University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 3 Estates Administrator

The closing date is 02 November 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity is now available to be an administrator for the Accommodation and Car Parking services at Heartlands, Solihull and Good Hope Hospitals.

The successful candidate must exhibit excellent communication and team working skills, and be approachable, flexible and well organised and demonstrate an ability to meet deadlines.

The role requires a resilient outlook with a strong work ethic, and the ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues at all levels.

The successful candidate will be based at Heartlands Hospital but may need to travel to other Trust sites.

For further information please contact karen.eden@uhb.nhs.uk

The role responsibilities are the daily administration for Car parking and Accommodation

Car Parking - Processing parking permits and dealing with car parking related enquiries.

Site visits to carry out car parking inspections

Working closely with Security, Car Parking Hosts & Estates.

This is a varied role with opportunities to complete weekly site visits, we offer flexible working once training is completed and can consider home working once per week as part of the team dynamic.

Main duties of the job

The role responsibilities are the daily administration for Car parking and Accommodation

Car Parking - Processing parking permits and dealing with car parking related enquiries.

Site visits to carry out car parking inspections

Working closely with Security, Car Parking Hosts & Estates.

Accommodation

Room bookings

Key allocation

Administration responsibilities for bookings and accommodation enquiries

Site visits to complete inspections,

Working closely with Estates, Facilities & Security

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Date posted

20 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-9007431

Job locations

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Good General Education (eg. GCSE English and Maths A-C) GCSE Level 9-4
*Business Administration NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience in an administrative environment

Experience

Essential

*Experience of dealing with the Public/Customer service experience
*Experience of working with a range of Microsoft Office packages (eg. Word, Excel and Outlook)
*Experience of using IT systems

Desirable

*Experience of working in a busy environment
*Experience of working in Healthcare

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Good communication / customer care skills both written and verbal demonstrating sympathy and compassion
*Good keyboard/ IT skills
*Good organisation skills and ability to multitask
*Good time management skills Ability to deal professionally with enquiries from staff, Patients and Visitors
*Ability to problem solve
*Understand confidentiality and apply the principles in every day working practice
*Ability to pay attention to detail where there are predictable interruptions to the work pattern
*Ability to deal with stressful situations and sensitive issues
*Work effectively and flexibly as part of a team to meet the needs of the services
*Confident in dealing with people at all levels
*Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of equality and diversity
*Mature open and flexible approach to work
*Demonstrates care and compassion
*Good inter-personal and communication skills.
*Good organisational skills
*Team Player
*Conscientious
*Demonstrates reliability, motivation and commitment
*Ability to travel to multiple sites

Desirable

*Ability to work under pressure and deal with stressful situations

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Good General Education (eg. GCSE English and Maths A-C) GCSE Level 9-4
*Business Administration NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience in an administrative environment

Experience

Essential

*Experience of dealing with the Public/Customer service experience
*Experience of working with a range of Microsoft Office packages (eg. Word, Excel and Outlook)
*Experience of using IT systems

Desirable

*Experience of working in a busy environment
*Experience of working in Healthcare

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Good communication / customer care skills both written and verbal demonstrating sympathy and compassion
*Good keyboard/ IT skills
*Good organisation skills and ability to multitask
*Good time management skills Ability to deal professionally with enquiries from staff, Patients and Visitors
*Ability to problem solve
*Understand confidentiality and apply the principles in every day working practice
*Ability to pay attention to detail where there are predictable interruptions to the work pattern
*Ability to deal with stressful situations and sensitive issues
*Work effectively and flexibly as part of a team to meet the needs of the services
*Confident in dealing with people at all levels
*Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of equality and diversity
*Mature open and flexible approach to work
*Demonstrates care and compassion
*Good inter-personal and communication skills.
*Good organisational skills
*Team Player
*Conscientious
*Demonstrates reliability, motivation and commitment
*Ability to travel to multiple sites

Desirable

*Ability to work under pressure and deal with stressful situations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)