) of three referees.

3. A research plan (summarising research to be carried out in the next two years and

including details of funding to be sought - 2 pages)

4. A teaching statement (summarising teaching experience and approach – 2 pages).

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates who do not submit this additional information may not be

considered for shortlisting

Further Information for Applicants

URL Link to Area www.tcd.ie

URL Link to Human Resources https://www.tcd.ie/hr/

GARDA CLEARANCE:

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Police vetting will be sought in respect of individuals who come under consideration for a

post.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants will be required to complete and return a Garda vetting form should

they come under consideration for appointment. In some cases they may be requested to

complete the form on the day of interview. This form will be forwarded to An Garda Síochána

(Irish Police) for security checks on all Irish addresses at which they have resided. An Garda

Síochána will make enquiries with the Police Service of Northern Ireland with respect to

addresses in Northern Ireland. If an applicant is not successful in obtaining the post for

whatever reason, this information will be destroyed. If an applicant, therefore, subsequently

comes under consideration for another position, they will be required to supply this

information again.

While applicants must complete information in relation to all addresses at which they have

resided, the vetting is only done on addresses on the island of Ireland.

If an applicant has resided / studied in countries outside of Ireland for a period of 6 months or

more, it is mandatory for them to furnish a Police Criminal Records Check/ Police Certificate

from those countries stating that they have no convictions recorded against them while

residing there. Applicants will need to provide a separate Police Criminal Records Check/

Police Certificate for each country in which they have resided. The Police Criminal Records

Check/ Police Certificate must be dated after the date the applicant left the relevant country.

Applicants should provide documentation in the English and/or Irish language. Translations

must be provided by a registered translation company/institute in the Republic of Ireland; all

costs will be borne by the applicant. Only original version documents will be accepted.

Applicants should be aware that any information obtained in the Garda Vetting process can

be made available to the employing area.

It is the responsibility of the applicant to seek security clearances in a timely fashion as they

can take some time. No applicant will be appointed without this information being provided

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and being in order.

The following websites may be of assistance in this regard:

www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

www.psni.police.uk

This website provides information on obtaining a national police clearance certificate for

Australia

www.afp.gov.au

This website provides information on obtaining police clearance in New Zealand.

www.courts.govt.nz

For other countries not listed above applicants may find it helpful to contact the relevant

embassies who could provide information on seeking Police Clearance. Original Police

Clearance documentation should be forwarded to Human Resources where it will be copied

and the original returned to the applicant by post. Any cost incurred in this process will be

borne by the Applicant.

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School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin (www.tcd.ie/medicine)

The School of Medicine is recognised as one of the world’s top medical schools. The School

operates across multiple sites, both within the College and adjacent, in addition to several

major clinical campuses including St James’s Hospital and Tallaght Hospital, delivering

multidisciplinary education across all levels of healthcare and carrying out world-class

research. The main School Office is located in the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute.

The School has over 1,000 staff (employed/affiliated) within 22 Disciplines/Academic Units,

approximately 1,400 undergraduate students and 500 registered postgraduate students, with

a wide range of additional formal linkages to key College and external Centres/Institutes.

The mission of the School of Medicine at Trinity College is to facilitate and provide Medical

Education to the highest international standards; to train clinicians who are equipped to fulfil

their professional roles in a caring, competent and patient centred manner; to produce

individuals, who through critical thinking and outstanding professional and ethical standards,

will become leaders in their field of practice.

The School aims to be a leading research-intensive institution that fosters life-long learning in

its graduates in preparation for post-graduate training. It aims to integrate its educational

obligations with other missions for high-quality patient care, research excellence and new

knowledge generation.

The School embraces an ethos of social responsibility, accountability, public service and

community involvement, and is dedicated to meeting the health care needs of the wider

community by training doctors to practice medicine with integrity, and a deep understanding

of the impact of psycho-social influences and inequity on health and disease.

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It incorporates the Disciplines of Medicine, Radiation Therapy, Occupational Therapy and

Physiotherapy and currently offers the following degree courses:

Medicine http://www.tcd.ie/medicine/ug-med/

Physiotherapy http://www.tcd.ie/medicine/physiotherapy/undergraduate/

Occupational Therapy

http://www.tcd.ie/medicine/occupational-therapy/undergraduate/

Radiation Therapy http://www.tcd.ie/medicine/radiation-therapy/undergraduate/

Human Nutrition & Dietetics

http://www.tcd.ie/medicine/nutrition-dietetics/undergraduate/

Human Health and Disease

http://www.tcd.ie/medicine/physiology/undergraduate/human_health_disease/

The School is an international leader in postgraduate education and provides a vibrant

environment for postgraduate study. The School offers over 20 taught MSc/Diploma

programmes spanning a broad spectrum of medical and scientific disciplines, and research

students work towards the degrees of PhD, MSc, MD or MCh.

Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI)

Over the past years, the School of Medicine has consistently maintained its position as a

leading Research School in Trinity College. This outstanding achievement has been possible

through adherence to a focused approach to research in the biomedical sciences. The School

recently established the Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI), which incorporates

the Institute of Molecular Medicine, the Sir Patrick Dun laboratories, and consolidates

research with the Mercers Institute for Successful Ageing, the Centre for Advanced Medical

Imaging and the Wellcome Trust/HRB Clinical Research Facility at St. James’s Hospital. The

aim of TTMI is to consolidate patient-orientated research across Trinity College and its

affiliated hospitals creating a viable process, based on international best practice, for

delivering basic to translational biomedical research with major emphasis on the areas of

Translational Cancer, Translational Immunology, Inflammation and Infection, and Genomics of

Human Disease.

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The following research fields have been developing as the areas of particular emphasis:

- Immunology and Infection

- Molecular Medicine

- Neuroscience

- Cancer

- Ageing

- Population Health

- Genetics

St James’s Hospital

St. James’s Hospital occupies a place at the forefront of the Irish health sector. It is the largest

Academic Teaching Hospital in the Republic of Ireland, enjoying strong links with the

prestigious Trinity College. The Trinity Health Sciences Centre opened on campus in 1994.

This, in addition to the Medical School, houses a Postgraduate Medical Centre and the St.

James’s Centre for Learning and Development (incorporating the School of Nursing).

The hospital is located in Dublin on a sixty acre site to the immediate south of the river Liffey

and adjacent to the historically important Viking and medieval City Centre. Together with the

original Guinness Brewery, it is a key landmark in the Liberties area of Dublin on James’s

Street.

With 1,000 beds, approximately 4,000 staff and an annual turnover of circa €405m, St James’s

is a substantial acute operation. However, its profile is not related purely to its scale, but to

the visibility of its services and expertise on a national level. St. James’s provides a

comprehensive range of diagnostic and treatment services, many with a regional or national

patient base. It occupies a prominent position in the public eye, and places high emphasis on

innovation and excellence of delivery.

St. James’s acted as a pilot site for the introduction of organisational change initiatives in the

health service. As a result of this capacity to innovate, the prime Clinical Services at the

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These Directorates are now the basic business blocks through which core services of the

Hospital are planned and delivered. In parallel, a new Quality and Safety Management

Directorate has also been established to focus on clinical effectiveness and delivery of quality

assurance/improvement programmes.

While St James’s is one of the most innovative and developed acute organisations in the

country, there are many areas of growth and transformation that remain to be addressed.

The organisation is going through a period of exciting change developments, with initiatives to

expand and improve the physical infrastructure, transform the hospital organization and work

towards a future merger with Trinity College’s Medical Faculty that will create a new research

and acute structure within the Hospital Group Structure.

St James’s Hospital Capital Projects

The decision by Irish Government to locate the National Paediatric Hospital, (NPH), on the St

James’s Hospital campus provides a unique opportunity for the hospital to build upon its

reputation as the leading academic teaching hospital in the country. Despite having a

separate governance structure, this development will have significant positive effects for the

hospital. The new children’s hospital will be a world-class facility providing secondary

paediatric services for the greater Dublin area and specialist services for the country as a

whole. It will be an academic health sciences hospital that values world-class research,

education and innovation, which in turn will drive excellence in clinical care. The benefits of

the planned tri-location of a paediatric, adult and maternity services on the site will allow

specialist expertise to be shared across all three hospitals, along with a campus-wide

approach to sharing non-clinical services and infrastructure. In preparation for the NPH, St

James’s has recently launched its Decant Strategy Plan which will facilitate handover of the

site footprint.

