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Flexible Location: Based throughout Scotland, NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office and hybrid working. We’re happy to talk about how you want to work.
Work Pattern: Fixed Term, until 31st March 2026, Time, 37 hours per week
Fixed-term or Secondment** until 31ST March 2026
**For NHS applicants, an NHS secondment will be offered in the first instance. For non-NHS applicants, a fixed-term or secondment would be considered.
You must have eligibility and entitlement to work in the UK which is required to be maintained throughout your period of employment.
Who We Are
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is the national health board with statutory responsibilities to effect sustainable change through workforce development, education and training across the health and social care system in Scotland, while working at UK level with partner organisations.
The National Centre for Remote & Rural Health and Care leaders in remote, rural and island healthcare educational design, delivery and quality assurance and provide wide-ranging support for workforce development. We are the official provider of workforce statistics for NHS Scotland and support national workforce planning. We design and develop digital technologies supporting innovation and transformation.
Our purpose is to drive change and improve the quality of care experienced by citizens across Scotland by ensuring that we have the right staff, with the right skills, in the right place, at the right time. NES is integral to improving outcomes for people and in ensuring a skilled and capable workforce underpins the design and delivery of services. As an organisation, we recognise the significant contribution we can make to improving population health, reducing inequalities and economic development.
The Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Administration Officer to join the Business Admin function within the National Centre for Remote & Rural Health and Care.
In this role, you will provide a broad range of knowledge and skills to support multiple projects/programmes across the team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced and innovative environment and is ready to bring their skills and enthusiasm to a team who are forward thinking and supports delivery of improved care for remote, rural and island communities across Scotland.
· Administrative experience of assisting and supporting large and complex projects/workstreams
· Excellent Communicator / Presentation experience
· Experience of assisting with budget monitoring, financial forecasting and control
· Experience of working in an educationally or knowledge management focused environment
· Experience of working within a multidisciplinary environment
· Experience of engaging with multiple stakeholders
· Experience of working both independently and as part of a team, whilst balancing a range of competing priorities
· Provide administrative support for engagement with a range of national and international stakeholders
Do you enjoy working across a multidisciplinary team ?
Do you enjoy problem solving and collaborating with others ?
Do you take pride in delivering accurate and high-quality work?
Do you enjoy supporting others and contributing to team success?
Do you pay close attention to detail?
Working within the National Centre administration team will provide an opportunity for you to make a real difference across all workstreams.
Does this sound like you?
What We Love to See
This is an opportunity for an Administration Officer who can offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply:
· Administrative experience of assisting and supporting large and complex projects/workstreams
· Excellent Communicator / Presentation experience
· Experience of assisting with budget monitoring, financial forecasting and control
· Experience of working in an educationally or knowledge management focused environment
· Experience of working within a multidisciplinary environment
· Experience of engaging with multiple stakeholders
· Demonstrate honesty, integrity, care and compassion when dealing with others, utilising tact and persuasion skills when necessary
· Ability to work on own initiative, to organise and prioritise own workloads, to meet strict deadlines
Benefits Which Matter
As a valued employee of NHS Scotland, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:
· Life-work balance - with opportunities for flexible working and hybrid working
· Generous NHS pension scheme
· Annual incremental salary progression (up to the maximum of the salary band) plus annual NHS salary scale review
· Annual Leave - 27 Days increasing in line with service plus 8 days public holiday
· NHS discounts and more
Diversity and Inclusion
Developing a successful national service for Scotland is impossible without ensuring we consider the diverse needs, perspectives and backgrounds of everyone in Scotland in our work.
We are focused on hiring the very best talent available for NES, and actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and aim to ensure everyone is treated fairly, with respect and has a positive recruitment experience – regardless of the outcome.
It’s not essential to be in an administrative role right now. You may be returning from a career break (e.g. maternity, paternity, caring for others) or returning after working in another field. Your experiences elsewhere can bring a fresh perspective to our work.
If you are considering applying and feel it would be helpful to discuss this initially, please contact Sylvia Hazlehurst, Senior Educator, Email: sylvia.hazlehurst@nhs.scot
Next Steps
**NHS candidates will be considered firstly on a secondment basis, and so are strongly encouraged to discuss this with their current NHS employer at the earliest opportunity, ideally prior to application.
All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail.
In person OR online interviews will take place on Wednesday 1st October 2025.
For further information please refer to the Job Information Pack below.
Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.
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.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.
For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
If you have any queries regarding the NHS Scotland National Recruitment Portal or the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to contact our recruitment partners, the East Region Recruitment Service, at: EoS.ERRS@nhs.scot