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Job reference: 016423
Salary: Band 5 (£25,100 - £31,649)
Job closing date: 25/02/2020
Job Type: Administrative Services
Location: Gyle Square
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Job posted date: 11/02/2020
Employer (NHS Board): NHS National Services Scotland
Department: Business Development PCF (Sub-Dept)

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The National Specialist and Screening Directorate (NSD) plans, funds and co-ordinates national specialist and screening services, national clinical, diagnostic and justice networks and national planning on behalf of NHS Boards and the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates. It facilitates service change across NHS Scotland to ensure consistent, equitable provision of high quality, safe, effective, person centred services to meet the needs of the population of Scotland.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Personal Assistant providing a comprehensive secretarial and administrative service to the NSD Director and Medical Director. This is a permanent post based in Edinburgh.

The postholder’s role and remit will include organisation of meetings and events (diary management), preparation circulation of papers, extensive minute taking, completion of reports, formatting of pre-typed documents, booking of meeting rooms etc.

Ideally you will be educated to HNC level in Business Administration or equivalent and have relevant experience in a senior secretarial/administrative role.  Knowledge of Microsoft Office is also essential. You will also have the ability to communicate with staff at all levels and be able to prioritise your workload.

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 Ruth Meechan, Executive Assistant on 0131 275 6575.

Further information on NSS is available from: www.nhsnss.org

Closing date for completed applications is 25 February 2020.

Interviews are likely to be held at NHS National Services Scotland, Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh EH12 9EB on Monday 9 March 2020.

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


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