In May 2013, the Wellcome HRB Clinical Research Facility at St. James’s Hospital was officially

opened in partnership between Trinity College Dublin to improve health outcomes and

quality of life by leading and enabling high quality, innovative translational clinical research.

The Unit provides the dedicated infrastructure, experienced research and support staff and of 29

the necessary quality and oversight programs that are critical for the successful conduct of

world-class patient -focused research. In June 2016, the world class new Mercers Institute for

Ageing with state of the art ambulatory facilities (15, 000 patients per year), rehabilitation

and in-patient facilities (116 beds).

CAMI- a dedicated neuro imaging research facility is adjacent to the new MISA building, was

launched in 2007.

Going forward, the necessary development of new facilities for Dialysis and Imaging, as well

as an expansion of theatre facilities, will present require delivery of significant capital

development.

Mirroring this physical transformation, the organisation is also undergoing a transformation of

its service structure. This transformation has seen a shift away from traditional clinical units to

organisation around programmes, drawing multidisciplinary experience in both research and

service delivery together around areas such as Cancer (for which St James’s is a centre for 2

million people), Cardiovascular, Aging, Infectious Diseases and Pharmaceuticals. The

corporate functions of the hospital are being shaped and evolving to deliver support to this

programme focussed structure.

The evolvement of Trinity Health Ireland, will see the creation of a single entity active in

research, academic and acute sectors which will empower the St. James’s Hospital to innovate

even more and to deliver ever-higher levels of service.

Main Patient Activity Statistics (Annual)

Admissions 25,000

Outpatient Visits 275,000

Emergency Department Visits 46,000

Day Procedures 50,000

Diagnostic Imaging Procedures 212,000

Laboratory Tests 8,200,000

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Public Health laboratory, HSE, DML.

The Public Health Laboratory, Health Service Executive, Dublin Mid Leinster (PHL,HSE, DML.)

has a unique microbiology scope which is accredited by INAB to ISO 15189 (clinical) and

ISO17025 (food, water and environmental). It is an ECDC (European centre for disease

prevention and control) designated training site for EUPHEM (European public health

Microbiology) Fellowship programme. It hosts the NRL (National Reference laboratory) for

VTEC (Verocytotoxin E.coli ) and is an EU designated focal point for food and water borne

diseases. It is an EU Official designated Food testing laboratory (S.I. 85 of 1998 and S.I. 117 of

2010). It has developed robust operational protocols implemented by a highly skilled Medical

and Scientific staff experienced in a variety of microbiological methodologies, the

implementation of novel molecular methodologies, surveillance of food and water borne

communicable diseases and the investigation of gastro-enteric outbreaks, both national and

international. It works closely with the Public Health Medical Service, Environmental Health

Service, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, ‘Safe Food’, and the Health Protection Surveillance

Centre (HPSC) to protect public health by contributing to national public health programmes.

Its staff participate in research, training (Medical and Scientific) and lecturing to Trinity

College Dublin students at both undergraduate and post graduate level. The laboratory is

currently located on the west side of Dublin on the campus of Cherry Orchard Hospital, which

is a 205 bedded Long Term Care of the elderly facility. The PHL is administered by HSE

Community Health Care East under the National Primary Care Directorate. The Health Service

Executive (HSE) was established in 2005 and has the operational responsibility for delivering

the health services in Ireland for its population of over 4 million.

The microbiological scope of the PHL,HSE,Dublin includes;

1. A National Reference laboratory service for Verocytotoxin E. coli infections. Ireland has for

many years had the highest incidence of VTEC infections in the EU. The national VTEC

laboratory service and surveillance database was set up de-novo in 2001. It has

developed an international reputation for the defining the pathogensis, phenotypic and

genotypic typing of VTEC and contributed to the investigation of the many national and

international VTEC outbreaks. Collaboration with the national VTEC network and

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international colleagues in the ECDC, FWD network have resulted in many presentations

and research publications. VTEC diagnostic methods now includes utilisation of Culture,

immunomagnetic separation, seroagglutination, DNA magnapure extraction, PCR for

verotoxin genes, cg MLST genomic sequencing for further characterisation of VT subtypes

and detection of virulence factors. This has resulted in a unique highly specialised

accredited national VTEC scope that supports our colleagues in Public Health and other

national agencies to address the disease burden caused by this pathogen. The PHL

Director is the National Contact point for VTEC/EHEC to the ECDC FWD Network and is

currently the National Microbiology focal point contact to ECDC .

