# Data Admin Manager

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Lothian.

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- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/data-admin-manager/2c366b79-2c58-422c-92c6-de7a310e468e
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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** NHS Lothian
- **Location:** Western General Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Data manager
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £29,103 - £31,409
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T22:59:59.999Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-08T11:06:13.264Z
- **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=271083
- **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=271083
- **Employer website:** https://www.nhslothian.scot

## Job Content

### Job details

- Job reference: 260671
- Salary: Band 3 (£29,103 - £31,409)
- Job closing date: 22/10/2026
- Job Type: Administrative Services
- Location: Western General Hospital
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 36
- Job posted date: 08/10/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
- Department: Colorectal Service

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Role: Responsible for overseeing, maintaining, and improving the quality of data available for the Colorectal cancer high-risk genetics database and for overseeing the administration of the qFIT pathway.

Responsible for the efficient day to day running of the administrative service to enable a responsive and effective support to the clinical team including maintaining the high-risk colorectal cancer genetics pathway database and the associated information.

Team lead responsibilities for 2 wte Band 3 Data assistants including provision of administrative advice and guidance to ensure compliance with the qFIT colorectal pathway.

Ensure high standards of data processing are maintained and sensitive data is handled appropriately.

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 Charisse Wallace 0131 537 1119/ 0131 537 1710 or email Charisse.wallace@nhs.scot

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.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

## Documents

- [Lothian Additional Information (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1202191&JobId=271083)
- [NHSL 260671 - Data Admin Manager - Job Description (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1202192&JobId=271083)
- [NHSL 260671 - Data Admin Manager - Person Specification (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1202193&JobId=271083)

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