Fixed Term 9 Months
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.
Are you passionate about delivering high-quality recruitment services that make a real difference? Join our team as a Recruitment Advisor and play a vital role in supporting safe staffing levels across the organisation.
In this key position, you will lead on day-to-day recruitment activity, including recruiting supplementary staff to ensure services are safely and effectively staffed. You will provide expert advice and practical solutions to hiring managers and service users on a wide range of recruitment processes, policies and procedural queries.
Working closely with the Business Support Manager (Recruitment), you will support the development and continuous improvement of systems and processes within the Staff Bank Recruitment Team, contributing to the wider Recruitment Services agenda across NHS Lothian.
If you are organised, proactive and solutions-focused, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you.
For full details of the role, including the skills and experience required, please review the Job Description and Person Specification via the links below.
For an informal discussion after reviewing the information, please contact Gillian Fleming at
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
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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.