PPP Project Support Officer

NHS Scotland; Tan Office Green; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a PPP Project Support Officer to assist in managing and supporting public-private partnership initiatives. The successful candidate will coordinate project tasks, respond to queries, and provide comprehensive administrative support within a hybrid working environment. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in project management or office administration, demonstrating effective communication and organizational skills. This is a full-time role aimed at fostering efficient healthcare services.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Learning Resource Centres

Discounted Leisure Benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy office environment with effective project management knowledge.
• Demonstrated initiative and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Familiarity with PPP/PFI/NPD/HUB contracts is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day PPP workstreams and provide project support.
• Assist with administrative tasks including scheduling, minuting, and maintaining action logs.
• Attend and participate in various PPP-related meetings and forums.

Skills

Project Management

Office Administration

Communication Skills

Education

Qualifications in Project Management or Office Administration

Job description

About The Organisation

National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national NHS Board operating right at the heart of NHSScotland providing invaluable support and advice at a strategic and operational level. NSS supports customers to deliver their services more efficiently and effectively and we offer shared services on a national scale using best-in-class systems and standards. Our priority is always the same – to improve the health and well-being of the people of Scotland. We do this by working in partnership with colleagues across Health and Social Care to deliver fit for purpose solutions and systems, delivering high quality services that help our stakeholders to free up resources so they can be re-invested into essential services.

The Post

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Team for a PPP Project Support Officer (PSO). The role of the PPP Team is to provide guidance and support to existing PPP contracts helping to minimise NHSScotland’s expenditure whilst ensuring effective and productive relationships with PFI providers exist. The PPP Team deliver a range of services from ad-hoc support, strategic support to Boards, training, the maintenance of the PPP Knowledge Hub amongst a host of other essential services to NHS Boards.

The post holder will manage the day-to-day running of the PPP for several workstreams by providing high level project support and assisting in the delivery of advice and guidance on appropriate management methodologies, there will be an expectation that the PPP PSO will be able to resolve common PPP related queries that may be raised by NHS Boards. The PSO will be an integral part of the team and play a key role with responsibility for providing a full range of administrative and project support services to the PPP team, assisting in the organisation and administration of all aspects of the workstreams including but not limited to; responding to queries, scheduling, project management, minuting, developing and maintaining action logs, ensuring appropriate governance is in place and supporting the development of guidance notes and papers, and business as usual activities. Additionally the role will require attendance and participation at PPP Learning Events, PPP Regional Groups and PPP Joint Board meetings. Attendance at forums such as Energy, SCART, HAISCRIBE will likely form part of the role to ensure actions and messages are consistent across PPP faciltities and wider NHS Scotland estates.

The Candidate

You will hold qualifications in office administration, project management, legal contracts or relevant experience gained in a busy office environment with knowledge of effective project management. You should have sufficient post-qualification experience (including project administration). Computing skills are required and you must be able to demonstrate initiative, written and verbal communication skills as well as tact, diplomacy, and the ability to work on your own and/or as part of a team. Experience or awareness of PPP/PFI/NPD/HUB contracts would be particularly advantageous.

Location and Working Pattern:

Flexible Location - (Glasgow / Edinburgh / Larkhall / Eurocentral)

Currently hybrid working.

Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week.

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NSS.

Benefits

Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. HR Benefits Brochure.

Inclusion

NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national board and, as an anchor institution, it is our ambition to be a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone feels welcome. We recognise that flexible working creates an inclusive workplace where employees can thrive and feel confident about their ability to balance their personal and professional responsibilities. This is supported through Once for Scotland flexible working policies. NSS has made a long-term commitment to staff health and well-being and offers many learning and development opportunities to support and improve our approaches to diversity, inclusion and mental health in the workplace. There are a number of equality staff networks in place which all staff are welcome to join. We are also an equal opportunities employer and as such guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As an accredited Disability Confident Leader, it is the aim of NSS to offer a fully accessible and inclusive recruitment service that supports applicants on their candidate journey. If you are interested in any reasonable adjustments, please contact the Recruitment Team on [e-mail]

Further Information

For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Lesley Walsh, Programme Portfolio Manager by email [e-mail] or telephone [phone].

Closing date for completed applications is 1st August 2025.

Further information on NSS is available from: https://www.nss.nhs.scot/

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).

NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.