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Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.
Post: Project Support Assistant
Tenure: Temporary for 2 years – 12.5hrs (2.5hrs a day across Monday to Friday) based at Pennywell All Care Centre
Salary: AfC Band 3
The Department of Public Health and Health Policy aims to improve and protect the health of people in Lothian as part of a whole system approach to public health in Scotland.
The post-holder will work primarily within the Maternal and Infant Nutrition Service which is hosted within Public Health and Health Policy. The Maternal and Infant Nutrition team supports frontline staff across Neonatal, Maternity, Family Nursing and Health Visiting services to enhance their skills and knowledge around infant feeding.
Part time Project Support Assistant (Band 3):
An exciting opportunity to provide project support to the Maternal and Infant Nutrition Service. The successful post holder will work primarily to coordinate the breastpump loan service, including arranging distribution through internal mail, ensuring pumps are returned and cleaning them so they can be redistributed. In addition there will be an opportunity to support evaluation of the service and providing administration support to other aspects of the service. This post will be based within Pennywell All Care Centre but there may be a requirement to work across NHS Lothian sites.
For further information and an informal discussion contact please contact: Sharon.Gilchrist@nhs.scot
Yvonne.Fairholm@nhs.scot