2. A regional Public Health Microbiology service, both clinical and environmental for a broad

range of enteric pathogens accessed by the Environmental Health Service and Public

Health Doctors.

3. A National and Regional Food testing surveillance programme under contract to the FSAI.

This programme includes risk based sampling from Food business operators, both retailers

and manufacturer’s and targeted national food surveys conducted in compliance with EC

Regulation No 625 of 2017.

4. A regional water testing legislative compliance service, including potable (public waters,

group waters, private wells), therapeutic (hydrotherapy pools) recreational (swimming

pools, bathing waters) and healthcare facilities water testing services (eg washer

disinfectors terminal rinse waters and legionella water testing).

5. A local routine clinical microbiology diagnostic service for long-term care Cherry Orchard

hospital in-patients (205 beds) and also accessed by General Practitioners in the

surrounding region.

Staff:

Currently the Public Health Laboratory, HSE, Dublin has 23 staff including 2 Consultant

Medical Microbiologists (1 WTE), 16 Medical Scientists (1 Chief, 1 Molecular

Biologist/Surveillance Scientist, 5 Seniors, and 9 Basics) 1 Laboratory Aide, 1 Infection

Prevention Control clinical nurse specialist and 3 Clerical staff.

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In July 2011, a collaborative agreement leading to the establishment of Trinity Health (Ireland)

(THI) was signed by the three participating institutions: Tallaght Hospital, St. James's Hospital

and Trinity College. The Coombe Women and Infant’s University Hospital joined in 2013. This

allows for the incorporation of operational activities between the School of Medicine and its

major teaching hospitals in a manner designed to maximise the capacity for delivering high

quality clinical care, providing excellence in medical education and training, delivering high

quality biomedical research, and contributing to the economic and social development in an

integrated way. By working together as a group, THI can develop priorities and identify areas

in which it can maximise opportunities both from a clinical, educational and research and

operational way in order to provide economies of scale, but also to develop a focus of real

strength within medicine in Ireland.

THI's vision is to measurably improve the quality of life of its patients by delivering a world-

class healthcare system which seamlessly integrates community, primary and social care with

specialist hospital care and rapidly delivers the benefits of new research and therapies to the

healthcare system.

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Trinity is Ireland’s premier university, with a proud tradition of excellence stretching back to

its foundation in 1592. The oldest university in Ireland, and one of the oldest in Europe, today

Trinity sits at the intersection of the past and the future, and is ideally positioned as a major

university in the European Union. Our 47-acre campus is located in the heart of Dublin city

centre and is home to historic buildings dating from the University’s establishment, as well as

some of the most cutting-edge teaching and research facilities in Ireland. Students at Trinity

benefit from a unique educational experience across a range of disciplines in our three

faculties – Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; Engineering, Mathematics and Science; and

Health Sciences. The pursuit of excellence through research and scholarship is at the heart of

a Trinity education, and our researchers have an outstanding publication record and strong

record of grant success.

Trinity has developed 18 broad-based multidisciplinary research themes that cut across

disciplines and facilitate world-leading research and collaboration within the University and

with colleagues around the world. These internationally recognised themes include such

diverse areas as Cancer, Immunology, Telecoms, Identities in Transformation, Nanoscience,

Neuroscience, and Making Ireland. Researchers from across the University work together in

innovative ways to develop new and exciting approaches to their research and explore the

frontiers of knowledge in the 21st century. In creating these dedicated research themes,

Trinity’s researchers are able to become a more powerful force on the global stage,

successfully competing for large-scale grants and attracting top students and faculty to the

University. Trinity is home to Ireland’s first purpose-built Nanoscience research institute,

CRANN, which opened in January 2008. This state-of-the-art facility houses 150 scientists,

technicians, and graduate students in specialised laboratories, fostering creative innovations

that have seen Trinity’s researchers make significant breakthroughs.

