Security Officer

This role is responsible for providing a uniformed specialist service. Ensuring that patients, visitors and staff are given advice and provided with a safe and secure environment in line with legislation and particularly in emergency situations.

The post holder will protect people and property, detecting and preventing crime including operating and controlling access and key control systems.

Fundamental to the role will be dealing with issues regarding challenging particular patients, visitors and staff, where difficult circumstances prevail (e.g. smokers, abuse issues, car park incidents and unwelcome visitors).

The post holder may be required to work across any of the NUH sites and at any time when instructed, and also to conduct car parking management duties outside of typical office hours (e.g. attending to minor equipment faults / issues, patrols, responding to queries, receiving payments).

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

Your primary duty is to ensure the safety and security of all persons and properties at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust and to promote a safe environment and reduce the fear of crime by providing a high profile visible presence.

The post holder must hold a valid SIA Guarding Licence at all times on duty. When the license is due to expire within 3 months, or is revoked at any time, this must be immediately report to the Security Administrative Assistant. The post holder must also remain within date of their Conflict Resolution and Controlled Restraint Training. Again if they are aware that the expiry date of their training is within 3 months, this must be reported to the Security Administrative Assistant.

To carry out patrols and provide escorts as requested.

To undertake cash lifts ensuring that all departmental procedures are followed.

To respond to any security incident within an agreed time frame

The security department work closely as a team and rely on each other so its important to be a team player and have good interpersonal skills especially when dealing with customers

With over 20,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

The security department works across all Three NUH campus sites and comprises of a team leader and several security officers and CCTV operators on each site.

The duties will be shift working and cover both 12 hr days and nights including weekend and bank holiday working. These shifts are currently on a 4 on 5 off rota which provides excellent work life balance and also the opportunity for overtime if available.

Annual leave and salary will be based of agenda for change terms and conditions with shift enhancements for evening and weekend working and time in lieu given when working bank holidays.