Corporate Services Assistant/Personal Assistant

Fixed Term or Secondment Opportunity* for 1 year to cover substantive post holders secondment leave.

• Secondment Opportunity – Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager and complete the secondment request form prior to interview. The secondment request form and the associated secondment policy can be found on the HR/Recruitment intranet pages and must be completed and signed by the substantive line manager. The Candidate should then take it with them to interview as confirmation that an agreement has been granted.
  
  

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Corporate Services Department, based in Carseview House, Stirling. This post supports the wider Corporate Services team, which includes the Chief Executive, Chair and Executive Directors offices.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to work within the small team to provide an efficient and effective corporate service.

Your role will be to provide a PA service to ensure the smooth running of the wider Corporate Services function and to support the Board’s Governance Committees and other key management groups.

You will be expected to have experience of working within a busy office environment and working at a corporate level. You will be required to work as part of a team and manage competing priorities efficiently and effectively.

Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to complete a Level 2 Disclosure Scotland check.

If you would like to arrange an informal discussion regarding the above post, prior to submitting an online application, please contact Jackie McEwan, Corporate Business Manager jackie.mcewan@nhs.scot or Jack Frawley, Board Secretary jack.frawley2@nhs.scot

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK are advised to carefully review the eligibility criteria for the Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa routes. NHS Forth Valley may be able to offer sponsorship for certain roles, provided the post meets the minimum salary threshold and any other required criteria. If you are currently working in the UK on a Skilled Worker visa, transitional arrangements may apply. Please note that sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed on a case-by-case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre-employment checks. For further information on visa requirements and sponsorship eligibility, please refer to the UK Government guidance.

It is also recommend that anyone applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad read the following guidance: Applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account for updates.

NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

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.