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The HPRA is recruiting for a Pharmaceutical Assessor who will work as part of the Pharmaceutical Assessment section in the Human Products Authorisation and Registration (HPAR) department. Position will evaluate the quality aspects of new applications for human medicinal products and variations to/renewals of existing authorisations for pharmaceutical products containing new chemical entities or established active ingredients.
Job description is available via this link https://www.hpra.ie/homepage/medicines/recruitmentlist/item?t=/pharmaceutical-assessor-pharmaceutical-assessment-hpar&id=8bb11126-9782-6eee-9b55-ff00008c97d0.
Closing date for applications is Friday 8th July 2022.
TCP Homecare are a leading provider of Homecare Services on a national scale. We currently have an exciting opportunity as we are seeking to employ a clinical pharmacist on a full time basis from July 2022 to January 2023 on a specified purpose contract.
We are looking for innovative, enthusiastic professionals who demonstrate flexibility and ability to adapt to change to join our pharmacy team. This role provides the opportunity to gain experience in a quality environment, and to receive training in Good Distribution Practice (GDP), alongside unique pharmacy experience in orphan drugs, haemophilia, TPN and IV antibiotics. The role currently requires a Mon to Fri working pattern with lunch and no late nights, weekends or on call. You will be part of a professional, quality focused team, who continually strive to provide the highest clinical care to patients. Full training is provided.
40 hour week, Monday to Friday. Excellent support staff.
Key Qualifications & Competencies:
- Registered as a pharmacist with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
- Hard working, positive and enthusiastic
- Flexible and willing to learn
- Strong patient communication skills and experience
- The ability to work in a fast passed environment in a self-directive manner, while also being receptive to instruction
- Excellent time management and prioritisation skills, works well to deadlines for patients
- Attention to detail and a strict quality focus
- A good team player, with reliability and flexibility key requirements
- Good administration skills and computer skills, to include excel, word, and outlook
- Good communication and clinical skills with both patients and professional staff, excellent written and verbal English required
Job Scope:
The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for ensuring pharmaceutical care for patients, in accordance with the standards of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland.
Key Responsibilities:
- Adherence to the guidelines, laws, code of conduct and policies of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland.
- Clinically review individual patient drug therapy for appropriateness to optimise drug therapy. Provide pharmaceutical care to patients.
- Provide counselling on medicines to patients. Ensure that any patient receiving a dispensed medical product is provided with sufficient information and advice to facilitate the safe use and handling of a product.
- Respond to medication related queries from both patients and other healthcare professionals.
- Be responsible for the accurate coordination and dispensing of pharmaceutical product and ancillary stock to patients, in collaboration with the logistics team. Contribute to quality-assured safety checking systems.
- Work within a temperature controlled environment (fridge unit) to dispense product at interval periods.
- Contribute to error management, near miss reporting, incident reporting, and associated corrective and preventative actions.
- Partake in audits and regulatory inspections as required.
- Attend pharmacist meetings and team meetings.
- Be responsible for adherence to GDP standards for wholesale supply of medicines. Support the RP in the maintenance of the Quality Management System.
- Participate in clinical trials, in accordance with the standards of Good Clinical Practice. Responsibility for drug accountability and completion of dispensing logs and clinical trial documentation.
- Maintain professional competency and keep up to date with current developments in current area of practice.
- Collaborate with homecare and logistics departments; work with multidisciplinary teams within the Company such as nursing and quality departments.
See https://www.tcp.ie/careers if interested in applying.
Pfizer Healthcare Ireland (Citywest) is recruiting for a Medical Advisor (contract) role to support the Vaccines Business Unit.
If interested, please apply via https://www.cpl.com/job/junior-medical-adviser.
Posted 31st March 2022
Pfizer CMC Regulatory Affairs (Vaccines) is recruiting for a Regulatory Stragegist role. This is a contract role and would suit a recently qualified pharmacist or experienced patient facing pharmacist looking to gain experience in CMC.
See job description Pfizer CMC Regulatory Strategist role_March 2022.
