# Project Support Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Lothian. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/project-support-manager/85dc0c84-2d56-44f0-9c1b-9d7d84517700 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/project-support-manager/85dc0c84-2d56-44f0-9c1b-9d7d84517700.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Lothian - **Town:** Edinburgh - **Region:** East of Scotland - **Country:** Scotland - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £34,544 - £43,039 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - **Closing date:** 2026-06-12T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T13:53:58.279Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=260881 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=260881 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhslothian.scot ## Job Content ### Job details - Job reference: 250476 - Salary: Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039) - Job closing date: 12/06/2026 - Job Type: Administrative Services - Location: Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh - Employment type: Permanent - Hours Per Week: 36 - Job posted date: 05/06/2026 - Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian - Department: Laboratory Medicine NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society. Job Title: Project Support Officer Grade: Band 5 Location: Edinburgh Royal Infirmary Contract Duration: Permanent Hours: 37 hours per week Salary Scale: £34,544 to £43,039 per annum Applications are invited for a project support officer to join the Scottish microbiology reference laboratory Edinburgh. The fully UKAS accredited laboratory provides national Services for SARS-COV2, BBV, Mycobacteria, Shiga Toxin E coli, HPV and STIs. Applications are invited from those with good organisational skills and with a keen interest in and experience of Project support. Training in management skills is available where appropriate. The successful candidate will work closely with the Head of the reference laboratories and the Healthcare Science Manager for Infection Sciences. The department is well equipped using the latest technologies available to microbiology including Next Generation Sequencing and automation. Informal enquiries to: Lewis Stewart (Lewis.stewart@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk) Kate Templeton ( Kate.templeton@nhslothian.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. 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. ## Job Details NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society. Job Title: Project Support Officer Grade: Band 5 Location: Edinburgh Royal Infirmary Contract Duration: Permanent Hours: 37 hours per week Salary Scale: £34,544 to £43,039 per annum Applications are invited for a project support officer to join the Scottish microbiology reference laboratory Edinburgh. The fully UKAS accredited laboratory provides national Services for SARS-COV2, BBV, Mycobacteria, Shiga Toxin E coli, HPV and STIs. Applications are invited from those with good organisational skills and with a keen interest in and experience of Project support. Training in management skills is available where appropriate. The successful candidate will work closely with the Head of the reference laboratories and the Healthcare Science Manager for Infection Sciences. The department is well equipped using the latest technologies available to microbiology including Next Generation Sequencing and automation. Informal enquiries to: Lewis Stewart (Lewis.stewart@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk) Kate Templeton ( Kate.templeton@nhslothian.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. Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you—not an AI tool. 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. ## Documents - [Lothian Additional Information (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1158551&JobId=260881) - [NHSL 250476 Project Support Manager - Job Description (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1158549&JobId=260881) - [NHSL 250476 Project Support Manger - Person Specification (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1158550&JobId=260881) ## 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.