Job details
- Job reference: 259321
- Salary: Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)
- Job closing date: 30/10/2026
- Job Type: Administrative Services
- Location: Foresterhill Lea
- Employment type: Fixed-term or Secondment
- Hours Per Week: 36
- Job posted date: 09/10/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Grampian
- Department: Occupational Health
Assistant Business and Administration Manager
Band 5Fixed term or secondment for 12 monthsBase: Foresterhill Lea, Aberdeen, with travel to other NHS Grampian sites as required
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join NHS Grampian Occupational Health Services as Assistant Business and Administration Manager.
We are looking for an experienced and well-organised manager to support the day-to-day leadership of the service’s business and administration function. You will work with colleagues across Occupational Health Services to ensure that administrative processes are efficient, staff are supported and the teams provide a responsive and reliable service.
The role will include supervising and managing administration staff, allocating and prioritising workloads, supporting attendance and performance, and helping staff through operational and system changes. You will also contribute to the development of administrative procedures, digital workflows, information governance, data quality, reporting and service improvement.
You will help manage the smooth running of administrative services across our sites, responding to day-to-day issues and making sure that staffing and available resources are used effectively. You will also support financial processes, purchasing, facilities arrangements, audits and the continued development of the G2 occupational health system.
We are looking for someone with practical experience of managing a busy and complex business or administration service. You should have staff management experience, strong communication and organisational skills and the confidence to address problems and support improvement. Experience of electronic record or workflow systems, reporting, data quality and information governance would be particularly helpful.
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This advert is for Assistant Business and Administration Manager with NHS Grampian in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is listed as a Band 5 Administrative manager role. The advertised salary is £34,544 - £43,039. The contract type is Fixed-term or Secondment. The application deadline is 30 Oct 2026.
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