Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Corporate Nursing, NHS Lothian
Tuberculosis Nursing Service
Grade: Band 3 Secretary
Hours: 21.36 hours per week
Location: Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
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.
As from 1st April 2026, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Secretary to join the TB nursing service.
We are looking for an individual who can demonstrate experience of relevant administrative work; including arranging and outpatient appointments on Trakcare.
The ability to manage your own workload and work as part of a flexible team is essential. You must also demonstrate excellent administrative and organisational skills. You will have a high level of computer literacy, in particular with Microsoft office packages.
You will be enthusiastic, reliable and willing to build relationships with colleagues within, and outside of the TB multidisciplinary team.
Please note that the successful candidate will be required to work on Thursdays. The remaining hours are flexible and can be discussed during the interview
Effective written and verbal skills are an essential part of this role as is the ability to carry out assigned patient care tasks effectively within a busy environment.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact Ceri McSparron Lead TB Nurse or Susan Vaughan TB specialist nurse on 0131 242 1810.
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