Security Team Leader

The post holder will be responsible the day-to-day security service of the Trust, therefore, protecting patients, visitors, staff and assets against all acts of crime and other risk. The Post Holder must hold a full (clean) UK driving license, as the role will include some driving. The post is offered subject to the completion of enhanced DBS vetting and the successful completion of the physical restraint and officer safety training provided., + To be able and when necessary completing all duties of staff that are managed by the post holder
+ To manage all Security Officers, Security Support Officers and Front of House Receptionists day to day duties. Allocating all duties and ensuing they are carried out professionally, effectively and efficiently.
+ To manage and plan all departmental roasters, including the management of Annual leave and sickness, timekeeping and attendance keeping all systems up to date and accurate.
+ To carry out appraisals for all security personnel, reviewing performance and creating personal development plans.
+ To arrange and book temporary staff to cover leave, sickness or special duties using the trust staff bank system. This includes booking shifts and times sheets.
+ Responsibility for planning training for all security staff, ensuring all mandatory and annual training completed and is kept current.
+ The post holder must ensure all staff below them and their own knowledge on law, policies, standard operating procedures and trust matters is kept current and up to date.

Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work., As a Security Team Leader your time will be spent working within mainly the Whittington Hospital site, but will have responsibilities for community based properties and you may be required to attend and work on other sites occasionally.
We are looking for individuals who are self -motivated and enjoy working in a very busy and changing environment. You will require excellent organisational skills, be able to prioritise your own workload and work well under pressure.
The successful applicant will manage the Security Officers, Security Support Officers and bank staff. The post holder will work a 4 on 4 off shift pattern (including nights, weekends & bank holidays). The Team Leader will for part of a 4 man team and will you will be protecting people and property, detecting and preventing crimes while providing a reassuring presence to our staff, patients and visitors. The Team Leader role also holds Administrative duties and will monitor and oversee incident reports, complete investigations and compile reports for senior management.
The successful applicant will need to be able to cope calmly and effectively with both routine and emergency situations, be a compassionate, professional and courteous individual. Ideally have management experience, be able to set examples and lead from the front.
The role involves many different duties and requires you to be able to adapt to dealing with difficult situations and be sensitive when dealing with particular situations. You will be required to use appropriate skills to diffuse and de-escalate aggressive behaviour and physically assist in restraining violent and confused patients.
Previous security experience in a large and diverse organisation is essential. A full driving licence is essential, as is the ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing by making reports and undertake a range of tasks using computer software. The offer of employment is pending the successful completion of the trust approved control and restraint/ officer safety training.
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust's Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
+ Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
+ Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
+ Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
+ Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
+ Participate in required training and supervision.
+ Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Your application form -
1. Provide only business email address for your referees - we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts.
2. Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.
Our processes -
1. Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
2. If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunately this means you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
3. Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems - occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.
4. Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.
Other important information -
+ Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
+ Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
+ In submitting an application form, you authorise Whittington Health NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.
If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a "selfie" using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk
Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided
The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation