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Administration Assistant
Health Visiting and School Nursing Team
Band 3 £28,051 - £30,274 pro rata
Plus Distant Island Allowance £1,408 pro rata
13 hours per week
Permanent post
A vacancy has arisen for an administrative assistant to support the health Visiting and School Nursing Team covering Uist and Barra. The post will be based in Balivanich Clinic Balivanich.
Applicants should have excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills and a commitment to providing a high standard of service. A degree of flexibility is required to cover aspects of the post. You should have good organisational and IT skills with a working knowledge of databases, Microsoft office and minute taking at meetings.
Uist and Barra offers a safe and pleasant environment to live in with easy access to leisure, sporting and outdoor activities. There are travel connections to the mainland via air and ferry. The post holder will be a car owner with a current clean driving licence. This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.
For further information and an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Anna MacDonald Team Lead Health Visiting/ School Nursing 01851 763337.
The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) Scheme. This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.
All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.
Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.
If you have any further queries, please contact Tel: 01851 762027.
Closing Date: 31/03/2026
As from 1/4/2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part-time hours will be adjusted on a pro-rata basis.