Administrative Assistant


Location
Salary
£29,103 - £31,409
Profession
Administrative assistant
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
16 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
02 Sep 2026
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Job details

  • Job reference: 258480
  • Salary: Band 3 (£29,103 - £31,409)
  • Job closing date: 16/09/2026
  • Job Type: Administrative Services
  • Location: Musselburgh Primary Care Centre
  • Employment type: Permanent
  • Hours Per Week: 36
  • Job posted date: 02/09/2026
  • Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
  • Department: Primary Care

NHS Lothian is excited to be recruiting to a Administrative Assistant at Musselburgh Primary Care Centre to provide secretarial, administrative and clerical support to staff member(s) within the service area.

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. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

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.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact Chelsea Mack - chelsea.mack@nhs.scot or Kevin Scott - kevin.scott4@nhs.scot

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This advert is for Administrative Assistant with NHS Lothian in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is listed as a Band 3 Administrative assistant role. The advertised salary is £29,103 - £31,409. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 16 Sep 2026.

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