Senior Administrative Officer, 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 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 Senior Administrator is responsible for programme coordination; to encompass

• project coordination, delivery and administration
• data management of the programme register.

You will work as part of The National Diabetic Retinal Screening Programme based in our Central office (Dublin) and be involved in both team and independent working across a variety of projects. The ideal candidate will demonstrate an understanding of project principles and technical skills whilst ensuring accuracy and attention to detail in programme reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Support the Co-ordination of and assist in data analysis, collation and monitoring by way of the provision of information pertaining to the programme.
• Ensure all data processing activities conducted by the team are to the required quality and are carried out in an efficient manner.
• Ensure all data processing activities are carried out correctly by the team by ensuring relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are followed and updated as required.
• Work with staff within the department and service to ensure a consistent approach to data governance and failsafe processes.
• Ensure processes relating to the reporting of non-conformance are fit for purpose and are followed by relevant team members.
• Support the management of the population register to include sufficient failsafe processes are in place for the programme.
• Support with the Preparation of reports for relevant programme meetings.
• Provide administrative support for meetings and attend as required
• Support the production of regular statistical reports and any ad-hoc information requests which may arise.
• Work in collaboration with the DRS programme manager to develop data analysis projects to improve databases and bring continuous improvement

Please refer to the job description for detailed responsibilities

The person:

• Demonstrated experience in a role that has involved dealing with senior managers and other key internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrate depth and breadth of experience in management of data sets, data analysis, collation, and monitoring as relevant to the role
• Significant experience in the creation of professional documents and presentations

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