Security Officer

Main duties of the job

As an NHS security officer, you will provide a wide range of duties which will require a customer focused approach. You will provide a timely response to support patients, visitors, members of the public, and hospital staff across a broad range of issues.

You may be involved daily in high level impact and intense situations, requiring the regular use of conflict management and physical intervention, resulting in this being a physical and mentally demanding role.

To support you in carrying out these duties each officer will be expected to successfully attend the Physical Intervention Training qualification course. You will undertake the normal wide range of general security tasks which will include (but not be limited to) high profile guarding and patrol duties, key holding, locking and unlock procedures, responding to and managing incidents. Ideally you will hold a current SIA licence and/or be willing to work towards achieving a Healthcare Security Officer's qualification.

This post will also require a DBS check to an enhanced level, and you will receive a full range of induction and training into the Trust and your work. You will work a rotational shift pattern, which will attract unsocial hours and weekend working enhancements. Your duties will require you to hold a current, clean full UK driving licence.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

Please note this is a physical security officer role and not cyber security.

We reserve the right to close this advert early.

• Candidates are able to speak and write English to an appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirement
• Must be willing to attend and qualify as an NHS Security Accredited Security Officer within 3 months of employment
• Must be able to pass written test (not AI generated)
• Must be able to pass visual test
• GCE/CSE/GCSE or equivalent
• NAHS or Security Officer qualification or equivalent

• Experience of dealing with the general public in a diverse, fast moving, customer-oriented organisation in a position of trust.
• Working a 24/7 Shift service.
• Working in a physically and mentally demanding role.
• Working within a large and widespread environment requiring high levels of fitness.
• Working in the public sector.
• IT literate (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Working in a Hospital environment.
• Previous experience of security in a complex organisation or uniformed service.
• UK Security / Police or Military background.
• Security / Police or Military background (other).

• Physically fit.
• Highly developed communication skills, both written and oral.
• Organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Capable of exercising influence and control.
• Full clean driving licence.
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to digest relevant legislations, guidance and current protocols.
• Ability to input and access information from a personal computer using windows and MS Office and other software packages.
• Knowledge of First aid techniques.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation.
• Knowledge of firefighting techniques.
• Knowledge of criminal and civil law.
• Knowledge of control, restraint and breakaway techniques.
• Experience in teaching/training groups.
• Experience of using CCTV control and monitoring systems.
• NAHS course for security officers or similar to NVQ 2 level.
• Smart appearance, enthusiastic, reliable, diplomatic, honest, trustworthy.
• Able to work as part of team or on own initiative.
• Calm sympathetic nature.
• Willingness to work any shift at short notice or in an emergency.
• Evidence of personal development and or training.
• Sense of humour.
• Confidence to communicate with the general public and staff groups.
• SIA Licence.
• SIA Licence (Held for more than 3 years).
• Previous user of Body Worn Camera.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.