147469 - Business Admin Support Officer Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
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.
**Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage**
Business Support Officer Advert
We are looking for an enthusiastic and engaging Business Admin Support Officer Band 4, to provide a comprehensive secretarial and administrative service within Women’s Services based at The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE).
This is a full-time permanent post, Monday to Friday 37.5 Hours per week. This post is a great development opportunity, supported by a caring and friendly management team who are focused on maintaining an enjoyable and productive working culture. This opportunity will involve you using your own initiative and will require continual decision-making as well as the ability to be flexible, and to initiate and follow up on a wide range of issues in an acute hospital office setting. Tasks arising may originate from correspondence and meetings, and will provide daily challenges along with a varied and interesting workload.
You will demonstrate excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. You will be able to deal effectively with a number of simultaneous tasks and have the ability, commitment, and judgement to ensure deadlines and actions are delivered whilst being frequently interrupted. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office is essential, as is the ability to organise and minute meetings. The ability to work as part of a team, to follow protocols for work areas and to contribute to the review of these protocols is essential. You should also be able to demonstrate a high level of confidence to enable effective decision-making and build credible and productive working relationships with a wide range of people, including senior medical staff. Previous experience within a similar/healthcare setting would be advantageous.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Assistant Service Manager - Kizanne James, [email protected].
