Security Assistant

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Band 5 Security Technician to enhance security operations across multiple sites in Gloucestershire. This role offers an exciting opportunity to grow in a dynamic healthcare environment focused on safety and compliance with evolving national security standards.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in security roles preferred.
• Understanding of national security standards.
• Experience in supporting multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice on physical and personnel security matters.
• Conduct security audits and inspections.
• Support the Trust Accredited Security Management Specialists.

Skills

Resilience

Collaboration

Security audits

Job description

Are you ready to take the next step in your career within a supportive, forward-thinking NHS Trust?

We’re looking for a Band 5 Security Technician to join our integrated Health, Safety and Security Team, working across a number of Trust sites in Gloucestershire.

This is an exciting development role designed to offer the right candidate the opportunity to grow and gain experience in a range of security-related functions in a dynamic healthcare setting. You’ll play a key part in keeping our staff, patients, and visitors safe while supporting the Trust in meeting evolving national security standards, including the implementation of Martyn’s Law.

We are a professional multidisciplinary team, working in a supportive environment that values collaboration and continuous improvement.

If you’re motivated, resilient, and looking to develop within the NHS, we’d love to hear from you.

We support sites and teams across the Trust that provide and manage community, mental health, and learning disability services for Gloucestershire.

The Purpose Of The Role Is

• To provide professional advice on physical and personnel security matters relating to staff, patients, and premises and undertake security audits and inspections and to assist with investigating security incidents where appropriate or requested.
• To provide full administrative and technical support to the Trust Accredited Security Management Specialists (ASMS).
• To assist the ASMS in maintaining a suite of security documents required by national guidance.
• The post holder will independently manage routine business matters regarding security issues ensuring concerns are brought to the attention of the relevant Trust manager.
• To cover for the ASMS during times of leave or other absence.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are detailed in the Job Description/Person Specification.

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity, and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

About

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys, and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to share their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. We also recognize there is room for improvement, and we continue to invest in our commitment to becoming a Great Place to Work, aiming for top-quartile performance in staff surveys.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Louise Moss
• Job title: Assistant Director of Corporate Governance
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]