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Location
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 p.a. pro rata
Profession
Manager and corporate
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
17 May 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
08 May 2026

Job overview

We have an opportunity available for Access Office Manager. You would be responsible for the management for all aspects of the services within your contract portfolio, both internal and outsourced, with responsibility and accountability for the Trust access system, way finding, management / procurement of business lease vehicles and the taxi contract, in accordance with the agreed minimum specifications.

You will ensure all services, including in-house and external contracted out-services are delivered professionally to a high quality within agreed budgets.

Where required, you will work with the Head of Trust Security on any tender process for external contracts.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the management for all aspects of the services within the post holders contract portfolio, both internal and outsourced, with responsibility and accountability for the Trust access system, way finding, management / procurement of business lease vehicles, and the taxi contract in accordance with the agreed minimum specifications.

To ensure all services, including in-house and external contracted out-services are delivered professionally to a high quality within agreed budgets. Where required, working with the Head of Trust Security on any tender process for external contracts.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

  • applied for a Graduate visa
  • or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

The advert will close at midnight on 17 May 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 5 May 2026.

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.