Job details
- Job reference: 260057
- Salary: Band 4 (£31,537 - £34,303)
- Job closing date: 30/09/2026
- Job Type: Administrative Services
- Location: Base Negotiable within NHS Highland
- Employment type: Fixed-term or Secondment
- Hours Per Week: 21
- Job posted date: 17/09/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
- Department: People and Culture
FIXED TERM / SECONDMENT FOR 1 YEAR
NHS Highland is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Employability Coordinator to support delivery of a new Scottish Government-funded Parental Employability Programme. The programme will support parents facing barriers to employment to access paid career opportunities across health and care services while helping address workforce challenges.
Working as part of the Employability Team, you will coordinate programme activity across Highland and Argyll & Bute, working with participants, managers and employability partners to support recruitment, onboarding, placement delivery and progression opportunities.
We are looking for someone with excellent organisational and communication skills who is passionate about supporting people into employment and building strong partnerships.
- Flexible working arrangements available, including hours, days and location, for the right candidate
- Hybrid working across Highland and Argyll & Bute
This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference by helping create fair access to employment opportunities and supporting NHS Highland's role as an Anchor Organisation.
Informal enquiries to Megan Glass, Employability Lead, NHS Highland; megan.glass@nhs.scot.
This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa or a Health and Care Worker visa. NHS Highland is unable to provide candidates with a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS).
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This advert is for Employability Coordinator with NHS Highland in Inverness, Scotland. It is listed as a Band 4 Coordinator (discipline unspecified) role. The advertised salary is £31,537 - £34,303. The contract type is Fixed-term or Secondment. The application deadline is 30 Sep 2026.
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