Security Officer

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust; Redditch; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Security Officer to join a dynamic, patient‑focused team. The role supports clinical teams, protects patients and staff, and maintains safe hospital premises and car parks.

Responsibilities include delivering a high‑quality security service, assisting with enquiries, and following health and safety policies. The position runs a Friday–Thursday 6am–6pm shift pattern; DBS guidance applies.

Qualifications

• Good basic education.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to complete documentation accurately.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Professional, personable, and adaptable to the needs of the service.
• Able to remain calm, focused, and effective in challenging situations.
• Manual handling proficiency.
• Strong customer care skills.
• Possession of an SIA Door Supervisor Licence and/or CCTV Licence.
• Experience working within the NHS or a comparable environment.

Responsibilities

• To provide a highquality security service, to patients, staff, visitors, and contractors within hospital premises and car parks in accordance with SIA guidelines and Trust specifications.
• Undertake necessary duties to ensure the maintenance of an efficient security service.
• To assist visitors to the hospital site with general enquiries, in a pleasant and helpful manner
• All work must be undertaken in line with health, safety, security, Company and Trust policies and procedures.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Customer care

Verbal communication

Teamwork

Calm under pressure

Manual handling

SIA/Door Supervisor Licence

NHS experience

Job description

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Security Officer

The closing date is 15 October 2026

An opportunity to join a dynamic team with a customer focused approach. Tasks can be patient facing and other tasks involve supporting the clinical teams to ensure the efficient running of the hospital. A flexible approach is essential to ensure that the daily demands of the role can be met. If you like a role which presents a variety of challenges, then come and join the team.

Shift pattern is Friday to Thursday 6am - 6pm, 7 days on - 7 days off.

Please note we do not offer Certificates of Sponsorships for this role

Main duties of the job

To provide and maintain a professional, efficient, effective and timely service to patients, visitors and other departments that will contribute to achieving high quality service.

To Ensure the service supports the clinical care of patients and respects the privacy & dignity of every patient.

To ensure the health & safety of both recipients and those delivering the service.

To contribute towards best practice within the department.

To assist the security management team in the development of the service.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a largeacute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acuteservices to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to alarger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services fromthree sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and ourcaring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centredcare. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people towork with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin oureveryday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are proud to have achieved Timewiseaccreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible workingwithin our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring aDBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in SupportingInformation section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Job responsibilities

To provide a highquality security service, to patients, staff, visitors, and contractors withinhospital premises and car parks in accordance with Security Industry Authority (SIA)guidelines and Trust specifications.

Undertake necessary duties to ensure the maintenance of an efficient securityservice. These duties will be carriedout in both internal and external environments.

To assist visitors to the hospitalsite with general enquiries, in a pleasant and helpful manner

All work must be undertaken in linewith health, safety, security, Company and Trust policies and procedures.

Where required, you may also need toassist with the emergency and evacuation procedures in accordance with theTrust policy.

Qualifications

• Good basic education.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to complete documentation accurately.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Professional, personable, and adaptable to the needs of the service.
• Able to remain calm, focused, and effective in challenging situations.
• Manual handling proficiency
• Strong customer care skills
• Possession of an SIA Door Supervisor Licence and/or CCTV Licence
• Experience working within the NHS or a comparable environment

Experience

• Candidates must have experience working within the NHS or a similar environment.
• Experience in customer service
• Experience in dealing with vulnerable patients.
• Demonstrates a professional and compassionate approach when supporting others.
• Maintains composure in challenging or stressful situations.
• Is open to feedback and willing to learn from it.
• Works effectively as part of a team while also being capable of completing tasks independently.
• Possesses strong verbal communication, critical thinking, and reasoning skills.
• Has a solid understanding of Health and Safety requirements and basic computer skills to complete online learning.

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

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust