Admin Assistant

NHS Scotland; Kyle of Lochalsh; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Scotland seeks an Admin Assistant based at Lochalsh Health Centre, Kyle of Lochalsh, for a permanent 20-hour per week role on the main reception. The post offers training across admin areas and occasional cover at Broadford/Portree Hospitals.

Proactive and capable of working on their own initiative, you will join a supportive admin team delivering vital administrative support across community health services. Gaelic speakers are welcomed.

Qualifications

• Administrative experience preferred but not essential
• Excellent communication and customer service skills are preferred
• Full training and support will be given once in post

Responsibilities

• Work on the main reception at Lochalsh Health Centre
• Provide vital admin support to the teams at the health centre
• Opportunity to train in other admin areas and cover in Broadford/Portree Hospitals as needed

Skills

Administrative

Communication

Customer service

Job description

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.

This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa or a Health and Care Worker visa. NHS Highland is unable to provide candidates with a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS).

We are looking for an Admin assistant based at Lochalsh Health Centre in Kyle of Lochalsh to work on the main reception with the opportunity of training in other admin areas and the possibility of covering in Broadford/Portree Hospitals on occasions. This would be a permanent position covering 20 Hrs per week.

Lochalsh Health Centre provides access to health and social care services in the community, which means the role will be busy and fulfilling.

We are looking for a person who is proactive, dynamic and able to work on their own initiative. You will be a valued staff member working within the admin team to provide vital admin support to the various teams working from and visiting the health centre.

Administrative experience and excellent communication / customer services skills are a preference, but they are not essential and full training and support will be given once in post.

Informal enquiries to: Glenda Mackinnon [e-mail]

Effective from 1st April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reduced from 37 to 36 hours. Part-time hours will be adjusted on a pro-rated basis. There will be an increase in the hourly rate to ensure that pay remains unaffected.

Applications are welcome from Gaelic speakers. / Tha fàilte air tagraidhean bho luchd‑labhairt na Gàidhlig.

Posts close at midnight on the indicated date.

NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute. We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area. As an organisation, we make a very significant contribution to the local economy. Our staff are also important members of our communities. Our greatest asset is our workforce, and the way we go about our work comes from the values and behaviours we demonstrate on a daily basis. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and social care values.

Care and compassion Dignity and respect Openness, honesty and responsibility Quality and teamwork.