Programme Support Officer

Programme Support Officer

Location: Flexible across Scotland (Hybrid)

Department: Clinical Directorate

As Programme Support Officer within the Clinical Services Directorate of the Scottish Ambulance Service, you will be key to the successful delivery of a diverse range of transformation programmes designed to improve clinical care and outcomes for our patients.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a diverse and proactive national health board and is well suited to motivated individuals who can help deliver a wide range of projects within agreed timeframes. If you are enthusiastic, able to work both independently and collaboratively and keen for an opportunity that will allow you to develop then you could be the person we are looking for.

The Clinical Services Directorate within the Scottish Ambulance Service provides leadership and direction to a range of strategic transformation projects. The postholder will be integral to the successful delivery of these projects and our core ‘business as usual’.

It is essential that the postholder is able to effectively forward plan and possesses impactful, efficient programme management skills. They will be required to produce detailed reports tailored to a range of audiences, engage meaningfully with stakeholders across multiple teams, maintain project documentation and support project leads with delivery assurance, governance arrangements and risk management.

To be successful in this role, you will be educated to degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience. You must be highly competent in the use of Microsoft 365 applications and have significant experience of working in a programme management environment. You should have excellent verbal and written communication skills, be organised with keen attention to detail and able to manage competing priorities whilst maintaining high levels of quality. This role requires the ability to maintain a proactive approach to competently maintain the required documentation to support successful delivery of all workstreams. Previous experience within the NHS and use of its systems would be advantageous but is not essential.

The post is hybrid working (home/SAS station), and the base location will be negotiable.

Further details

Term:  Permanent

Working Pattern: Monday – Friday office hours with the occasional need to work flexibly to deliver the needs of the role.

Location: Hybrid Working (Home/SAS Station) – possibility of infrequent travel nationally.

For informal enquires please contact:

Barry Watson – Clinical Services Transformation Manager

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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.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here. 

Please note that SAS is NOT licensed to issue certificates of sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship to work with us.

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.