250546 (KA) Administrative Assistant

Equality and Diversity Statement

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Job Purpose

The job purpose is to provide high quality support in the daily running of the department as an individual and team player, undertaking a range of clerical and administrative duties required to maintain the smooth running of the department and enable the team to achieve their objectives and meet required deadlines.

Working Pattern

Only working either Wednesday - Friday (5 hours per day) or over 2 days, Wed Fri, for 7 hours per day.

Salary

As this post is part time, the salary will be pro rata.

Legal and Eligibility

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this, as well as what your responsibilities include, can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please see Disclosure Scotland Changes.

Additional Information

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications have been received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

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.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.