Job vacancy: Security Officer, Barts Health NHS Trust, London

Job summary

Main area: RLH - Security
Grade: Band 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 259-6423535GSS

Employer: Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal London Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £27,948 - £29,468 Per annum inc
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 09/07/2024 23:59

Security Officer

Band 3

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Act as the first line emergency response to any given security situation and respond in line with the defined security procedures and protocols.
Effectively control and monitor access to the Trust site and where necessary request and examine documentation and identification to ascertain authenticity to be on site
When required assist in the escorting and removal of individuals from site
Escort Trust staff and visitors to their destination within the Trust’s site
Identify security defects, health and safety, maintenance and cleaning faults or requirements as part of the regular patrol duties and report to the appropriate Trust teams for resolution.
Ensure that all uniform and equipment issued is worn, clean and presentable, at all times, including stab vests, radios and body worn cameras.
Ensure that all documentation, logs, and records are completed appropriately and in line with the defined security procedures and protocols.
At all times carry out the duties of the role in a professional and compassionate manner when interacting with all Trust service users,
Undertake other reasonable security duties as directed by the Site Security Manager or named deputy such as key issuing, intruder alarm activations, bed watches, site evacuations, property escorts and site searches.
Monitor CCTV systems for the site and public areas, both internally and externally, in accordance with legislation and the Trust’s defined security procedures and protocols.
To staff the site control room with the ability to monitor and respond, in line with the dedicated Trust Security procedures, all alarms, access control systems, CCTV cameras and communications systems.
Identifying any faults or issues with any of the systems within the control room
ensuring that all are logged and reported immediately.
Ensure that all security and incident forms, Incident reports, DOR and DATIX reports, and emails are completed in line with the dedicated security protocols.
Receive and secure items of lost property and complete all necessary documentation.
Assist in the production, renewing, reprogramming, and issuing of access control
cards (ID Cards) and peripherals for staff and contractors.
To report to the Site Security manager or named deputy on security and reception issues at the designated hospital site
Build effective working relationships with all hospital departments, other staff and external customers / service users to achieve co-operative working, performance compliance, and a common focus to achieve strategic objectives.
Have good knowledge of the Security and Reception performance indicators and quality standards.
Ensure that all Trust governance policies and followed
Ensure that matters for escalation (risks, issues, changes, incidents) are raised and escalated following the correct governance procedures.
Occasional requirement to cover reception duties, which may require accessing patient records.
The job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances and after consultation with the postholder.
The post holder might be required to work across the Trust at any time throughout the duration of his/her contract, which may entail travel and working at different hospitals.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

SIA Licence

Desirable criteria

CCTV Licence
IOSH Managing Safety
ECDL (European Computer Driving License)

Experience

Essential criteria

Working in a multicultural and diverse environment
Ability to work on own initiative and problem solve operational issues
Knowledge of Security and reception industry protocols

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Working knowledge of NHS security procedures and processes
Working knowledge of electronic security systems
Basic experience of securing and presenting evidence for internal and external proceedings.

Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent verbal and written skills
Good interpersonal skills with an emphasis on service user focused delivery

Other

Essential criteria

Knowledge of the CRS system.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Our people strategy for 2019-2022 sets out our priorities and an action plan to meet our ambition. In this strategy, we set out the deal we are offering to you in return for living and breathing our values so that they shape everything that you do every single day.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Heath NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.