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Jackie Brown becomes a Fellow

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Jackie Brown becomes a Fellow

Jackie Brown becomes a Fellow

We are delighted to congratulate Jackie Brown on being awarded Fellowship of the National Recruitment Federation (NRF)

She has also recently successfully completed the only Recruitment Practice qualification in Ireland – The NRF Cert in Recruitment Practice.

She is currently one of the only people in Ireland with these 2 Accolades.

Speaking about her recent Award and Certificate, Jackie says – ‘I am thrilled with becoming a Fellow of The National Recruitment Federation. It is essential as Recruiters in Ireland, we are encouraged to always be proud of what we do and to become better at what we do. The more the NRF do to keep the Recruitment Practice in Ireland as a Profession to be proud of and one to be commended, the better.

We take our job seekers careers in our hands every day and it is so important to represent them as professionally and to the best of our ability.

It is not only their career, more often these days, it is their livelihood and life balance and we can make a difference to them. That is both an honour and a priviledge and we must have confidence and capability for our job seekers to be able to trust their future in our hands.

The NRF have been brilliant for our Industry in Ireland in terms of bringing it forward to a profession to be proud of and recognised.

The Code of Conduct and now the recent Certificate Course they have commenced will go a long way in ensuring that Recruiters takes this Profession seriously and our job seekers can be assured of a Legal and Professional Practice when they hand their career and future in to their Recruiters hands.

I am personally and professionally thrilled to now represent my Job Seekers and Client Companies with 11 years experience in Medical Recruitment, Fellowship of the NRF and now the Certificate in Recruitment Practice.

In my own Business @ Jackie Brown Medical, it is standard practice that we are Members of the NRF and Recruit at the highest possible standard and we use the NRF Code of Practice in all we do.

When I won the’ Recruiter of the Year’  Award in 2008, this was of benefit to my Business to ensure Best Practice at all times. Now with this Fellowship and Certificate in Recruitment Practice, this will now ensure we continue to work at the highest possible standard of Recruitment for our Job Seekers and our Client Companies.

It has been a long time coming, but the NRF are to be commended for their continued effort to reward and encourage this Best Practice in Recruitment Industry in Ireland’.

Our Health System could bankrupt our Country

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Our Health System

Our Health System

Health Minister James Reilly has warned that unless reforms are made our healthcare system alone could bankrupt the country.

“Even if we were not facing the dire financial situation this country does face, if we had no plan to reform our health service, the country would be bankrupted by the health system alone,” Dr Reilly told a major health conference in Dublin today.

He said the current level of spending on health services was unsustainable so changes must be made.

The Minister said his promised special delivery unit to tackle hospital waiting lists, which was currently being established, would have representation from the HSE and also from Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.

Its core focus would be the elimination of waiting lists, the Minister said. A rigorous performance measurement process would be put in place, waiting list times would be monitored on a daily basis, and as Minister he would directly oversee the results.

He reiterated his pledge to achieve a significant reduction in waiting lists within three years .

Dr Reilly said under the Government’s reform plans, hospitals would be paid per patient seen rather than by block grant as was now the case. There would be more transparency and it will be known which hospitals were doing what and which doctors were doing what.

He said ‘money follows the patient’ would be an important step in achieving universal health insurance. Controls would be put in place to ensure the new system did not encourage ‘cherry-picking’  by hospitals.

The Minister said under the new system, everyone would have insurance from their choice of insurer. This insurance would guarantee every citizen equal access to a comprehensive range of hospital and mental health services.

Dr Reilly, who was addressing the National Healthcare Conference 2011, said the purpose of UHI was to achieve equity of access to healthcare for all.

The Minister said the Government had made a commitment to introduce free GP care for the whole population on a phased basis in its first term of office.

He said the Government must ensure there are enough GPs in place to respond to the likely increased demand for services under free GP care for all.

Dr Reilly said he wanted to see greater progress on the roll-out of new primary care teams and new primary care centres. He said a new GP contract would lead to more care shifting from hospitals to the community.

