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Location: National Headquarters/Hybrid Remote
The Chief Executive’s Office is looking for a professional and experienced administrator to join the Scottish Ambulance Service on a permanent contract. The post holder will:
- Support to the Corporate Governance Team and other directorate colleagues by establishing, developing, and maintaining a coordinated infrastructure and support system which is aligned to the Services’ Policies.
- Support the delivery of the key aims and objectives of the of the Chief Executive’s Office including activities related to Corporate Governance, and other key workstreams, where required.
- Work closely with the Corporate Governance Officer/Deputy Board Secretary to provide a robust secretariat function at relevant meetings as required, including taking and producing minutes and take/monitor follow up actions.
- Deliver robust office administration functions, including mailbox and diary management for Executive Directors.
The preferred candidate must have excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work well under pressure and collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
You will require a degree of flexibility and adaptability to provide high quality support to the Directorate, ideally having gained experience within the NHS.
With comprehensive experience and understanding of administrative and secretarial environments, you will be expected to develop, implement, and maintain business support systems and processes, working to tight deadlines and producing high quality work with strong attention to detail. You should be computer literate with experience in all Microsoft applications and databases in particular Microsoft Office and Excel.
This is a new and exciting role and be suitable for someone who is self-motivated and enthusiastic with well-developed team working skills.
Interviews will be held in person at our National Headquarters in Edinburgh on 11 March 2024.
Informal enquiries relating to this post should be made to Pippa Hamilton, Acting Board Secretary pippa.hamilton@nhs.scot or 07385959426.
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.