Nurses with Medical Sales experience in demand currently.

We have requirements for Nurses with Wound Care or Cosmetic Surgery experience.

These 2 jobs are Dublin based and a generous package on offer plus basic salary.

Both Nursing jobs require Medical Sales experience.

Wound Care Nurse is required for a Wound Care Company seeking strong Wound Care Clinical experience and some Medical Sales experience

 

 

A stunning Cosmetic Surgery Clinic in Dublin City Centre is seeking a Cosmetic Surgery Nurse with  strong Sales experience as this role will involve patient advice and sales.

For information on these and similar Nurse jobs in Dublin, go to -

http://www.jackiebrownmedical.ie/jobs_ireland.php?url=jobs

Medical jobs are looking good in Ireland.

We have a large amount of Medical jobs currently.

There are a large number of Medical Sales jobs and Pharmaceutical sales jobs

Also Science jobs and Nursing jobs.

For further information on these Medical jobs, go to -

http://www.jackiebrownmedical.ie/jobs_ireland.php?url=jobs

It’s been a while since I posted and now the recession is in full swing.  Indeed, other countries are talking about the recession bottoming out and the first signs of recovery.  It certainly doesn’t look that positive for us in Ireland at the moment.

NAMA remains a bone of contention and there is no obvious clear policy for a comprehensive plan to get us out of the mess we are in.  Indeed, it looks like we are facing a winter of public service strikes.

There is some positive movement though.  The initial recession panic seems to have alleviated to some extent.  While we are still seeing some redundancies in the medical sector, the rate of job losses has decreased.

Pharmacies are still reeling from the double hit they have taken.  There is little to no movement in the Pharmacist jobs market.  Our advice to pharmacists is “If you are working stay put”.  There were pharmacy closures over the last year and profit margins have been squeezed.  Salaries for new hires have similarly been affected.  The days of six figure salaries are largely over for now.  We have gone from a situation where pharmacists were in demand and could obtain nearly any salary they desired, to one where is an oversupply of pharmacists for very few jobs indeed.  We do not expect a change in this situation for another 12 months.

Nurses are finding themselves under increasing pressure, not immune to the bitter bite of the recession either.  Staff are not being replaced, Agency nurses are finding that there are fewer shifts available and conditions are not as good as they were (I can hear the comments already).  Many nurses are looking further afield with Nursing jobs in Australia enjoying a larger than normal interest.  Given that as a rule we export a lot of our nurses in good times it is perhaps not surprising.

The pharmaceuticals industry has also undergone some restructuring.  The Pfizer Wyeth deal has not had the negative effect that many in the industry in Ireland feared. We have seen large scale job cuts in manufacturing though, with several companies announcing redundancies.

Medical Sales Reps have been having a mixed time on the jobs market.  There have been redundancies, but there are still jobs available.  The people worst hit by the recession in Medical Sales are the people who are trying to break into Medical Sales.  A sudden glut of experienced Medical Sales reps on the market has left the hopeful rookies with little hope in a market that was always a relatively difficult one to breach.

We are still importing medical professionals to Ireland for positions that we just do not have enough people in the Irish pool for.  These tend to be specialist positions across the board.

Allied Health workers may as well get a job in the local chipper for the time being.  Despite there being a desperate need for Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists and Social Workers, the budgets are just not there to hire them.  We are faced with a culture of marginalisation, where special needs requirements have been firmly shelved.

Health Care Assistants are having a rough ride too, as are any professions where there are an excess of people qualified for the position.  The Fetac qualification is fast becoming an absolute necessity.  Competition is fierce and agency shifts are ever thinner on the ground.  The best route to finding a permanent position remains in building contacts in individual hospitals and nursing homes while doing agency work.

Recruitment Agencies are reporting an upturn in the numbers of jobs available.  In the Medical Recruitment Market in particular there has been clear signs of improvement.

Want an update on another sector? Leave a comment.

