# Higher Clerical Officer - Lanarkshire Weight Management Service > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Lanarkshire. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/higher-clerical-officer-lanarkshire-weight-management-service/6b0711bb-1fa9-4d7b-b9c3-7144134b22c0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/higher-clerical-officer-lanarkshire-weight-management-service/6b0711bb-1fa9-4d7b-b9c3-7144134b22c0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Lanarkshire - **Location:** University Hospital Wishaw - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Clerical officer - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £29,103 - £31,409 - **Contract type:** Fixed-term or Secondment - **Employment type:** Part time - **Closing date:** 2026-10-23T22:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-16T09:50:43.894Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=268158 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=268158 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job details - Job reference: 257747 - Salary: Band 3 (£29,103 - £31,409) - Job closing date: 23/10/2026 - Job Type: Administrative Services - Location: Beckford St - Employment type: Fixed-term or Secondment - Hours Per Week: 22 - Job posted date: 16/10/2026 - Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire - Department: Lanarkshire Weight Management Service ### About The Organisation Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services. We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas. ### The Role - To provide comprehensive Administrative and Clerical support to clinical and non-clinical staff in order to ensure the smooth running of the service. - Where appropriate, supervise clerical staff and provide support to line manager. Please note this is a fixed term post for 23 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post. In this key role, you will: - General reception duties. - Switchboard. - Sort and distribute incoming and outgoing mail. - Photocopying What You'll Bring: - Work experience in an Administrative and Clerical role. - Educated to Higher Grade level. - Ability to supervise staff. - Well developed interpersonal skills in customer care. - A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence ### What we Offer As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including: - Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays - Generous NHS pension scheme - Annual incremental salary progression - Paid sick leave increasing with length of service - NHS discounts and more. NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another. *Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings. For informal discussion, please contact Fiona Gallagher, Assistant Operational Service Manager on fiona.gallagher@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Adnan Saddique, Recruitment Administrator on adnan.saddique@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk ### AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application, but your answers must be your own. - Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically. - Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers. - Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements. Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you, not an AI tool. ### Interested? Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted. This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early. ## Documents - [JOB DESCRIPTION (DOCX, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1211258&JobId=268158) - [PERSON SPECIFICATION (DOCX, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1211259&JobId=268158) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.