Job Advert
About the Organisation:
Public Health Scotland is a new organisation, set up to improve the lives of people in Scotland, to reduce health inequalities that persist in many of our communities. It’s an exciting time to join the organisation, with PHS at the forefront of Scotland’s efforts to tackle Coronavirus and its implications across society.
The Post:
A full time and permanent opportunity for a Project Support Officer has arisen within the Clinical and Protecting Health Directorate of PHS.
The role of the Clinical & Protecting Health Directorate is to protect the people of Scotland from infectious and environmental hazards; enable high-quality clinical and public health knowledge, research and innovation; and change clinical and public health practice by using research, evidence and audits at a national and local level.
The post holder will be an enthusiastic and adaptable individual who will provide project support within a multidisciplinary team/ service area within the Directorate.
The Candidate:
You will be responsible for providing project support working collaboratively with colleagues both internal and external. You will have strong communication skills and be skilled in applying a range of project management techniques in a multidisciplinary team environment.
Location and Working Pattern:
The post will be based in Edinburgh or Glasgow. PHS operate a hybrid working model with a mixture of working at home and days in the office each week. There will be an expectation to travel to local areas for some meetings and events.
This is a full time post at 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday.
During times of public health emergency, or other urgent business need, you may be required on a temporary basis to work your normal contracted working hours over 7 days including weekends, in order to meet the needs of the service.
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with PHS.
Benefits:
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
Further Information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact John Bell via email at john.ianbell@phs.scot .
Closing date for completed applications is 14th August 2023.
Further information on PHS is available from: www.publichealthscotland.scot
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
Public Health Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as such guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies