NHSL 219537 Administrative Assistant (LI)

NHS National Services Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS National Services Scotland is seeking an administrative support professional for the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Multidisciplinary Team. The role involves managing patient information, producing clinical correspondence, and coordinating communication with patients. Candidates should demonstrate strong administrative skills and experience in a healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing administrative support in healthcare.
• Familiarity with managing patient information.
• Strong writing skills for producing clinical correspondence.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and clerical support to the IBD MDT.
• Produce accurate clinical correspondence for patients.
• Manage updates of IBD helpline messages and patient contact schedules.

Skills

Administrative support

Clerical support

Attention to detail

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.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please ensure you complete and submit your application early.

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 must be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in the role.

The responsibilities of this role include providing administrative and clerical support to the Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Multidisciplinary team (MDT), producing accurate clinical correspondence for inpatients and outpatients using speech recognition digital dictation, updating patient information weekly at the IBD MDT, managing daily updates of IBD telephone helpline messages, and arranging times for the nursing team to contact patients.

For further details on the role responsibilities and the skills/experience required, please refer to the job description and person specification linked at the bottom of the screen. If you have any questions after reviewing this information, please contact Abbie Aitken at 0131 537 1789 or via email at [e-mail].