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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

a.    To be the security management specialist lead, advising and guiding the Partnership on the development and implementation of strategies, policies and procedures designed to maintain or enhance the security and safety of service users, staff and visitors within our sites and services.

b.    Act as lead for Operation Cavell working with management and staff and undertaking welfare checks with any colleagues who are unfortunately victims of assault, hate crime of other forms of abuse.  To support them seeking to minimise the negative impact of their experience and deliver the best possible outcome.

c.     To liaise with and provide an interface between colleagues and the Metropolitan Police to ensure that staff receive appropriate support from that service where criminal prosecution or other action is considered an appropriate option.  This would include support to ensure statements from victims and witnesses are taken from or received by the police service.

d.     Work with management or services to raise staff awareness to the level where all staff would feel confident about reporting any incidents of violence and aggression and hate crime, knowing that it will be taken seriously.

e.    Advise and support staff on security matters, both in relation to preventing abuse, violence, and aggression as well as property/asset protection measures.

f.      Interpret statutory legislation and advise on the required standards necessary to ensure compliance.

g.    Provide specialist advice, guidance, and instruction regarding security issues within the workplace, to ensure that the Trust meets and exceeds the statutory obligations required and achieve high standards of security management.

h.    Undertake frequent security risk assessments or audits, crime reduction surveys of Partnership, buildings and services and where necessary, identifying  high risk property from datix incident and risk register reports.

i.      Develop and maintain Crime and Disorder Partnership, Community Safety and Police relationships.

j.      Ensure good working relationships with contractors (estates and facilities) ensuring crime prevention methodology is planned and LSMS has input on all new builds and refurbishment.

k.     Implement all LSMS/Missing Persons Alerts to relevant Managers and departments with clear actions.

l.      Provide security management reports for all appropriate Partnership governance structures including as required, Trust Board, Executive, Audit & Risk Committee, Health & Safety Committee etc.

m.   Maintain a good working relationship with individuals whose role has an impact on the LSMS role (e.g., HR, Risk Management, Local Counter Fraud Specialist, Litigation and Complaints Managers, EPO and H&S) through the designated committees and working groups.

n.    Investigate all security incidents in line with security management procedures as and when necessary.

o.    Work with CPS and Police on all court cases when dealing with offenders and Trust staff on all prosecutions, seeking redress through criminal and civil justice systems against those who actions lead to the loss of NHS revenue.

p.    Develop and liaise with IT, Estates, Procurement, and any other department to ensure all IT and electrical and equipment are either security tagged or marked.

Key Responsibilities in relation to the Camden & Islington part of the NLMHP.

q.    Be responsible for overseeing and managing drug dog searches within acute and community rehabilitation facilities.

r.      Oversee the disposal of controlled drugs for the Pharmacy department at Highgate Mental Health Centre West.

s.     Act as sole point of contact (SPOC) for all criminal matters in or out of the Trust to the Police e.g., Forensic Checks.

t.      Act as panel member for both Camden and Islington MAPPA attending and contributing to all meetings as appropriate.

u.    To be responsible for managing and overseeing the implementation of the Trust’s CCTV policy and procedures including the process for administering CCTV requests from the Metropolitan Police or internal services where appropriate for evidential purposes.