247479 (MG) Team Lead

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Job Title

Administrative Team Lead

Vacancy Details

AFC Band 4. Salary range £31,537 - £34,303. 1 WTE - 36 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and secretarial support to all SMART service areas ensuring delivery of effective and efficient patient services, and support service improvements as required.
• Responsibility for day to day supervision of all administrative staff in SMART and other satellite locations.
• Assist the SMART Centre Manager with operational matters as and when required and deputise in their absence.

Qualifications & Requirements

We are looking for an individual who has a "can do" attitude, is flexible and motivated. Good interpersonal and communication skills will be required for this role. You need to be able to remain calm in stressful situations. As well as having an ability to work on your own, you need to be able to work as part of a team and share knowledge and learning.

Further Information

The SMART Centre provides services for adults and children who have a permanent disability affecting their mobility, including mobility and postural services (wheelchairs and special seating), prosthetics, orthotics and bioengineering services, electronic assistive technologies, blue badge independent mobility assessment (Edinburgh only), custom needs design service, a disabled living centre and gait analysis service.

In addition the SMART Centre provides the National Scottish Driving Assessment Service and hosts various other clinical services such as podiatry, spinal injuries clinic, spasticity management clinic and other outpatient clinics.

As part of the Admin team you will help provide comprehensive administrative support to all the above services.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

To work in the United Kingdom, individuals must demonstrate relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service. Additionally, due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check. If the post is assessed as a regulated role, the appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.