Security Officer

NHS; Preston; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job description

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking to recruit a passionate, enthusiastic, motivated and dedicated team member to join our proactive, high standard setting security team, to help in our vision to create a safe place to work, visit and stay.

You will be providing a comprehensive 24/7 front line security service to our organisation. No security experience is necessary as full comprehensive training will be given to the right candidate.

This role will include the prevention and detection of crime or anti-social behaviour, ensuring the safety of patients, staff and visitors on Trust premises, and ensuring the security of Trust property and assets. You will be part of a team based primarily in one or other of the Trust's hospitals but will be required to work at the other hospital from time to time. You will be responsible for responding to all Trust security and fire alerts in a timely manner.

Main duties of the job

Your main duties will include the protection of our patients, staff and visitors. You will assist in the prevention of crime, conduct proactive patrols of the internal and external sites, securing buildings, general car park duties, and respond to emergency incidents, which will include fire alarms and challenging patients and members of the public.

You will have a professional and logical approach to your work, showing initiative and having a can-do attitude.

This is a challenging and rewarding role, requiring the ability to work under pressure and keep calm in challenging situations.

This is a full-time position, working contracted hours of 37.5 hours per week with a holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus an additional 8 bank holidays.

You will be working at both Preston and Chorley Hospital sites, working a 4 on 4 off rotating shift pattern covering all operational hours across both sites when needed. This will include nights and weekends.

Unsociable and weekend enhancements are paid when these are worked.

As a band 2 officer working this pattern, you will be expected to obtain earnings of up to £33k with the opportunity for working overtime on an ad hoc basis.

About us

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely makes a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet great people & do things you'd never have done.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centers around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Job responsibilities

• Communicate effectively with a wide range of clinical and non-clinical staff, patients, visitors and immediate colleagues.
• Maintain and develop competences.
• Support the training of other staff.
• Conform to health, safety, fire and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Undertake Bedside Security duties to support clinical staff as requested.
• Respond promptly to all security & fire-related incidents.
• Carry out security patrolling and related duties.
• Support the day-to-day management of car parking on trust property.
• Undertake proactive crime and security incident management duties.
• Responsibilities for data and information resources.
• Reduction in security-related incidents.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

• General education including numeracy and literacy.
• Full UK Driving License.
• NVQ 1 in security or other equivalent security qualifications.

Knowledge & Experience

• Understanding of Health and Safety.
• Experience working as part of a team.
• Public service experience.
• Security experience.
• NHS experience.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£24,625 to £25,674 a year Per Annum, Pro Rata