BWC Management Services Ltd

Facilities Administration Officer

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Job summary

The post holder will provide a high level of administrative support to the Facilities Management Team and be conversant in all the duties of a Facilities Administration Officer.

Main duties of the job

  1. To support the weekly and monthly payroll returns.
  2. To coordinate the sickness reporting for the department including keeping ESR up to date with all sickness and producing reports for Management and HR. Keeping a track on trigger points and advise operational team accordingly.
  3. To act as 'super-user' of the various bespoke systems that the department uses on a daily basis: auditor, access control, oracle, Time and attendance, facilities intranet page and survey monkey. This will include being the first point of contact and escalation with suppliers.
  4. To undertake general office duties including filing, circulation of post, photocopying, letters, generating reports, compiling agendas and note taking as required.
  5. To maintain a filing system within the department and ensure records are stored, filed and archived both physically and electronically.
  6. To gather data from the facilities bespoke systems and produce reports and statistics for audit purposes when required.
  7. To use the Trust's internal ordering system to order and receipt goods and to raise orders from capital and special trustee funds complying with the Trust's Standing Financial Instructions (SFI's) at all times.
  8. To keep and maintain spreadsheets monitoring labour utilisation (including Agency returns), financial expenditure, any other management spreadsheets within the Facilities department.

About us

BWC Management Services Limited (also known as Vital Services) is a wholly-owned subsidiary company of Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust (BWC). The sole focus of Vital Services is the provision of estates and facilities services and, most importantly, the staff who provide these crucial services who are fundamental to the Trust being able to deliver world-class care. All Estates, Medical Engineering and Facilities staff are employed directly by Vital Services and although not NHS employees, are very much part of the BWC family, working together to be a world-leading team, providing world-leading care.

Details

Date posted

05 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

284-24-6675969-VSCM-A

Job locations

Birmingham Children's Hospital

Steelhouse Lane

Birmingham

B4 6NH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at BWC Management Services Limited.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at BWC Management Services Limited.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 2 years experience of working within a similar function
  • Experience of communicating at all levels inside and outside the organisation

Desirable

  • Experience and capability to provide absence cover within the department

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of secondary education
  • Customer Service

Desirable

  • NVQ level 2

Knoweledge

Essential

  • Able to prioritise own work and that of others
  • High degree of accuracy
  • Detailed working knowledge of Excel, Word, Outlook
  • Excellent written and verbal communication

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working in Estates or Facilities

Skills

Essential

  • Able to work as part of a team
  • Professional, punctual and reliable
  • Possess excellent organisational skills
  • Able to speak clearly through radio system without risk of misunderstanding
  • Able to receive and issue instructions (sometimes technical) in English (written and verbal) without risk of misunderstanding
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 2 years experience of working within a similar function
  • Experience of communicating at all levels inside and outside the organisation

Desirable

  • Experience and capability to provide absence cover within the department

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of secondary education
  • Customer Service

Desirable

  • NVQ level 2

Knoweledge

Essential

  • Able to prioritise own work and that of others
  • High degree of accuracy
  • Detailed working knowledge of Excel, Word, Outlook
  • Excellent written and verbal communication

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working in Estates or Facilities

Skills

Essential

  • Able to work as part of a team
  • Professional, punctual and reliable
  • Possess excellent organisational skills
  • Able to speak clearly through radio system without risk of misunderstanding
  • Able to receive and issue instructions (sometimes technical) in English (written and verbal) without risk of misunderstanding

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

BWC Management Services Ltd

Address

Birmingham Children's Hospital

Steelhouse Lane

Birmingham

B4 6NH


Employer's website

https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

BWC Management Services Ltd

Address

Birmingham Children's Hospital

Steelhouse Lane

Birmingham

B4 6NH


Employer's website

https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Facilities Business Manager

Sharon Dobb

sharon.dobb@nhs.net

07789958812

Details

Date posted

05 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

284-24-6675969-VSCM-A

Job locations

Birmingham Children's Hospital

Steelhouse Lane

Birmingham

B4 6NH


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