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Post Specification (Comp: 033228)Post Title:Associate Professor/Consultant MicrobiologistPost Status:PermanentDepartment/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 10Location: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 10Reports 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 HospitalSalary: 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: Date: 12 Noon (Greenwich Mean Time) Thursday 27th September 2018PLEASE NOTE: An Garda Síochána (Irish Police) vetting will be sought in respect of individuals who come under consideration for a post.Post SummaryTrinity 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 SpecificationThe successful candidate will be expected to meet exacting criteria in three areas: teaching, research, and clinical service. TeachingThe 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/supervisionThe 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.ResearchThe 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 research interests and service development activity of the relevant clinical service within St James’s Hospital and PHL, Cherry Orchard Hospital.ClinicalThe 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 DetailsThis 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 researchSt James’s Hospital & Public Health Laboratory, Cherry Orchard Hospital19.5 hours per week to include laboratory authorisation, clinical advice to teams, multidisciplinary meetings, consultation services and participation in on-call rotasConsultant 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 agreementFurther information can be obtained at:Trinity College Dublintcd.ieSchool of Medicinetcd.ie/medicineDiscipline of Clinical Microbiology James’s Hospitalstjames.iePublic Health Laboratory: InformationInformal enquiries about this post should be made to:Professor Tom Rogers, Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin; email: rogerstr@tcd.ieDr Brian O’Connell, Consultant Microbiologist, St James’s Hospital, Dublin 8; email: boconnell@stjames.ieDr Eleanor Mc Namara, Consultant Microbiologist St James’s Hospital, and Director, Public Health Laboratory, Cherry Orchard; email: Eleanor.mcnamara@hse.ieStandard Duties and Responsibilities of the PostAcademic DutiesTeachingAs 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.ResearchAs 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 ActivityAs 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 activity such as, but not limited to, refereeing of journals, external examining, membership of learned societies, advisory bodies and peer review panels.Flexibility and CooperationYou 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 ActivitySubject 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 FreedomConsistent 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 ManagementYou 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:-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:Authorisation and supervision of laboratory test resultsClinical liaisonUndertaking ward-based consultationParticipation in multi-disciplinary roundsAssisting with infection control issuesSupervision of Registrars/Specialist Registrars in MicrobiologyParticipation in the maintenance of accreditation to ISO 15189Participate 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 Take full Consultant Microbiology Responsibility for directing the PHL. HSE, DML accredited quality service complying with its legislative and HSE remit.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.Provide leadership and supervision in maintaining the Quality managed accredited ISO 17025 scope covering foods, waters and environmental 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.Provide support and direction to the COH IPC CNM.Provide Supervision to the EUPHEM Fellow if on-site Deliver relevant lectures relating to Public Health Microbiology Avail of the research opportunities afforded while working in the PHL.HSE, DML.Person SpecificationQualifications 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 theretoDesirable: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:TeachingA 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.ResearchA 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.AdministrationAbility 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.Other essential attributesAbility 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-recruitmentApplicants should provide the following information when applying for the Associate Professor /Consultant position:A comprehensive curriculum vitae, including a full list of publications.The names and contact details (i.e. addresses, e-mail, etc.) of three referees.A research plan (summarising research to be carried out in the next two years and including details of funding to be sought - 2 pages) 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 shortlistingFurther Information for ApplicantsURL Link to Areatcd.ieURL Link to Human Resources CLEARANCE: 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 and being in order.The following websites may be of assistance in this regard:disclosurescotland.co.ukpsni.police.ukThis website provides information on obtaining a national police clearance certificate for Australia.au This website provides information on obtaining police clearance in New Zealand.t.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.?School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin (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. It incorporates the Disciplines of Medicine, Radiation Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy and currently offers the following degree courses:Medicine Therapy Therapy Nutrition & Dietetics Health and Disease 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.The following research fields have been developing as the areas of particular emphasis:Immunology and Infection Molecular Medicine Neuroscience Cancer AgeingPopulation Health Genetics St James’s HospitalSt. 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 Hospital have been organised into 6 Clinical Directorates aligned to specific patient needs. 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 ProjectsThe 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 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 Visits275,000Emergency Department Visits46,000Day Procedures 50,000 Diagnostic Imaging Procedures212,000 Laboratory Tests 8,200,000Average Length of Stay (acute)10 days ___________________________________________________________________________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;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 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 .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. 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.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).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. Trinity Health IrelandIn 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.Trinity College Dublin, the University of DublinTrinity 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 become more visible, demonstrating its relevance for contemporary and future societies. 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 strive to uphold this excellence as we face the demands of the 21st century.Ranking FactsTrinity 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. OverallTrinity 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.Between 2010 and 2015, Trinity was ranked the top university in Europe for entrepreneurship according to Pitchbook’s independent analysis.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. Research ThemesThe Selection Process in TrinityThe 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 and the Ineligible Categories of Employment are set out in Schedule 4 of the Regulations . Non-EEA applicants should note that the onus is on them to secure a visa to travel to Ireland prior to interview. 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 PolicyTrinity 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 . Pension EntitlementsThis 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.Application ProcedureApplicants 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: If you have any application queries, please contact:Siobhan KeaneHuman Resources, House No. 4,Trinity College Dublin, the University of DublinTel: +353 1 896 1030Email: skeane5@tcd.ie ................
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