Crime Prevention and Reduction Assistant

To assist the Crime Prevention and Reduction Officer to ensure that the organisation complies with relevant Security Legislation, Regulations and Codes of Practice/Best Industry Practice Standards. To assist in the implementation of Trust security related policies/documentation, and work under direction to engaged with staff, ensuring the highest standards of security and environmental management. Travel across Trust sites, undertaking investigations and supporting staff across MWL., To undertake investigations of crime against staff, inspections, risk assessments and action plans, working collaboratively alongside our departments across the Trust. Be aware of current and professional security advice, and how it can impact upon the Trust. To report finding from investigations, risks assessments/audits to relevant personnel, and take direction from management on reviewing and actioning issues to ensure continued effectiveness. Link between the Trust and Security teams where directed, as well as reporting back through governance structure. Assist with the ongoing programmes of support work for violence and abuse against staff, ensuring compliance with Joint Agreement on Offences Against Emergency Workers and other local policies and processes.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our services: Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme