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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.
Medicine of the Elderly & Stroke Medicine at RIE is looking for an experienced PA/Administrator to provide comprehensive support to the senior management team. This is a varied, interesting and demanding post, in an ever evolving environment. This is fantastic position within this dynamic and progressive team.
A small snippet of your duties below:
- Planning and minute taking for complex meetings
- Preparation and distribution of papers for meetings
- Acting as first point of contact for the Clinical Service Manager, Clinical Director, Assistant Service Manager and other members of the clinical management team
- Supporting projects, often from inception to completion
The post is full time, Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week.
Essential –
- Friendly manner with good interpersonal skills, be motivated to achieve results
- Ability to develop strong working relationships across multi-disciplinary teams
- Positive attitude to change.
- HNC/SVQIII in Secretarial Studies/ Business Administration / other relevant subject and or experience
- In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office software.
- Demonstrate effective negotiating and problem solving skills. You will be a highly motivated individual with excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills
- Self-starter and able to use your own initiative
- Prioritise your workload to ensure that deadlines are met.
- High level of attention to detail and integrity
- Flexibility to meet last minute demands.
- Experience of working in an NHS environment would be an advantage.
- Reliable time management.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss the post, please contact Alison Cummings, Directorate Assistant, on 0131 242 1526, or email Alison.cummings@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
**Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage**
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.