Posted 30th March 2022
European Medicines Registration Consultancy (EMRC) is an established pharmaceutical consultancy company based in Ashbourne offering an extensive range of regulatory affairs and compliance services to both Irish and international pharmaceutical companies, wholesalers and manufacturers.
A vacancy currently exists for an experienced Regulatory Affairs professional to undertake standard tasks including the following:
- Provide consultancy and practical assistance to pharmaceutical, medical device, food supplement and cosmetic companies as well as pharmaceutical wholesalers and manufacturers.
- Compile and submit MA variations to the HPRA, follow through SPC/PIL/artwork changes
- Local PV activities including ADR/PQC logs and reconciliations, literature searches
- Educational and Marketing material regulatory review and approval
- GDP QMS review, SOP and GDP training.
This role is flexible and can be tailored to suit the candidate’s circumstances i.e. full-time or part-time, short or long term, office based or work from home. The successful candidate would have a minimum of 3 years experience in regulatory, quality or compliance with a pharmaceutical company and would be familiar with HPRA and Irish regulatory requirements.
Please forward enquiries or declaration of interest to: Eimear O'Reilly at eoreilly@emrc.ie.
Posted: 10th July 2021
GSK currently have an exciting opportunity for a Quality Assistant (based at Citywest, Dublin) on a full-time basis for an 18-month fixed term contract. This position is to help support the Trading Partner Quality Team in the worldwide virtual wholesale distribution operations of GSK’s Pharma Trading Partner companies. It is a great opportunity to obtain a strong grounding experience of Good Distribution Practice (GDP) and the QMS (Quality Management Systems) in a virtual wholesale distributor.
See role profile: https://gsk.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/GSKCareers/job/Ireland---Dublin/Quality-Assistant_290106-1.
Posted 24th May 2021
Takeda (Baggot St) is recruiting for an External Supply Quality Manager position for their oncology portfolio. Ideally 5 years QA/QC experience required but any pharmacist candidate with relevant experience will be considered.
See job description. https://takeda.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/IRL---Dublin---Baggot-Street/External-Supply-Quality-Manager-for-Oncology-Products_R0035367.
Posted 28th April 2021
DCC Vital is a leading healthcare business in Britain and Ireland and has an ambition to be one of the leading players in the supply of products and services to the healthcare sector in Europe. The Pharma business in Ireland includes Medisource and Fannin Pharma. Medisource are leaders in the sourcing and supply of exempt medicinal products for supply within Ireland and internationally. Fannin Pharma delivers sales, marketing & distribution services across hospitals, primary & community care.
The business is currently recruiting for two pharmacist roles:
- Group Pharmacist DCC Vital Group Pharmacist Role Description_March 2021
- Pharmacist. This role would suit a recetjly qualified pharmacist interested in a career in industry. DCC Vital Pharmacist Role Description_April 2021.
Posted 15th April 2021
DCC Vital is a leading healthcare business in Britain and Ireland and has an ambition to be one of the leading players in the supply of products and services to the healthcare sector in Europe. The Pharma business in Ireland includes Medisource and Fannin Pharma. Medisource are leaders in the sourcing and supply of exempt medicinal products for supply within Ireland and internationally. Fannin Pharma delivers sales, marketing & distribution services across hospitals, primary & community care.
The Irish business is now recruiting for a Group Pharmacist. See job description for further information DCC Vital Group Pharmacist Role Description_March 2021.
Posted 4 March 2021
Useful Links
- Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (APS)
- European Industrial Pharmacist Group (EIPG)
- European Industrial Pharmacists Group Newsletter
- European Medicines Agency (EMA)
- Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA)
- Irish Institute of Pharmacy (IIOP)
- Irish Medical Device Association (IMDA)
- Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Assocation (IPHA)
- Pharmaceutical Managers Institute (PMI)
- BioPharmaChem Ireland
- The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI)
- UK & Ireland Controlled Release Society (UKICRS)
- The Organisation for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs (TOPRA)
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