259099 (LF) Administrative Assistant

NHS Scotland; Edinburgh (IN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a reliable and proactive administrator to provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the R&D Governance team within the R&D Department. The role is fixed term for 12 months and offers the chance to contribute to governance activities in a supportive NHS environment.

You will work in the United Kingdom and should have the right to work in the country; we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and will make reasonable adjustments in the recruitment

Responsibilities

• To provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the R&D Governance team within the R&D Department.

Job description

This post is fixed term for 12 months

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.

AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application—but your answers must be your own.

• Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically.
• Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers.
• Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements.
  

Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you—not an AI tool.

To provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the R&D Governance team within the R&D Department.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

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.

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.

If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact Lesley Saeed on 0131 242 6476 or email [e-mail]