Job summary
Employer heading
Security Officer
NHS AfC: Band 2
Job overview
Closing Date: 30.09.24 (this may change dependent on response)
Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date: commencing 01.10.24
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 14.10.24
Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation trust are looking appoint professional, positive, customer focussed security officers. You will be involved in ensuring the welfare, safety and security of a diverse hospital-based community and its assets, including car parks, buildings and accommodations.
Responsibilities will include responding to enquiries in person, by phone or email, liaising with other clinical and non-clinical departments, incident response including conflict resolution, mental health episodes and violence and aggression. Attending and responding to emergency situations such as fire alarm activation and evacuations, lockdown response and crime related calls for service. General patrolling internally and externally of the hospital including car parks and issuing parking charge notices.
We particularly welcome applications from those who identify as female or LGBT+ as they are under-represented in this section.
Main duties of the job
1. To carry out frequent patrols of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sites.
2. To deter, prevent, detect and initially investigate security related incidents such as theft, criminal damage, assault, violence and aggression and liaise with the Police as necessary and take steps, which may lead to apprehension of the person responsible.
3. To review, assess and advise, if necessary, employees on matters relating to improving security.
4. To lock and unlock certain areas and set and de-activate intruder alarms as required. In the event of any alarm being activated, to immediately investigate and liaise, if necessary, with the police as required in accordance with set procedures.
5. To liaise with the Estates Department on security maintenance matters, e.g. lighting, broken windows, locks, swipe card readers etc.
6. To undertake appropriate action in accordance with current fire procedures. Directing the Fire Service and, as required, out of hours key holding services.
7. To assist in preventing and managing acts of violence or disorderly or abusive conduct on Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sites.
8. To respond to intruder, lift and fire alarms as required, taking charge of the incident until the arrival of a senior member of staff or external emergency services.
Further duties can be found on the Job Description attached.
Working for your organisation
Working for our organisation
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.
WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnership’s ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see detailed Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert for more information.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name
Neil Sheard
Job title
Deputy Facilities Manager
Email address
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see detailed Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert for more information.
It is essential that the post holder must hold a full clean UK driving licence and be over the age of 21 for insurance purposes, have good assertion, customer care skills and experience, written and verbal communication skills with experience of note taking and report writing, fully computer literate, and be flexible following a shift pattern to deliver a 24/7 service.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with the public
- Customer Care
Desirable criteria
- Previous Security experience
- Understanding of basic Law & Legislation in relation to Security
- Previous NHS experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Good assertion skills
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Ability to deal with difficult situations calmly
Desirable criteria
- Health and Safety skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Willingness to undergo ‘on the job’ training and attend specialist courses as necessary. This will include Control & Restraint/physical intervention training.
Desirable criteria
- Training on Data Protection
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good general education
- Must hold full, clean driving license We are unable to consider applications from individuals under the age of 21 due to restrictions on our vehicle insurance policy.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Neil Sheard
- Job title
- Deputy Facilities Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For further details / informal visits contact:
Neil Sheard, Deputy Facilities Manager
Email: [email protected]
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