GVII, Quality Assurance Coordinator, Bowelscreen & Diabetic Retinascreen NSS

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 makinginformed decisions about their health

Choose Screening: Together we can make a differenceis 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:

We are accepting applications for an experienced Quality Assurance Coordinator to join the National Diabetic Retinal and the National Bowel Screening Programme on a permanent basis in our central office based in Dublin. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to implement and uphold best practice quality assurance standards within the Quality Assurance Framework of NSS and Screening Programme.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee quality assurance and compliance function within BowelScreen and Diabetic RetinaScreen,
• Support the co-ordination and management of complaints and feedback to the Programme in collaboration with NSS complaints manager in line with HSE Your Service Your Say Policy.
• Develop and promote best practice; with appropriate engagement across all stakeholders (internally and externally) within the Quality Assurance Framework of NSS and the Screening Programme.
• Support the administration of the Programme’s Quality Assurance Committee and the National Screening Service Quality Safety and Risk Committee.
• Lead the further development, implementation and monitoring of Quality Assurance within the Programme in line with national policies and guidance, new developments, statutory / legislative requirements and corporate objectives.
• Lead in the development, implementation, review and monitoring of specific Quality Assurance methodologies such as the internal and external auditing process, key performance indicators
• Lead in the collation, analysis and interpretation of data (e.g., key performance indicators, quality improvement plans) to monitor and evaluate quality assurance/ adopted as indicators of Quality Assurance impact /effectiveness.
• Assist in the development of the Quality, Safety and Risk aspects of service level agreements/ Memorandum of Understanding (MOU’s).
• Assist and support the development of appropriate Quality Improvement Plans where standards and KPI’s are not being achieved within the Quality Assurance Standards.
• Assist and support the development of risk assessments where issues and potential risks are identified which may impact on the implementation of the

Please refer to detailed job description

The person:

• An academic award in Quality Management at level 7 (or higher) on the Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) or equivalent or have commenced on an academic course to achieve such award.

Or

• 2 years relevant experience of working in a Quality Assurance role at managerial level within a Health Service.

Or

• A professional qualification in a health-related area

And

• Experience of working with Quality Management Systems
• Experience of developing, implementing and maintaining standards, policies, procedures and guidelines and monitoring compliance with same, as relevant to the role

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