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National Services Division (NSD) plans, funds and co-ordinates national specialist and screening services on behalf of NHS Boards and the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates (SGHSCD).
Within NSD the National Network Management Service (NNMS) commissions a wide range of national clinical and diagnostic networks. It provides consistent, high quality managerial and operational support to enable networks to deliver their aims and objectives to standards and timescales specified in service agreements. With our support, the networks can focus on what they are set up to do – adding value to healthcare in Scotland by supporting safe, effective, person-centred care.
We are seeking an experienced Programme Support Officer to join our team to support portfolios of national networks and policy implementation programmes across Scotland. The Ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal, organisational, IT and communication skills. They will be highly motivated and work well with others and are able to work to deadlines and prioritise a busy workload. A clinical or scientific background and/or experience of working in a similar role in these services is desirable.
Networks include service users, health and other professionals from education, social care and voluntary organisations. Engaging with service users at this level requires the postholder to be able to commit to occasional out of hours work. Frequent travel throughout Scotland is also required. A pool/hire car is available for business use.
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Alexandra Speirs on 0131 275 6981.
Further information on NSS is available from: www.nhsnss.org
Closing date for completed applications is 6 December 2019.
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies