Security Officer

Our security team ensure all people are safe, and also feel safe, by providing a friendly and visible presence 24/7 as part of a rota system. The team accounts for our patient and staff's individual needs when delivering their service, which are diverse in nature. This supports our Trust values of Kind, Safe and Effective and are looking for likeminded candidates to join our team that prioritise these values too The Team also protects all Trust property against loss, theft and damage and incidents of fire.Main duties of the job To maintain good order and prevent public disorder on the Trust site The protection of patients, staff, contractors and visitors against acts of violence, aggression and abuse The protection of Trust property against loss, theft and damage and incidents of fire The protection of property belonging to patients, staff, visitors and contractors against loss, theft and damage

Here at the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust we employ around 6258 staff, each one of whom is dedicated to providing excellent, compassionate and safe care to every patient, every day., The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000. The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.