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The Walk In Service hosted by Out Of Hours Primary Care (GMED) service is currently looking to recruit an Operations Manager to join our dynamic and responsive team.
Walk in services are designed to give people same‑day access to urgent primary care without needing an appointment. These services are part of a major national pilot programme supported by the Scottish Government.
You may be a manager who is starting out and is looking to develop further in your career and can see this as a real development opening or you may be an experienced manager who is looking for change and can see this role as an opportunity to move into a different and unique care environment.
As the Walk In Service Operations Manager you will play a key role in the delivery of efficient and effective operations of the service. You will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations and continuously seeking opportunities for improvement.
This post is based in Aberdeen Health Village. Driving licence is an essential requirement as the postholder is expected to travel to various locations across Grampian.
As this post is being offered as a secondment, if you are a current NHS Grampian employee please ensure you seek permission from your current line manager to agree to the secondment in principle prior to submitting your application.
Contract: Fixed term for 12 months.
Closing date: 15th April 2026
Interview date: 27th April 2026 on MS Teams
Informal enquiries to: gram.walkincentre@nhs.scot
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.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
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