Senior Administrative Officer

On 1 April 2026, NSS and NES became one national organisation, focused on continuity today and a stronger, more connected service for tomorrow.

As part of this transformation, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) have joined to form a new organisation:
Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland). This new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and ensuring the long‑term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland.

PSD Scotland is a remote‑friendly employer with staff based throughout Scotland. We support office‑based and hybrid working arrangements. We welcome conversations about alternative working patterns—please get in touch during the application process to discuss.

Permanent, Part Time, 21.6 hours per week (21 hours and 36 minutes)

You must have eligibility and entitlement to work in the UK which is required to be maintained throughout your period of employment.

PSD Scotland unites expertise from NES and NSS in a way that will allow us to accelerate national programmes to support the NHS to deliver better care, now and in the future.

We support staff with education and training, provide the tools and data that improve services, and run vital national functions such as procurement, logistics and blood, tissue and cell services.

The Medical Directorate is responsible to the NES Board and through the Board to Scottish Government for the commissioning and delivery of postgraduate medical education in Scotland, This training is delivered in general practices and health boards to standards set by the General Medical Council (GMC). The role of the Directorate is to oversee training, manage the trainee’s progress through the training programme and ensure the training is delivered to GMC standards

This is an exciting opportunity to join a small, but enthusiastic and innovative team responsible for the development and delivery of educational opportunities for a variety of medical practitioners.

Reporting to the TDC Manager you will be responsible for supporting one of our key educational programmes, ensuring our systems and processes provide the necessary support for course/resource delivery and that our data gathering meets the needs of our reporting requirements.

A key part of this post is contributing to the development, delivery and facilitation of training.

Do you enjoy variety in your work and problem solving?

Do you enjoy collaborating and with a variety of colleagues, clinicians and key stakeholder?

Do you have experience of working with and developing bespoke systems and processes?

Do you have experience of supporting and developing others?

Do you have experience in facilitation of teaching?

Working within the TDC team you will have the opportunity to share your knowledge, skills and experience to contribute to the future delivery and ongoing development of our service.

Does this sound like you?

• Experience of developing and facilitating training
• A track record of senior admin support and leadership
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent IT skills
• Experience of supporting/delivering online learning
• Experience of data management and reporting
• The ability to travel to various locations across Scotland for meetings/training delivery
• Demonstrate honesty, integrity, care and compassion when dealing with others, utilising tact and persuasion skills when necessary
• Ability to work on own initiative, to organise and prioritise own workloads, to meet strict deadlines

As a valued employee of NHS Scotland, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Life-work balance - with opportunities for flexible working and…