About the Organisation:
As Scotland’s smallest health board, NHS Orkney is driven by a bold vision: looking after our community and providing excellent care. Whether you’re starting your NHS journey or bringing expertise from another NHS employer, your skills will make a real difference to the health and lives of Orkney’s 22,000 residents.
Our state-of-the-art healthcare facility, The Balfour, opened in 2019 and is home to modern inpatient wards, an emergency department, outpatient clinics, diagnostics, GP practices, and the Scottish Ambulance Service. Collaboration thrives here, ensuring exceptional care for every patient. Beyond our main facility, we’re investing in our outer isles, enhancing services, and transforming patient care across our islands.
About Orkney:
Orkney itself is nothing short of magical. With over 70 islands (20 inhabited), this breathtaking destination offers stunning landscapes, unique wildlife, and vibrant cultural and sporting activities. Recognised as one of the UK’s best places to live, Orkney promises a lifestyle like no other.
The Post:
The main objectives for this post are to support the Executive Director and provide additional support to executive team members, as directed, to ensure that organisational goals and objectives are accomplished and that operations run efficiently. It is essential to have excellent organisational skills along with the ability to promote and present a positive image of NHS Orkney Board and its services. Plan and orchestrate work to ensure that Executive Director priorities are met, organisational goals are achieved, and best practices are upheld. The post has varied daily activities, meaning no day is the same, flexibility and team working are key to this role.
The Candidate:
The ideal candidate will provide a high level of executive support and be a proactive problem solver with exceptional communication skills and meticulous attention for details. This person should have experience working in an office environment and performing administrative duties as required. Given the dynamic nature of the executive landscape, we rely on executive assistants to be flexible and consistent while maintaining the confidentiality of high-level systems and operations.
Candidates should hold a recognised qualification in business administration or relevant experience, NHS Orkney also offers additional training opportunities, we have previously supported an Executive Assistant through a graduate apprenticeship programme.
Location, Working Pattern and Contract Duration:
This post will be based at The Balfour
The successful candidate will work: 37 hours per week
This post is on a Permanent Basis
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NHS Orkney.
Benefits and Salary:
Did you know NHS Scotland salaries are higher than those in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland?
The salary for this post is on a Band 4 £29,116 - £31,670 and if residing on Orkney, you’ll also receive a Distant Islands Allowance of £1,587 pro rata per year, adding extra value to your rewarding career with us.
NHS Orkney also offers an attractive pension scheme, wide range of work life balance policies, employee assistance programme and various discounts to both local and national retailers.
Further Information:
If you share our vision and are ready to be part of Team Orkney, we’d love to hear from you. Your rewarding career starts here!
To find out more about this opportunity please contact Miranda Gardiner (Executive Assistant Team Lead) on Miranda.gardiner@nhs.scot or 01856 888197.
Interview Date: Week beginning 26th May 2025