249430 (PP) Medical Secretary Team Lead, City 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.

This is a fixed term - 12 months post.

Job Purpose: Provide a comprehensive medical secretarial and administrative support to clinicians and other members of the multi professional teams contributing to the efficient day to day running of the service.

Responsibilities:

• Day to day supervision/management of a team of medical secretaries and administrative staff ensuring consistent service delivery to the clinical teams.
• Responsible for day to day management of allocated waiting list.
• Provide cover for members of the secretarial team during annual/sick leave.

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.