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Job reference: 006411
Salary: Band 6 (£30,401 - £38,046)
Job closing date: 03/11/2019
Job Type: Administrative Services
Location: Healthcare Improvement Scotland (Glasgow/Edinburgh)
Employment type: Fixed-term or Secondment
Hours Per Week: 18.75
Job posted date: 01/10/2019
Employer (NHS Board): Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Department: Medicines Team

Job Advert

Senior Project Officer (Ref: 006411)

£30,401 - £38,046 (Band 6)

Full time (18.75 hours/week)

Two year Fixed Term/Secondment

Glasgow/Edinburgh


An exciting opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and positive individual to be part of the Medicines and Pharmacy Team within Healthcare Improvement Scotland. The work programme includes a range of different work-streams to improve the safe, efficient, and effective use of medicines across Scotland working with key partners both internally and externally.


You will be required to work across the work programme and will have experience of supporting several projects across multiple work-streams. You will operationally plan, manage and deliver projects and ensure the successful completion of tasks within agreed parameters such as timescales, cost and quality


You will have responsibility for co-ordinating and project managing The Off-patent and Off-label Use of Cancer Medicines projects, working directly with the National Clinical Leads, Clinical Leads, and wider programme management team.


You will have effective interpersonal and communication skills, and have experience of engaging with a range of professionals.


You should be educated to degree level or have equivalent knowledge and experience working in a similar role within NHS or social care settings.


For further information, please contact Ricahrd Brewster, Programme Manager tel: 0131 623 4283 or email: r.brewster@nhs.net


If you are applying on a secondment basis, you must have approval from your line manager prior to submitting an application. 


Closing date: 3 November 2019 at Midnight


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