NSS, Unit Scheduler, Breastcheck Merrion

About us

The National Screening Service (NSS) delivers four national population-based screening programmes – for cervical, breast and bowel screening and for detecting sight-threatening retinopathy in people with diabetes.

Our programmes focus on looking for early signs of disease in healthy people, so that we can:

• detect health issues early
• help prevent disease
• ensure that anyone who does develop the disease being screened for has the best chance of early, more effective treatment
• reduce people’s risk of developing a disease or its complications
• support people in making informed decisions about their health

Choose Screening: Together we can make a difference the National Screening Service 5-year Strategic Plan outlining our strategic priorities and goals for the years 2023-2027.

Our mission: We deliver population screening programmes that help prevent, reduce the risk of, and assist the recognition of, disease in Ireland.

Our vision: To work together to save lives and improve people’s health through population screening.

About the role:

The Unit Scheduler is responsible for co-ordinating the Unit’s screening workload and ensuring the maximum usage of all available screening slots in the Unit’s static and mobile screening locations by effective scheduling of client appointments, in line with client availability, client charter commitments and the resource availability within the unit.

The Unit Scheduler will support the Unit Manager in monitoring screening locations to maintain optimum service delivery.

Responsibilities:

• To prepare screening profiles for all screening locations and identify category of clients to be invited.
• Ascertain the number of women available for screening and ensure that all clients are scheduled to achieve best use of resources, service user needs and service requirements.
• Use appropriate reporting tools as required to ensure that screening appointments are allocated and appointed in line with the commitments outlined within the BreastCheck Women’s Charter.
• Co-ordinate the scheduling process for all categories of clients.
• Monitoring all screening locations daily to ensure maximum usage of all screening slots.
• Assist with the monitoring of the unit email mailbox and answering all email correspondence where appropriate.
• Provide phone support to the service users of BreastCheck in a timely and efficient manner and provide administration support to the wider administration team as required.
• Maintain accurate information on the database and provide key statistics and support to the Unit Manager.
• Liaise with the Radiographic Services Manager and the Unit Manager in relation to radiographer resources and liaise regarding numbers in advance of mobile unit moves allowing adequate time to the team in the planning of such moves.
• Provide support to Unit administrative and radiographic staff with any scheduling related issues.

Please refer to the job description for detailed responsibilities

For Eligibility Criteria and further information on this post, please view the attached job specification available below

Join our team and we'll provide you with the support you need to deliver and succeed. This is an unmissable opportunity to join a diverse and supportive workplace where staff feel valued. #ChooseScreening