Car Parking and Security Officer

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust; Stafford; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization as part of the Car Parking & Security team in Stafford. This role involves overseeing parking operations, managing security incidents, and ensuring a high standard of customer care. With competitive pay, on-the-job training will be provided, making it a great opportunity to develop your skills in a busy environment.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role is beneficial but not essential.
• Good communication skills and high standard of customer care are required.
• Flexible approach to work is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Manage the County hospital car parks and deal with alarms.
• Monitor CCTV and respond to security incidents.
• Provide a professional and timely service to patients and visitors.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer care

Flexibility

Job description

University Hospitals of North Midlands is currently unable to provide sponsorship for Band 2 and Band 3 roles. This is in accordance with UKVI guidelines and legislation, as these roles do not meet the skill nor salary threshold for sponsorship. If you hold a graduate visa, you are welcome to apply for this role; however, UHNM will be unable to offer sponsorship at the end of your graduate visa. You must also have at least six months remaining until your graduate visa expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a busy Car Parking & Security Team within the Directorate of Estates, Facilities & PFI. The post holder will be responsible for a full range of Car Parking and Security duties within the Car Parking & Security Department at County Hospital.

Pay

Staff will benefit from enhanced payments on top of their basic hourly pay as outlined below:

• Basic pay: £12.48 per hour.
• Additional Payments
• Unsociable hours - for all hours worked between 20:00 and 06:00, an additional 41% will be paid per hour on top of basic payment.
• Saturday Working - for all hours worked on a Saturday, an additional 41% will be paid per hour on top of basic payment.
• Sunday Working - for all hours worked on a Sunday, an additional 83% will be paid per hour on top of basic payment.

Car Parking and Security is a 24-hour, 365-day service. The successful candidate will be expected to work 37.5 hours, 5 out of 7 days through a rolling rota shift pattern.

We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic person to join our Car Parking & Security team who provide and maintain a professional, efficient, effective, and timely service to patients, visitors, and departments. Experience in this type of role is beneficial but not essential, as full training can be provided.

Car Parking & Security services are provided at the hospital 24/7, including weekends. A flexible approach to work, smart appearance, good communication skills, and a high standard of customer care are required.

The position involves long periods of walking, managing the County hospital car parks, dealing with alarms, monitoring CCTV and security incidents, including restraint as required.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we serve around three million people and are highly regarded for our facilities, teaching, and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All our employees contribute value regardless of role, and we offer a wide range of development packages to help everyone fulfill their potential.

UHNM is committed to creating an inclusive culture, providing equal opportunities for career development. We aim to be a diverse and inclusive employer, fostering a culture where all staff feel valued and respected. We ask all employees to commit to our shared values, co-created by staff, patients, and carers, which unite us as a Trust.

We recognize that supporting and developing our staff directly impacts the quality of care we provide. Our employees are as important as our patients and the community we serve.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Simon Barker
• Job title: Facilities Manager
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]

For an informal chat regarding this post, please call John Prendergast at 01785 236062 or Simon Barker at 01785 886066.