Some work currently done by GPs would move to other primary care staff while GPs would take on new work. Under a new contract, GPs would work in an integrated way with primary care teams.

Dr Reilly said the journey of reform would be towards a health service that all have access to and of which those who work in it were proud.

He said he was putting in place a plan to deal with the A&E problem, and to deal with the winter surges in activity.

The Minister said more diagnostic facilities would be put in place in the community and there would be more chronic illness care taking place in the community. This would take pressure off hospitals.

He said he had asked the NTPF to do a study on the price of beds in nursing homes that would have a full scale of facilities such as physiotherapy, so that patients could be moved out of the hospital setting and nearer to home.

This should free up a considerable number of hospital beds, he said.

The Minister said  the location for the new national children’s hospital, which was currently being reviewed, was a ‘big decision for the country’. He said it had to be ensured that the money was there to complete the the project – all the issues were being reviewed, after which he would make an announcement on the hospital. (Irish Health.com)

Jackie Brown Medical are hiring!

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Medical Recruiter wanted

Medical Recruiter wanted

Here at Jackie Brown Medical, we are hiring!

Our team is expanding and we are seeking an experienced Science/Medical Recruitment Consultant.

We have very high standards throughout our Recruitment process and an Award winning reputation we are proud of.

Our Staff are our key to our success.

If you want to be part of the Award winning Jackie Brown Medical Recruitment Team -

 

What we are looking for -

  1. A Medical or Science Recruiter
  2. Living in South Dublin or Wicklow
  3. 2-3 year Medical Recruitment experience
  4. A proven Recruitment Sales track record
  5. A Recruiter who is a strong Candidate advocate
  6. A Business Developer
  7. Someone who is passionate about Recruitment
  8. Aware of NRF guidelines
  9. Target driven
  10. A professional

If you have what we are looking for and wish to apply, please send your CV to -

jackie@jackiebrownmedical.ie

Among the best in the World

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Irish Surgery

Irish Surgery

“Irish Surgeons are among the best in the world, Professor Traynor of the RCSI says.

Due to a lack of adequate surgical training posts, it seems Irish trainee doctors have been pushed to greener pastures in a search for sufficient experience elsewhere. This has helped them to join the best in the world in surgery.

Prof Oscar Traynor, Director of the RCSI National Surgical Training Centre recently said that Irish surgeons owe a huge part of their excellence to training abroad.

“I think in general, Irish surgeons are among the best in the world, for a number of reasons. The main reason is that most Irish surgeons do take time to go abroad and do some training and bring back ideas, a new way of looking at things, and new techniques”

He goes on  to say that it is tradition with Irish surgeons to broaden their experience range, where in countries like UK and North America it would be highly unusual to go to this extent.

It seems, for the medical world in any case, the benefits of surgical training abroad has had a phenomenal effect on the Medical industry of Ireland.

And long may it go on!

Suits you Sir!

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Suits you Sir! Just as we wear different clothes to suit an occasion, when looking for a job it is sometimes worth considering these CV tips to suit each prospective employer or position you are applying for and to present your best assets accordingly. Consider your skills, your experience and more importantly- you!

A bad CV can be as bad as no suit at Interview. Think of how you want to look.

A bad CV can be as bad as no suit at Interview. Think of how you want to look.

For instance if you are a specific engineer you would phrase your CV to emphasise your skills to suit the role required and also give relevent examples of where your technological skills, experience or software abilities will complement the specific job required.

If you issue a generic, one size fits all CV to every client you will naturally find your CV appears to have limited if any success as a result of your CV content being limited or only partially relevant.

Having a CV for a specific type of role, either Radiologist, Nurse, Manager, Engineer, Sales Rep, Trainer or Technician means that the CV content will exlusively reflect the required role. It also means, if you have several years experience you can offer your best and most comprehensive CV without running out of  CV space room without producing an overly long CV.

Similarly having several specific letters means you can choose specifically to present your technical, personal  or management skills exclusively depending on what the Job Description calls for. This is helping the employer or agency and they will be greatful for it.

Once more this allows you to make your best possible presentation and further increases your chances of being called for interview. This of course then means you only have the issue of  deciding what you will choose to wear to  interview. After all it suits you to look and feel at your best when you have presented your best assets.

It pays to be nice!

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Take the time to listen and to talk

Take the time to listen and to talk

It pays to be nice! Simple manners go a long way when dealing with people you meet in recruitment. How often have you found yourself in a situation where you helped a person not seeking a reward but for the simple pleasure of  being nice or to help a person out of a difficult situation. Being nice pays! This might appear disingenuous but in recruitment potential and opportunity are closely relatives and a good recruiter nevers wastes an opportunity to be nice.

In the Irish recruitment industry, recruiters meet many people and often its the little things that count or lead to success-such as taking the time to talk to candidates. Perhaps you dont have a job for them today but the time you take to talk with them can be all some people are looking for. Some people may simply be looking for help or guidance about their career prospects, feedback on their CV or a little direction.

Because of our intimate market knowledge it doesnt take much to helpfully point a candidate in the right direction or to steer them out of a potential dead end career. So if we can we take that time to talk and we help when we can.

So- whats in it for you? Why bother? Why waste valuable recruiting time talking to people when you need to spend that time making placements and securing your job I hear you say? Well, for one, a candidate can be a candidate today but they can also potentially be a client tomorrow. They can  potentially introduce you to friends or colleagues who may be able to help you with your requirement or be the ideal candidate you need tomorrow -or in quite a few circumstances, be the husband, wife, brother or sister, of a client you have been trying to do business with for months.

Always remember be nice to people, its good for its own reason and it will make you feel better but more importantly remember- it’s too small a world to be nasty to people. The wheel will turn and you never know who knows who or who will be in a position to either hire you in your next job or give you your next break-its in your best interest.

The shape of things to come

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Medical Device Diversity- Irelands New Growth IndustryThe shape of things to come for 2010 may be higher unemployment and lower economic activity for some sectors of the economy. But as far as medical and science sectors are concerned, we are still seeing considerable opportunities for growth; in particular the medical devices manufacturing sector which has recently seen major investment in R&D with such diverse companies as Teleflex, Baxter Healthcare, KCI Medical and Merit Medical.

All have seen further expansion this year and have increased growth in the development of their production and manufacturing facilities and directed extensive FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in new product developments which will see Ireland placed at the fore front of global Medical Device R&D.

So what opportunities do exist for  those looking to retrain or re-skill? Considerable and varied opportunities exist for those with Research and Product Development, Regulatory, Quality,  Technical and supporting skills in Sales and customer support-particularly those candidates with European and Asian language skills.

Jackie Brown is keen to talk with those seeking career moves or those with existing medical device manufacturing industry experience as we move into another year of anticpated high growth in recruitment within the medical and life science industries.

In the mean time, to all those looking for a career move or seeking new opportunities we wish you a Happy and prosperous New Year in 2010.

Economic Meltdown

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Working together for the future

Working together for the future

Economic Meltdown appears to have been averted in the 2010 Budget but this is small consolation for those of us in the private and public sector who now are bearing the brunt of the severest budget in living memory. The worldwide economic community appear to be full of praise but the reality is we, the Irish Nation will have to live with reduced incomes, strikes and reduced living standards for at least the next three years

The only positive aspect of all this is, that good or bad news what ever your perspective we at least now have direction and from here action can be taken. From an oft heard maxim, fear causes paralysis, action cures fear.

Perhaps at this point we may see a move towards job creation as the economic fire fighting that has so long been a feature of the governments performance in the past two years  may soon move into positive decisive action that will encourage investment and bring us back to some semblance of order and perhaps to a new economy that leaves behind the pursuit of property as an end in itself and back towards an econmy that relies on Irish knowledge, skills and talents that brought prosperity in the recent past.

But  perhaps this time we will remember what and who brought us today to the situation we find ourselves in as a nation and  perhaps next time round we will be weary of sweet promises of today that bring a bitter tomorrow from those we previously regarded as the pillars of our nation