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Applications are invited for a role within the A&C function of the Lanarkshire Weight Management Service. The service is designed to achieve the requirements of the national Diet & Healthy Weight Delivery Plan and Type 2 Diabetes Framework. The A&C team support the central referral point for all primary & secondary care weight management referrals in Lanarkshire, including child & young person and adult weight management referrals as well as Pre-Diabetes & Type 2 Diabetes weight management referrals, liaising with staff from other departments and patients as necessary.
This role will be involved in collecting a core dataset for weight management patients, which is reported back to the Scottish Government. This post holder will also be involved in clinical patient management systems, working closely with the clinicians within the weight management service, as well as supporting community participant management processes alongside the weight management support staff & partner staff who deliver a range of community programmes as part of the service. The post holder will report to the Assistant Operations Support Manager within the service.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
* Experience in an Administrative and Clerical role.
* Educated to Higher Grade level.
* Ability to supervise staff.
* Well developed interpersonal skills in customer care.
* Good organisational and planning skills.
* Understanding of a range of procedures and processes.
* Ability to prioritise work and work on own initiative whilst under pressure.
* Proficient I.T. skills which include a working knowledge of Microsoft packages.
* Ensuring confidentiality, diplomacy and discretion are maintained at all times.
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Contract type
Fixed-term or Secondment
Part Time
22.5 hours
Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
Please note this is a fixed term post until DD/MM/YYYY. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in Beckford St in Weight Management Service
The working pattern for this role will be confirmed by the hiring manager
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )
Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
Occupational health services
Employee counselling services
Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our .
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