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Job reference: 028184
Salary: Band 5 (£25,100 - £31,649)
Job closing date: 27/08/2020
Job Type: Administrative Services
Location: Edinburgh/Glasgow
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Job posted date: 11/08/2020
Employer (NHS Board): NHS National Services Scotland
Department: Programme Management Services

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Programme Management Services (PgMS) is one of the largest and fastest growing centres of excellence in portfolio, programme and project management in Scotland.  We are a national provider of specialist transformation services to the NHS and wider public sector and are looking for a number of experienced Programme Managers to support the delivery of a range of exciting and innovative change initiatives.  In PgMS we work with our clients across a range of programmes to solve problems, co-design and co-deliver transformational change and improve outcomes.  Our work spans diverse areas such as mental health, laboratory and diagnostic services and NHS Scotland’s response to COVID-19, from Inverness to the Borders.
We offer employees a very competitive benefits package which supports you to balance life with work, as well as a generous pension scheme and discounts on leisure and shopping experiences.  We also provide excellent training and learning opportunities, plus employee support services.
The successful candidates will be professional, confident, self motivated and have strong organisational and communication skills.  You will bring the ability to prioritise and forward plan your workload to meet deadlines whilst maintaining a high quality service in a busy changing environment.  
Knowledgeable in co-ordinating all project phases you will be able to demonstrate recent experience and success of working within a project office environment. Experience of supporting workshops and delivering training would also be beneficial for this role.
Closing date for completed applications is midnight on Tuesday 25th August 2020.  However due to the anticipated volume of applications this post may close before the aforementioned deadline.
Interviews will take place late August and through early September with shortlisted candidates being asked to participate in an assessment centre activity.
An informal discussion can be arranged by emailing nss.pgms-pmo@nhs.net
Please note that unless there are exceptional circumstances, successful candidates will start on the salary scale minimum.  
Further information on NSS is available from: www.nhsnss.org
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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