Regional Safety and Security Officer

About the role

The Regional Safety and Security Officer (RSSO) sits within the National Support Unit (NSU), reporting to the Safety and Security Lead. The RSSO advises and assists the Incident and Safety Lead and Delivery Directors on Security, Health and Safety and Fire Safety matters to ensure that operations comply with HMCTS operational and legislative requirements.

The RSSO provides real‑time advice, support and guidance to Senior Operational Managers and their staff to enable compliance with HMCTS’ security and safety policies and requirements, and works flexibly across geographical areas.

• Advises and supports Delivery Directors and Senior Operational Managers on Health and Safety, security, and fire safety matters, identifying risks and ensuring compliance with operational and legislative requirements.
• Advises, supports and, where appropriate, undertakes investigation of significant incidents and accidents, producing lessons learned and mitigating future incidents.
• Conducts Fire Risk Assessments and ensures compliance with operational and legislative requirements.
• Conducts Health and Safety and Security inspections and audits and ensures compliance with operational and legislative requirements.
• Provides assistance to Senior Operational Managers on security and safety risk assessments and shares best practice across the region and wider operations.
• Acts as the first specialist point of contact on the region for all security and safety matters with managers, staff, judicial office holders and justice partners/stakeholders.
• Delivers and facilitates training on security and safety matters, including Fire and Incident Control Training.

• Experience or basic knowledge of Health and Safety, Fire Safety or Security policies, strategies, and systems.
• Proven ability to conduct thorough investigations and audits, with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong organisational skills, able to operate through ambiguity, plan ahead, proactively identify and solve problems, improve performance and manage risks.
• Experience in operational delivery, managing safety and security incidents at local and/or regional levels.
• Interpersonal, consultative and negotiating skills, including the ability to successfully persuade and influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills, able to convey complex information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.

• Specialist Health and Safety qualification – minimum NEBOSH General Certificate; membership of relevant professional institutes (Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Security Institute, Institution of Fire Engineers, Institute of Fire Safety Managers).
• Knowledge and understanding of British Standards on Fire Safety (BS 9999 and BS 9997) and the Fire Safety Order 2005.
• PAS
  79 Fire Risk Assessor training/accreditation.
• National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) protective security training.

The successful candidate must obtain and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance.

Generous annual leave, contributory pension scheme, childcare benefits, season ticket and bicycle loans.

• UK nationals
• Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members with settled or pre‑settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme
• Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals and certain family members of Turkish nationals who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service