This post is a 6 Month Fixed Term / Secondment position. As per the Fixed Term Contacts Policy - Where individuals with continuous service within the NHS apply for fixed-term contract roles, NSS reserves the right to refuse any such appointment.
Candidates applying on a secondment basis must secure prior agreement from their current line manager before applying for this vacancy.
About the Organisation:
In June 2025, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care introduced two key frameworks: the Population Health Framework and the Service Renewal Framework (SRF). The SRF sets out an ambitious vision to drive innovation and enable more integrated delivery across Scotland’s health and care services. As part of this transformation, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) will come together to form a new organisation: Public Services Delivery Scotland in April 2026. The new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and long-term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland. To learn more about the new organisation, please read the public consultation paper, NHS Delivery A New National Delivery Organisation, available on the Scottish Government website
The Post:
People, Solutions and Experience are a team within the Human Resources and Workforce Development Department. We aim to provide an excellent service in all aspects of employment from prior to commencement and throughout the employment lifecycle of all staff. This includes providing a wide range of professional services such as recruitment, terms and conditions of service and policy, advice and guidance.
The post-holder will be part of our Recruitment team and will be responsible for the delivery of the end-to-end recruitment process which includes:
Posting of adverts to Job Train system
Assisting Hiring Manager with shortlisting
Ensuring all pre-employment checks are completed in line with organisations policy
Carrying out eligibility to work checks on applicants
On-boarding the candidate onto our HR system (eESS)
Issuing employment contracts to candidates
Dealing with incoming recruitment queries through our call handling portal Service Now
Various other ad-hoc Recruitment Admin duties as required
Liaising with Hiring Manager and Candidate through the process
The Candidate:
We are looking for an individual with excellent communication skills, written and verbal, combined with great organisational and time-management skills, to join the team. You need the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, customer service environment and possess good decision-making skills.
A good understanding of HR practices and a professional, confident and flexible approach is essential to balance the needs of the customers with the requirement to adhere to policy and process.
Additionally, you should have experience of HR systems and be computer literate with standard Microsoft packages. Experience of working with eEES and/or JobTrain would be beneficial.
The ideal candidate will have experience in an administrative role, ideally within an HR or recruitment environment and should be qualified to HNC level or with equivalent HR experience.
Location and Working Pattern:
Gyle Square, Edinburgh or Delta House, Glasgow and includes hybrid working
Work pattern Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week
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 PSDS
Benefits:
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits - HR Benefits Brochure.
Inclusion:
Public Services Delivery Scotland is a national organisation and, as an anchor institution, it is our ambition to be a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone feels welcome. We recognise that flexible working creates an inclusive workplace where employees can thrive and feel confident about their ability to balance their personal and professional responsibilities. This is supported through Once for Scotland flexible working policies. PSDS has made a long-term commitment to staff health and well-being and offers many learning and development opportunities to support and improve our approaches to diversity, inclusion and mental health in the workplace. There are a number of equality staff networks in place which all staff are welcome to join. We are also an equal opportunities employer and as such guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As an accredited Disability Confident Leader, it is the aim of PSDS to offer a fully accessible and inclusive recruitment service that supports applicants on their candidate journey. If you are interested in any reasonable adjustments, please contact the Recruitment Team on NSS.wfrs@nhs.scot
Further information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Danielle Bogan, Senior Recruitment Advisor at Danielle.bogan@nhs.scot
Closing date for completed applications is Friday 20th February 2026
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
We are an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies