Business Services Assistant

NHS National Services Scotland; Crieff, Auchterarder; On-site; GBP 6,100 - 8,100; Part time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking an organised administrative professional to deliver a modern and comprehensive service across Crieff Community Hospital and St Margaret's Community Hospital in the South Perthshire and Kinross Locality.

You will work with the multidisciplinary team, adapt to changing priorities, and complete mandatory induction standards for Healthcare Support Workers in Scotland, with flexible hours and pro rata salary.

Qualifications

• Must be organised and detail-oriented, able to work well in a team.
• Proactive and confident in sourcing information independently.
• Strong IT skills and experience with Microsoft Teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide a wide range of administrative support across Crieff and St Margaret's Hospitals.
• Work with the MDT to support service delivery and patient care.
• Communicate effectively, prioritise tasks and meet tight timescales in a dynamic environment.
• Complete mandatory induction standards for Healthcare Support Workers in Scotland.

Skills

Organised

Detail-oriented

Team player

Proactive

Information gathering

Investigative skills

Problem-solving

Initiative

Tools

Microsoft Teams

Digital collaboration tools

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.

An opportunity has arisen for an individual to deliver a modern and comprehensive administrative service within the South Perthshire and Kinross Locality.

You will be organised, detail-orientated and have the ability to work effectively as part of a team. A key part of this role requires the post holder to be proactive and confident in seeking out information independently. You will need to demonstrate strong investigative and problem-solving skills and be able to use own initiative to source accurate information.

The post will be based at Crieff Community Hospital, however Auchterarder may be considered as a base for the right candidate. You will provide a wide range of administrative support as part of the administrative team across Crieff Community Hospital and St Margaret's Community Hospital. There may also be a requirement to provide cover at other locations across the locality or within the Partnership, as required.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong organisational and IT skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, the confidence to use initiative and sound judgement when resolving day-to-day issues and confidence in using Microsoft Teams and other digital collaboration tools. You will be comfortable working with digital systems, emerging technologies including AI.

You will work closely with members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), liaising effectively to support service delivery and patient care. You will be able to work independently as well as collaboratively within the wider team.

You will be comfortable working in an evolving and changing environment capable of prioritising and managing your own workload, adapting to competing demands, and working to tight timescales.

You will be required to achieve the mandatory Induction standards for Healthcare Support Workers in Scotland and to comply with the Code of Conduct throughout your employment.

Informal enquiries to: Sue Manville, Admin Team Lead Tel: [phone] or Email: [e-mail].

Hours of work are: 13 hours per week, working days and times can be negotiable for the right candidate. Our service core working hours are Monday to Friday between 8 am and 5pm. Please note that the salary scale for this post is pro rata for part time hours.

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

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