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Scottish Ambulance Service
Senior Project Officer – Finance and Procurement (Band 6)
1 x 12-month Fixed Term
37.5 hours per week
£37,831 - £46,100 per annum
The Scottish Ambulance Service is a national health board within NHS Scotland and one of three Scottish emergency services. We offer a unique position in NHS Scotland operating across Health and Social Care, including Public Health, and as a mobile service meeting the scheduled and unscheduled care needs of the population of Scotland in every community 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We attend with road resources, aeroplanes and helicopters and have the specialist resources of our operations response team and specialist transport and retrieval teams ready to assist. We also have a dedicated team of volunteers, support staff and operations centre staff able to assist our frontline crews in the delivery of high-quality care to our patients and the public.
The Scottish Ambulance Service has a Programme Management Office (PMO) in place to support the Service in meeting the aims of our 2030 Strategy. We are currently recruiting 1 experienced and enthusiastic Senior Project Officers to support the delivery of key Service projects on a 12-month fixed term basis. This post will report into the Finance Directorate with a particular focus on the finance and procurement elements of projects that the Programme Management Office (PMO) are delivering.
Previous experience in delivering projects is essential. The post holder will take a lead role in assisting the project managers with the day-to-day management of various projects. A project management qualification or significant demonstrable equivalent experience is required. To be successful in this role, you will be educated to degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience. You must be competent in the use of Microsoft Office packages and have experience of working in a programme/project environment. Candidates must be able to evidence strong communication skills (both written and verbal) as well as excellent interpersonal skills. They will, on a regular basis, be communicating with senior managers within the organisation as well as operational and support staff. The candidate should be well organised, self-motivated and be prepared to work autonomously to deliver the range of work assigned to them.
The range of projects will cut across all areas of the Service and candidates will be matched to projects which suit their skillset but will be expected to work across multiple projects. This could involve working in a variety of areas including Innovation, Digital and Data, Operations, Workforce and Clinical projects.
Due to the sensitive nature of some of the projects, candidates may require security clearance. This will by organised by the Service but will be a pre-requisite for commencing work on a project which requires clearance.
Due to the dynamic nature of projects, there will be occasions where the post-holder will have to be flexible in terms of their start time and finish time during their working week. Applicants must have a current driving licence.
For further information please contact Emma Stewart, Finance Business Partner, emma.stewart123@nhs.scot
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.