Job reference: 250601
Salary: Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
Job closing date: 23/06/2026
Job Type: Administrative Services
Location: Western Isles Hospital
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 36
Job posted date: 09/06/2026
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Western Isles
Department: Infection Prevention & Control

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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.

Support Services Manager

Band 7 £52,845 - £61,466 per annum

Plus £1,461 Distant Islands Allowance per annum

36 hours per week

Permanent post


Applicants are invited for the post of Support Services Manager in NHS Western Isles. The post is based in the Western Isles Hospital, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.


The Support Services Manager will be responsible for the operational management and leadership of Domestic and Laundry Services within NHS Western Isles which includes Hospitals, Health Centres, Scottish Ambulance Service depot, Residencies, Office and Support Accommodation, ensuring the services provided are safe, efficient, compliant, and high-quality. They will manage Staff and resources to mee service needs and associated operational functions, including pest control and national reporting, and contribute to the continuous improvement of support services across the organisation.

The Support Services Manager will allocate and utilise resources efficiently and effectively to the identified needs of the service specification to maximise benefits to patients, and delivery of a high-quality service.

For informal enquiries please contact Janice Mackay, Head of IPC, Decontamination&Cleaning Services, NHS Western Isles (Janice.mackay@nhs.scot)

The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). The 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.


Any further queries, please contact Tel: 01851 762027


CLOSING DATE: 23/06/2026


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