Security Liaison Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Registered Mental Health Nurse with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to join our team as Security Liaison Manager. The successful candidate will have an eye for detail, and a creative approach to solving problems and working as part of a senior team.
The Security Liaison Manager is responsible for developing collaborative links between the Security Directorate, multi-disciplinary teams and other hospital and external services, in order to help ensure a safe and secure environment for patients, staff and visitors at Broadmoor Hospital. The Security Liaison Manager also manages a team of Security Liaison Nurses, postal monitors and Security intelligence officers working within Broadmoor Hospital that interface between security and the clinical environments., To provide collaborative and supporting links between security and other services, in particular clinical services, in order to help provide a safe and secure environment for patients, staff and visitors.
The Successful candidate will be required to utilise their skills as Registered Mental Health Nurse and Managerial / leadership skills to provide advice, guidance and training on aspects of physical, procedural and relational security to clinical teams and staff throughout the hospital. The post holder is also responsible for working with current security teams to ensure that security standards are achieved and for ensuring that clinical and security practice are effectively integrated.
Applicants must have the ability to contribute to and influence service development and possess excellent communication, investigatory, auditing and analytical skills. An excellent working knowledge of the High Security Psychiatric Services (Arrangements for Safety and Security) Directions 2019, the National Clinical Security Framework, security policies and procedures is also essential.
It is part of the Security Liaison Managers role to complete investigations, audits and provide reports with recommendations to reduce/eliminate security risks and ensuring that any resulting actions are implemented.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

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West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.