The Trinity Long Room Hub for Arts and Humanities Research Institute is the University’s

flagship institute for research in the Arts and Humanities, providing a world-class environment

for cross-disciplinary collaborative projects. The Long Room Hub provides a central location

through which the University’s internationally respected Arts and Humanities research can

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https://www.tcd.ie/research/themes/

Researchers from across the University regularly participate in debates on topical issues

facing the world today. As well as operating an International Visiting Research Fellowship

programme, the Long Room Hub also hosts major EU-funded Digital Humanities projects.

One of the most instantly recognised parts of Trinity’s campus is the famous Old Library,

home to the historic Book of Kells as well as other internationally significant holdings in

manuscripts, maps, and early printed material. Trinity’s Library is the largest research library

in Ireland and is an invaluable resource to Trinity’s students and research community. Built up

over the four centuries of the University’s existence, the Library’s collections have benefitted

from its status as a Legal Deposit library for the past 200 years, granting Trinity the right to

claim a copy of every book published in Ireland and the UK. At present, the Library’s holdings

span approximately 4.25 million books, 22,000 printed periodical titles, and access to 60,000

e-journals and 250,000 e-books.

Trinity attracts top students from Ireland and abroad and prides itself on the consistently high

standard of student admitted to the University every year. These students are drawn to

Trinity for the excellence of our research-led teaching and for the quality and prestige a

degree from this University confers. Trinity has also pioneered accessibility to education in

Ireland, becoming the first university in the country to reserve 15% of its undergraduate

places for students from non-traditional learning groups. Trinity is the top-ranked European

university for student entrepreneurship and Europe’s only representative in the world’s top-

50 universities.

Our alumni have gone on to shape the history of Ireland and of Western Europe in a wide

range of fields. These include such notable figures as Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde, William

Rowan Hamilton, Edmund Burke, William Stokes, Denis Burkitt, Louise Richardson, Lenny

Abrahamson, and Anne Enright. Three of Trinity’s graduates have been awarded Nobel prizes:

Ernest Walton for Physics in 1951; Samuel Beckett for Literature in 1968; and William

Campbell for Physiology / Medicine in 2015. Trinity also counts the first female President of

Ireland among its alumni in Mary Robinson, as well as other notable former Presidents

Douglas Hyde and Mary McAleese. At Trinity we are justifiably proud of our tradition, and we

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Ranking Facts

Trinity is the top ranked university in Ireland. Using the QS methodology we are ranked 88th

in the world and using the Times Higher Education World University Rankings methodology

we are 117th in the world.

Overall

Trinity is Ireland’s No.1 University in the QS World University Ranking, THE World

University Ranking and the Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai).

Trinity is ranked 88th in the World, and 29th in Europe, in the 2017/2018 QS World

University Ranking.

Trinity is ranked in the Top 100 for Graduate Employability in the QS 2017 Rankings.

Trinity is in the Top 50 most innovative universities in Europe according to Reuters.1

Between 2010 and 2015, Trinity was ranked the top university in Europe for

entrepreneurship according to Pitchbook’s independent analysis.2

1 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-innovative-stories-europe-idUSKCN0Z00CT2 http://pitchbook.com/news/reports/2015-2016-pitchbook-universities-report

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http://pitchbook.com/news/reports/2015-2016-pitchbook-universities-report

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-innovative-stories-europe-idUSKCN0Z00CT

Internationalisation

Trinity is ranked 52nd in the world in the THE World University Ranking for

international outlook.

Research Performance

Of the 981 institutions included in the THE World University Rankings for 2017, Trinity

is in the top 15% internationally for research performance.

Trinity is ranked in the top 15% internationally by QS for citations.

In the QS World University Rankings:

Trinity featured in the world's elite (Top 200) institutions in 25 of the 28 subjects in

which it was evaluated by the QS World University Rankings by Subject in 2015. Of

these, Trinity ranked in the top 100 in the world in 14 subjects and in the top 50 in the

world in 6 subjects: English Language and Literature; Nursing; Politics and

International Studies; History; Biological Sciences; and Modern Languages.

In three out of the last four years, Trinity has been consistently ranked in the Top 50

worldwide for the following areas: English Language and Literature; Nursing; Modern

Languages; and Politics and International Studies.

In the QS Faculty rankings, Trinity has been consistently ranked in the Top 100

globally for Arts and Humanities over the last four years.

