Security Officer

To work as part of the EFM operational team, responsible for providing a comprehensive support service in the hospital environment. The primary function is to provide an effective security service for staff, patients and visitors to ensure a safe and secure environment. You will be required to work in many areas of the hospital site following the required training. To provide a high quality responsive, efficient and effective patient support service to wards and departments within North Manchester General Hospital acting in a caring and professional manner.

Shift pattern will include weekends and nights where Agender for change enhanced pay will be included.

QUALIFICATIONS

Good standard of general education or equivalent experience
Security related qualification or equivalent experience
Conflict resolution / physical intervention training
SIA license for static guarding / door supervisor
SIA license for Public Space Surveillance (CCTV)
Full current UK driving license

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Provide an immediate response for requests of assistance of violent and aggressive situations from patients and visitors ensuring that their personal safety and the safety of staff, patients and visitors is maintained.
2. Provide a security presence in agreed locations and provide a responsive service as required.
3. Upon request of staff assist with requests to watch/monitor patients that may be at risk of absconding or harm to themselves or others.
4. Respond to all alarm activations (intruder, panic alarms) for all Trust buildings and grounds and take appropriate actions as necessary.
5. Provide a response to all fire incidents in accordance with set procedures.
6. Undertake reception duties from the security control room as and when required.
7. Provide escort duties as required.
8. Perform regular security patrols of hospital car parks, grounds and buildings acting as a deterrent to criminal activity and anti-social behavior and ensure all suspicious incidents are reported and any untoward behavior is challenged as required.
9. Respond to reports of persons trapped in lifts, providing reassurance and assistance as required.

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!