Administration Assistant - Corporate Portfolio Management Office

Fixed Term or Secondment Opportunity* for 18 months due to the improvement in service delivery.

*Secondment Opportunity – Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager and complete the secondment request form prior to interview. The secondment request form and the associated secondment policy can be found on the HR/Recruitment intranet pages and must be completed and signed by the substantive line manager. The Candidate should then take it with them to interview as confirmation that an agreement has been granted.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Administration Assistant within our Corporate PMO Team. The CPMO support a diverse range of programmes and projects across NHS Forth Valley to deliver key organisational priorities, with a particular focus on approaches that increase both the value and quality of services.

This particular post will have a focus on supporting delivery of the Value Based Health and Care Programme.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and well-motivated person who will be responsible for providing a full range of administrative support services to the CPMO team.

Challenges include managing a varied and diverse workload and ensuring the provision of a high quality, comprehensive and timely administration support function. The post holder will have the opportunity to access appropriate training, dependent on their individual requirements.

You will have and Higher National Certificate in a relevant subject or relevant experience in office administration, gained in a busy office. You will also be proficient in the use of standard office software packages and experience of working at pace in a complex and dynamic environment.

You must evidence ability to work well with others, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a well-developed organisational ability. Previous experience in providing administration support in a project environment is desirable.

You will be required to achieve the mandatory Induction standards for Healthcare Support Workers in Scotland and to comply with the Code of Conduct throughout your employment.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to complete a Level 2 Disclosure Scotland check.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account for updates.

NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

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.