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Research Themes

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The Selection Process in Trinity

The Selection Committee (Interview Panel) may include members of the Academic and

Administrative community together with External Assessor(s) who are expert in the area.

Applications will be acknowledged by email. If you do not receive confirmation of receipt

within 1 day of submitting your application online, please contact the named Recruitment

Partner on the job specification immediately and prior to the closing date/time.

Given the degree of co-ordination and planning to have a Selection Committee available on

the specified date, the University regrets that it may not be in a position to offer alternate

selection dates. Where applicants are unavailable, reserves may be drawn from a shortlist.

Outcomes of interviews are notified in writing to applicants and are issued no later than 5

working days following the selection day.

In some instances the Selection Committee may avail of telephone or video conferencing. The

University’s selection methods may consist of any or all of the following: Interviews,

Presentations, Psychometric Testing, References and Situational Exercises.

It is the policy of the University to conduct pre-employment medical screening/full pre-

employment medicals. Information supplied by applicants in their application (Cover Letter

and CV) will be used to shortlist for interview.

Applications from non-EEA citizens are welcomed. However, eligibility is determined by the

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and further information on the Highly Skills

Eligible Occupations List is set out in Schedule 3 of the Regulations

https://www.djei.ie/en/What-We-Do/Jobs-Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/

Employment-Permit-Eligibility/Highly-Skilled-Eligible-Occupations-List/ and the Ineligible

Categories of Employment are set out in Schedule 4 of the Regulations

https://www.djei.ie/en/What-We-Do/Jobs-Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/

Employment-Permit-Eligibility/Ineligible-Categories-of-Employment/. Non-EEA applicants

should note that the onus is on them to secure a visa to travel to Ireland prior to interview.

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https://www.djei.ie/en/What-We-Do/Jobs-Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/Employment-Permit-Eligibility/Ineligible-Categories-of-Employment/

https://www.djei.ie/en/What-We-Do/Jobs-Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/Employment-Permit-Eligibility/Ineligible-Categories-of-Employment/

https://www.djei.ie/en/What-We-Do/Jobs-Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/Employment-Permit-Eligibility/Highly-Skilled-Eligible-Occupations-List/

https://www.djei.ie/en/What-We-Do/Jobs-Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/Employment-Permit-Eligibility/Highly-Skilled-Eligible-Occupations-List/

Non-EEA applicants should also be aware that even if successful at interview, an appointment

to the post is contingent on the securing of an employment permit.

Equal Opportunities Policy

Trinity is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to employment policies,

procedures and practices which do not discriminate on grounds such as gender, civil status,

family status, age, disability, race, religious belief, sexual orientation or membership of the

travelling community. On that basis we encourage and welcome talented people from all

backgrounds to join our staff community. Trinity’s Diversity Statement can be viewed in full at

https://www.tcd.ie/diversity-inclusion/diversity-statement.

Pension Entitlements

This is a pensionable position and the provisions of the Public Service Superannuation

(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 will apply in relation to retirement age for pension

purposes. Details of the relevant Pension Scheme will be provided to the successful applicant.

Applicants should note that they will be required to complete a Pre-Employment Declaration

to confirm whether or not they have previously availed of an Irish Public Service Scheme of

incentivised early retirement or enhanced redundancy payment. Applicants will also be

required to declare any entitlements to a Public Service pension benefit (in payment or

preserved) from any other Irish Public Service employment.

Applicants formerly employed by the Irish Public Service that may previously have availed of

an Irish Public Service Scheme of Incentivised early retirement or enhanced redundancy

payment should ensure that they are not precluded from re-engagement in the Irish Public

Service under the terms of such Schemes. Such queries should be directed to an applicant’s

former Irish Public Service Employer in the first instance.

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https://www.tcd.ie/diversity-inclusion/diversity-statement

Application Procedure

Applicants should submit a full Curriculum Vitae to include the names and contact details of 3

referees (including email addresses), together with a cover letter (1x A4 page) that specifically

addresses the application procedure set out above.

APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED BY E-RECRUITMENT:

http://jobs.tcd.ie

If you have any application queries, please contact:

Siobhan Keane

Human Resources, House No. 4,


Tel: +353 1 896 1030

Email: [email protected]

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