diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 60f5beb..7ece583 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -79,5 +79,6 @@ See [TROUBLESHOOTING.md](./TROUBLESHOOTING.md) on how to troubleshoot the worker
 | DELETE_ARCHIVED_IN_DAYS    | string/int | 7                                         | How long to keep jobs in pgboss.archive before deleting it                                                                                                   |
 | SUBMISSION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT | string/int | 2000                                      | How long to keep the POST request alive for in milliseconds. This should be higher (20-30s) if integrating into CASEBOOK/Orbit which has long response times |
 | NEW_JOB_CHECK_INTERVAL     | string/int | 2000                                      | The frequency to check for new jobs in milliseconds                                                                                                          |
+| QUEUE_SCHEMA               | string     | pgboss                                    | The schema name for pgboss to use. If it does not exist, pgboss will create the schema and related tables in this schema.                                    |
 
 Types are described as string/int since kubernetes only accepts strings. Strings are parsed into int.
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diff --git a/TROUBLESHOOTING.md b/TROUBLESHOOTING.md
index f2f6329..0ac57bd 100644
--- a/TROUBLESHOOTING.md
+++ b/TROUBLESHOOTING.md
@@ -20,9 +20,14 @@ kubectl run -it --rm --env PGPASSWORD='<PASSWORD>' --env PAGER= --image=postgres
 Replace PASSWORD with the password for the database, ENDPOINT_URL with the endpoint URL for the database.
 
 
-
 [pgboss](https://github.com/timgit/pg-boss) is used to manage queueing jobs. On application start, pgboss will automatically create necessary tables in the database.
 
+By default, pgboss will create the schema `pgboss`. The tables will be created in this schema.
+This is configured using the environment variable `QUEUE_SCHEMA`. If you have set this to a different schema, you will need to change the schema in the following queries.
+
+For example, if `QUEUE_SCHEMA` is set to `pgboss_v9`, query the job table with `select * from pgboss_v9.job;`
+
+
 ### Jobs table
 The jobs table `pgboss.job` is where all the current jobs are stored. Jobs will remain here, until they are completed or failed. Then they will move to `pgboss.archive`
 
diff --git a/worker/config/custom-environment-variables.json b/worker/config/custom-environment-variables.json
index 3525bfb..1956283 100644
--- a/worker/config/custom-environment-variables.json
+++ b/worker/config/custom-environment-variables.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     "url": "QUEUE_URL",
     "archiveFailedAfterDays": "ARCHIVE_FAILED_AFTER_DAYS",
     "deleteArchivedAfterDays": "DELETE_ARCHIVED_IN_DAYS",
+    "schema": "QUEUE_SCHEMA"
   },
   "Submission": {
     "requestTimeout": "SUBMISSION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT"
diff --git a/worker/config/default.js b/worker/config/default.js
index 43b9196..75f048e 100644
--- a/worker/config/default.js
+++ b/worker/config/default.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module.exports = {
     url: "postgres://user:root@localhost:5432/queue",
     archiveFailedInDays: 30,
     deleteArchivedAfterDays: 7,
+    schema: "pgboss",
   },
   Submission: {
     requestTimeout: 2000,
diff --git a/worker/src/Consumer/getConsumer.ts b/worker/src/Consumer/getConsumer.ts
index 1a0d230..94a821a 100644
--- a/worker/src/Consumer/getConsumer.ts
+++ b/worker/src/Consumer/getConsumer.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import pino from "pino";
 
 const URL = config.get<string>("Queue.url");
 const logger = pino().child({ method: "Consumer.create" });
-let consumer;
 
 const MINUTE_IN_S = 60;
 const HOUR_IN_S = MINUTE_IN_S * 60;
@@ -13,17 +12,25 @@ const DAY_IN_S = HOUR_IN_S * 24;
 
 const archiveFailedAfterDays = parseInt(config.get<string>("Queue.archiveFailedInDays"));
 const deleteAfterDays = parseInt(config.get<string>("Queue.deleteArchivedAfterDays"));
+const schema = config.get<string>("Queue.schema");
+
+const registeredConsumers: Record<string, PgBoss> = {};
 
 logger.info(`archiveFailedAfterDays: ${archiveFailedAfterDays}, deleteAfterDays: ${deleteAfterDays}`);
 
+type ConsumerOptions = {
+  schema?: string;
+};
 /**
  * Sets up database connection via PgBoss and creates an instance of a "consumer" (consumes the queue).
  */
-export async function create() {
+export async function create(options: ConsumerOptions) {
+  const { schema } = options;
   const boss = new PgBoss({
     connectionString: URL,
     archiveFailedAfterSeconds: archiveFailedAfterDays * DAY_IN_S,
     deleteAfterDays,
+    schema,
   });
 
   boss.on("error", (error) => {
@@ -47,13 +54,14 @@ export async function create() {
  * `getConsumer` should be used whenever an instance of a consumer is needed.
  * This is to prevent too many database connections from being opened unnecessarily.
  */
-export async function getConsumer() {
+export async function getConsumer(name?: string) {
+  const consumerSchema = name ?? schema;
+  const consumer = registeredConsumers[consumerSchema];
   try {
     if (!consumer) {
-      const boss = await create();
-      consumer = boss;
+      registeredConsumers[consumerSchema] = await create({ schema: consumerSchema });
     }
-    return consumer;
+    return registeredConsumers[consumerSchema];
   } catch (e) {
     logger.error(e);
     process.exit(1);