To those of you who are not interested in Medical Sales I apologise for going on about it but it really is quite phenomenal how many Medical Sales Jobs are on offer at the moment.  It would not be too far fetched to expect a decline in availability but, if anything, there are more positions on offer than there were this time last year!  Now is a great time to be an experienced Medical Sales Representative looking for a new job.  In the field it has been reported that there are definite signs of a slowdown.  Is that your observation too?  Leave a comment.

Rumor has it that the Medical Devices company Stryker could be in a bit of trouble though.  They are the subject of a Federal Grand Jury Investigation into the illegal promotion of human bone growth products amongst other things. It’s not doing their share prices many favours in stark contrast to those of Roche. More on Stryker here.  Will it have a big impact on Ireland?  Probably not.

Not hearing about any Medical Sales Jobs?  Keep in touch with your favorite recruitment agencies!

Medical Sales Jobs are abundant at the moment.  That is to say, they are abundant for people with the right background and experience.  There are fantastic opportunities available to Medical Sales Representatives who are willing to make a move from the company they are currently in.

This is where the economy seems to be making life awkward for Medical companies.  Any Medical Sales Rep that has what they regard to be a half secure job is hanging on to it for dear life.  The panic that has gripped the nation has left normally very rational men and women afraid to look at the opportunities that exist at the moment for Medical Sales Representatives with two to three years experience.

Yes there have been some redundancies.  Some of these redundancies are being replaced though, which means that the problem was never the market but the economic crisis has provided an opportunity for some firms to do some “housekeeping”.

Laboratory Sales Representatives are nowhere to be found.  Recruitment agencies have adverts up all over the internet.  Our sources tell us that they have had to look outside their preferred requirements of experienced Sales Representatives with Lab backgrounds.  What does that mean?  It means that if you are a Laboratory Scientist and have a personality that would lend itself to sales then doors are opening.  Of course that would mean leaving a relatively secure position in a Laboratory for the great unknown of working in an unfamiliar environment.  The rewards can be significant though when compared to HSE Lab Scientist rates.  If you work in a Laboratory then you will have met the people doing the job when they come to sell you their analyzers and reagents.  Think you might be interested in becoming a Medical Sales Rep? Talk to them.  Ask them about the job.  Join the MRII.  Do a Medical Sales Course.  Contact a Medical Recruitment Agency.

Laboratory Sales is by no means the only Medical Sales area requiring staff.  Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives are also in demand.  GP sales Reps in particular.

Medical device companies are also recruiting staff.

There May be a recession but looking at this list of Medical Sales Jobs will show just what is available on the job front right now.

Hi guys,

I recently had an editorial published in the Sunday Independent reflecting today’s medical job market since the ‘recession’ took it’s toll -

The medical recruitment industry is not reporting the same dismal problems seen in some sections of the recruitment industry

 Although recruitment in general has been badly affected by the world economic crisis, one branch within it — medical recruitment — has remained relatively unscathed.

While the general recruitment sector has felt the squeeze from the downturn in the economy, not all areas within it are feeling the strain. On the contrary, for the medical recruitment sector business continues apace, according to Jackie Brown, managing director of Jackie Brown Medical.

Indeed, the medical sector has long lamented Ireland’s lack of medical practitioners, dentists and nurses, so it probably comes as no surprise to those in the know that recruitment in this area remains strong.

Jackie Brown Medical covers all areas of the medical sector, procuring both medical and non-medical staff for medical or healthcare-based companies, hospitals and clinics nationwide.

Brown argues that the medical recruitment industry is not reporting the same dismal problems seen in some sections of the recruitment industry. This fact notwithstanding, she has seen a shift in the sector.

“I’ve been recruiting within this industry for the past eight years, and over the past few weeks I’ve had candidates come back to me who have been made redundant. That’s the only evidence of the downturn I’ve experienced, but there are jobs still available,” she says.

Brown adds that another sign of the changing times is that medical companies are now outsourcing their training needs. As an aside, the outsourcing sector is one industry that is likely to benefit from the shifting economic times as companies try to save on costs and become more competitive.

