We are seeking to appoint pharmacy owner members and new chairpersons to the PSI Disciplinary Committees

As part of our role to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of patients and the public, the PSI is responsible for receiving and handling fitness to practise complaints about registered pharmacists or pharmacies and for managing those complaints according to the statutory process set out in Part 6 of the Pharmacy Act 2007. Complaints are heard before the statutory Disciplinary Committees, comprising of a lay majority of non-pharmacists, as well as pharmacists. There are three Disciplinary Committees:

•  The Preliminary Proceedings Committee: This Committee reviews complaints at the screening stage in the complaints process and advises the Council of the PSI as to whether there is sufficient cause to warrant further action in relation to a complaint 
• The Professional Conduct Committee: This Committee hears complaints which have been referred for inquiry, primarily on grounds of professional misconduct and poor professional performance. All hearings before this Committee are heard in public 
• The Health Committee: This Committee hears complaints which have been referred for inquiry, usually on the grounds of inability to practise due to health impairment. All hearings before this Committee are heard in private.

At this time, we are seeking expressions of interest for appointments to be made for the following roles on the Disciplinary Committees: 

1. Chairs/Acting Chairs (for the three Disciplinary Committees) - closing date 7 July 2023 - application process now closed
2. Registered pharmacists who are pharmacy owners (Committee members) - closing date 21 July 2023

Details for each role should be read in the information booklets provided below and your interest returned using the relevant application form. 

• If you are interested in applying for the role of Chair/Acting Chair of the PSI’s Disciplinary Committees, please consider the application form and information booklet containing details about the role, requirements and time commitment involved, and information about the process of selection and appointment. Please email your completed application form and a copy of your curriculum vitae (max 3 pages) to eoi@psi.ie no later than 5pm on Friday, 7 July 2023. 
• If you are interested in applying to become a member of any of the Disciplinary Committees, and are a registered pharmacist who is a pharmacy owner, please consider the application form and information booklet containing details about the requirements for filling these positions, and for details about the role, time commitment and process of selection.  Please email the completed application form and a copy of your curriculum vitae (max 3 pages) to eoi@psi.ie no later than Friday, 21 July 2023. 

Current vacancies will be filled immediately and if there is a greater number of applicants than vacancies, short listed candidates will be placed on a panel from which future vacancies will be filled.

For additional information, the Making a Complaint section of this website explains our complaint and disciplinary processes.