Security & Risk Manager

Security & Risk Manager Whiston & St Helens Hospitals £49,000 per annum | Lead a team of 40 across a 1,000-bed hospital Are you an experienced security leader ready to take ownership of a large-scale, complex healthcare environment? We are looking for a Security & Risk Manager to lead an established Medirest Healthcare Security, Car Parking and Risk function, playing a critical role in protecting patients, staff, visitors, and hospital operations.

The Opportunity You will lead and develop a team of 40 security professionals, overseeing all aspects of security, car parking operations, and risk management across a busy acute hospital setting. This is a high-impact role where you'll work closely with NHS stakeholders, police, and senior leaders, ensuring safety, compliance, and continuous improvement. What You'll Be Responsible For Leading security, car parking, and risk services across the site Managing incident response, investigations, and post-incident reviews Maintaining risk registers, driving mitigation strategies, and improving resilience Ensuring compliance with NHS, CQC, SIA, GDPR, and Martyn's Law Overseeing CCTV, access control, patrols, and emergency response Supporting clinical teams with de-escalation and patient safety interventions Delivering business continuity and disaster recovery planning Managing rotas, performance, training, and workforce development Building strong relationships with Trust leadership and external partners About You Proven leadership experience within healthcare security Strong knowledge of risk management, compliance, and incident handling Confident communicator, able to influence at senior stakeholder level Experienced in managing large teams in fast-paced, high-pressure settings Skilled in de-escalation, with an empathetic and professional approach SIA licence essential (CCTV desirable) Full

Job Description available on request Why Join Us? Clear career progression pathways Excellent benefits including pension, healthcare, wellbeing support, and discounts The chance to make a real difference in a frontline healthcare environment