216707 Project Support Manager

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. Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: . Job Type: Administrative Services Location: West Port Employment type: Permanent Hours Per Week: 37 Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian Department: Public Health NHS Scotland is committed to having an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. Our 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 people from all parts of our society. 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. Project Support Manager Equality & Human Rights Team Are you committed to equality and human rights and do you have excellent analytical, administrative and communication skills? The Equality & Human Rights Team is looking for someone to provide project management support to help NHS Lothian deliver its ambitious and improve the health of everyone in Lothian. The Equality & Human Rights Project Support Manager carries out an important role helping us to understand what we need to do across NHS Lothian to achieve equality and uphold human rights, and what difference our actions are making to people’s lives. This role is responsible for collecting, analysing, and recording relevant information and helping to use this to identify priorities, actions and continuously monitor and improve equality and human rights performance across the Lothian system. This is an opportunity to work in an inclusive and supportive team with a variety of stakeholders, including colleagues in public health, the equality staff networks, people and culture, primary and secondary care services, other NHS Boards and external equality and human rights organisations. This is a permanent position. Secondments, job-share, and flexible working requests will be considered. If you wish to know more about the job, please contact: Laura Hutchison