217530 Business Support Assistant (KA)

NHS National Services Scotland; Lothian (MD); Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join NHS Scotland as a Business Support Assistant within the Department of Public Health. This dynamic opportunity involves providing administrative support, enhancing your clerical skills while contributing to public health objectives. With hybrid work flexibility, this role encourages professional development in a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of administration and clerical tasks.
• Experience managing calendars.
• Motivated, flexible, and adaptable.

Responsibilities

• Provide administration and clerical support.
• Assist the Head of Workforce in various tasks.
• Support a dynamic team in public health functions.

Skills

IT skills

Organizational Skills

Inter-personal Skills

Communication Skills

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.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done 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 visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.

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

Post: Business Support Assistant

Location: Astley Ainslie and West Port

Salary: AfC Band 3, 37hrs per week

An exciting opportunity has become available within the Business and Administration Team in the Department of Public Health for admin support. The Department of Public Health and Health Policy aims to improve and protect the health of people in Lothian as part of a whole system approach to public health in Scotland.

The Business and Administration Division provides administration, clerical and project support to professional colleagues working in Public Health and Health Policy.

The successful candidate should have a good understanding of administation and clerical tasks and have worked in an environment where they have had the opportunity to develop their IT skills, manage calendars and have good knowledge of standard software programmes. Good inter-personal, organisational and communication skills are essential, and individuals should be motivated, flexible, and adaptable. As a service, we will support and encourage you to develop your administration skills. In return we will help develop your administation, secretarial and clerical skills. This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic team of staff, developing your own skills and supporting the wide range of functions that Public Health and Health policy provide. Public Health and Health Policy – NHS Lothian | Our Services

The post-holder will work closely with one of our Business Support Officer’s and provide support to Head of Workforce.

This role will be hybrid working with minimum requirements for being in the office each week. The postholder will also be required to cover our Canaan Park office at Astley Ainslie.

We anticipate a high number of applications, so early submission is recommended as post may be closed early.

For further information and an informal discussion please contact [e-mail] or [e-mail]