“The medical market is shifting: in some areas the downturn is actually creating employment, which is quite bizarre. You are unlikely to find professionals within the medical sector scrambling for jobs or on dole queues,” she says.

Brown does accede however, that there has been a drop in salaries for pharmacists, but adds that this has more to do with cutbacks by the Health Service Executive (HSE) rather than the current economic climate.

“Pharmacists’ salaries have dropped by over 10pc. Where previously their salaries would have reached €75,000- €85,000, now they range somewhere between €65,000 and €75,000.”

Likewise, recently qualified radiographers whose contracts have just expired are also finding themselves back on the recruitment market. On the other hand, there are some vacancies available, as radiographers have always been in short supply in Ireland.

With an increase in the number of private healthcare providers now operating within the medical sector, Brown believes that many medical professionals are moving from the public to the private sector, “because with private comes a lot of security,” she says.

Brian Crowley, director of healthcare recruitment company TTM Recruitment, agrees. “HSE restrictions on recruitment mean that, for example, clinicians and nurses on temporary contracts in public hospitals have started to look towards the private healthcare sector. This leads to a certain amount of brain drain from the public to the private system,” he says.

Further good news for medical professionals seeking employment, and Jackie Brown Medical in particular, is that despite the continued economic turbulence, business has been hectic for the medical recruitment firm. In the past four weeks alone, the company has signed up five new clients, all of whom sought it out.

Of course, Jackie Brown Medical’s profile reached new heights recently as it was named Recruiter of the Year at the National Recruitment Federation Awards last month. Having the same name as Quentin Tarantino’s famous hit film Jackie Brown hasn’t done the company any harm either.

Brown launched Jackie Brown Medical in October 2007, having previously worked for five years in acute nursing and for eight years in the medical recruitment industry. To win the Recruiter of the Year award is an impressive achievement, especially for a company so young.

“I was absolutely honoured by the award. It was the single biggest achievement of my professional life,” says Brown.

It was perhaps Jackie Brown Medical’s innovation that won it the award. The firm not only prides itself on the high level of customer service it provides, but also on its extensive use of technology. It recently launched a forum for medical and healthcare workers in Ireland: Jackiebrownmedical.ie.

The forum allows workers within the sector to log on and share any issues they have, get advice from contemporaries or simply let off steam. While it is still in its infancy, it has gotten its fair share of hits, and is expected to grow as it becomes more established.

“The recruitment industry is heavily reliant on web-based services. Recruitment is also a hugely competitive sector and our web presence is a vital ingredient to our success,” says Brown.

“Our website was developed in-house and we have made a point of embracing the social-networking phenomenon that has swept the web by including social bookmarking facilities and the forum for medical and healthcare workers.”

I have to ask what recession?

We have had a recent surge within our Medical Recruitment in particular in the last 3 weeks!

There is always the rush up to Christmas and new jobs for the new year, but more than that, people are on the move as there are vacancies and choices still!

This is very good news indeed for the Medical recruitment Industry and we have Medical and Pharmaceutical Companies knocking down our door seeking experienced Medical Professionals.

The salaries are remaining the same, so no change there either.

All in all, things are good for Medical jobs in Ireland and in the Medical Recruitment sector.

Areas particularly busy are Radiography, Medical Sales, Pharmaceutical Sales, Nursing and Medical Admin

Here’s to 2009!

Good evening,

I am Jackie and have been in Medical Recruitment in Dublin now for 9 years.

My background is within Surgical Nursing and 9 years of Medical Recruitment.

I now recruit across the entire Medical sector and am available to any job seekers in this area who have queries etc.

My speciality area is Medical sales jobs in Ireland.

Medical jobs in general have not been badly affected yet by our current climate, but there has been some evidence of a slow down in Pharmacy, Radiography and Allied Health.

I will be back in touch with more information very soon in relation to Medical sales jobs in Ireland.

Nice talking!

Jackie

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