LW259321 – Assistant Business and Administration Manager

Company: NHS National Services Scotland
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Location: Scotland
Job Description:

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.

Assistant Business and Administration Manager

Band 5Fixed term or secondment for 12 monthsBase: Foresterhill Lea, Aberdeen, with travel to other NHS Grampian sites as required

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join NHS Grampian Occupational Health Services as Assistant Business and Administration Manager.

We are looking for an experienced and well-organised manager to support the day-to-day leadership of the service’s business and administration function. You will work with colleagues across Occupational Health Services to ensure that administrative processes are efficient, staff are supported and the teams provide a responsive and reliable service.

The role will include supervising and managing administration staff, allocating and prioritising workloads, supporting attendance and performance, and helping staff through operational and system changes. You will also contribute to the development of administrative procedures, digital workflows, information governance, data quality, reporting and service improvement.

You will help manage the smooth running of administrative services across our sites, responding to day-to-day issues and making sure that staffing and available resources are used effectively. You will also support financial processes, purchasing, facilities arrangements, audits and the continued development of the G2 occupational health system.

We are looking for someone with practical experience of managing a busy and complex business or administration service. You should have staff management experience, strong communication and organisational skills and the confidence to address problems and support improvement. Experience of electronic record or workflow systems, reporting, data quality and information governance would be particularly helpful.

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As a disability confident employer we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to all. If you need us to make any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting our recruitment team at the earliest opportunity. Email us at gram.recruitment@nhs.scot.

Please note – If this post operates within Aberdeen City Low Emission Zone, you will be responsible for all costs associated with entering.

NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.

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Posted: October 11th, 2026