Trust Search Dog Handler

We are seeking to recruit a Search Dog Handler to join the Safety Security & Resilience Team.

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the key corporate teams within the Trust.

This Post provides a dedicated Drug search facility for ward/unit and departmental managers across the organisation or on request from other NHS Trusts within the North East region.

Reporting direct to the Safety Security & Resilience Manager you will be providing a service to the organisation, in the use and effective handling of a Drug search dog to eliminate the use and supply of illegal drugs with the intent of reducing levels of anti-social behaviour. Whilst maintaining close liaison work with Police on successful Drug Finds and ensure the safe handling of substances on a 'find'.

Main duties of the job

Develop a safe system of evidence preservation to ensure successful prosecution and subsequent sanctions of offenders.

The post holder will Act as a key advisor in the Human behaviours associated with the supply and use of illegal Drugs and the promotion of patient rehabilitation

The Post holder will be responsible for the health and wellbeing of the Trust Narcotics Search Dog: this includes feeding, grooming, exercising and monitoring the health of the Dog on a daily basis, cleaning, maintaining and caring for the dog's living, working and transport environments on a daily/weekly basis

The Post holder will maintain their own and the dogs re-accreditation/licensing arrangements by assessments attend refresher training periodically every year and maintain a good level of Physical fitness to ensure the dog is adequately controlled during working visits to wards/units and departments across the Trust., The post holder will Act as a key advisor in the Human behaviours associated with the supply and use of illegal Drugs and the promotion of patient rehabilitation

The Post holder will be responsible for the health and wellbeing of the Trust Narcotics Search Dog: this includes feeding, grooming, exercising and monitoring the health of the Dog on a daily basis, cleaning, maintaining and caring for the dog's living, working and transport environments on a daily/weekly basis

The Post holder will maintain their own and the dogs re-accreditation/licensing arrangements by assessments attend refresher training periodically every year and maintain a good level of Physical fitness to ensure the dog is adequately controlled during working visits to wards/units and departments across the Trust.

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.