Job Advert
The Role
We are looking for a self-motivated Health Promotion Assistant to provide crucial administrative support to members of the Senior Management Team.
Key Responsibilities include:
. Working with Senior Managers to ensure delivery of health improvement projects.
. Acting as a Personal Assistant to Senior Management, managing schedules, correspondence and appointments.
. Supporting the team by coordinating meetings, preparing Agendas, Minutes and Reports.
The ideal candidate will have:
. Excellent organisational and multitasking skills
. Strong interpersonal and communication abilities
. Be proficient in all Microsoft Packages and minute taking
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
Postholders should possess a formal administrative/ secretarial qualification e.g. HNC/HND or equivalent experience, to be experienced in supervising staff, and ideally possess a full clean driving licence.
Excellent computer skills are essential across a range of software packages including word processing and databases. Desk top publishing skills are preferred.
The postholder should have experience of working in an environment which has required the following skill base -
Communication – oral/written
Interpersonal
Multi-tasking
Time Management
Forward Planning
Initiative
The postholder should be a self-motivated team player who has a minimum of three years experience of secretarial work including general office administration.
Postholders will be required to undertake regular training and learning opportunities to ensure the knowledge and skills required for the post are up-to-date.
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
It would be great if you also have
Previous experience in a Health Promotion setting
Previous experience of organising training
Knowledge of Child Healthy Weight and Adult Weight Management Programmes
Experience working in an environment which has required skills in communication, multi-tasking, time management, forward planning and using own initiative
Experience of Powerpoint, laptop, LCD and internet
Experience of using databases and creating reports
Desktop publishing skills preferred
Excellent organisational skills
Excellent communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to prioritise own workload
Ability to work unsupervised when required
Contract type
Fixed Term or Secondment for 22 months
Part Time
14.8 hours
Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
Please note this is a fixed term post for 22 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in Beckford Street Hamilton
The working pattern for this role Mon-Fri; 9:00-5:00 pro rata.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Elaine Gilmour, Operational Support Manager on Elaine.Gilmour@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator on david.murray3@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
Occupational health services
Employee counselling services
Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.
Additional Information for Applicants
- Posts close at midnight on the indicated date. However, if there are a high level of interest in this position, we may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
- For help to complete an application on Jobtrain please follow this link: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
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- Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments
NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.
Right to Work within the UK
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.
We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.
Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.