Healthcare Security Officer

Healthcare Security Officers
Northern General Hospital & Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Band 3 - £12.45/hr (Weekdays), £16.80 (Saturdays) & £21.03 (Sundays) - 37.5 hours per week
Various shifts to cover - Mornings 07.00-15.00, Afternoons 12.00-21.00, Nights 21.00-07.00. Flexibility to work any of these shifts as required is essential, based on a staff rota.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking caring, diligent and professional Healthcare Security Officers to join their security team to maintain the safety and security of all staff, patients, and visitors on Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (STH) sites and associated premises, and to protect Trust property from loss.

Are you ready to be the watchful eye that ensures safety and security?

Key Responsibilities:

Visible Patrols and Incident Response: Conduct foot patrols of hospital sites to ensure all property and land are secure and hazard-free. Respond to security and fire incidents, including intruder incidents, emergency calls, and alarm activations, and perform preliminary investigations.
Control Room Duties: Monitor CCTV, respond to directions from control room operators, and cover control room shifts as needed.
Access Control and Key Management: Unlock and lock departments, manage key control systems, escort accommodation users, and maintain records of digital lock codes and access control ID cards.
Staff Support and Emergency Assistance: Escort and protect staff, assist with cash handling, respond to personal and emergency alarms, and assist with air ambulance operations, mortuary duties, and other emergency tasks as required.
Equipment and Deliveries: Accept out-of-hours deliveries, assist with stores and equipment, ensure proper alarm management, and monitor the access control systems.
Contractor Liaison and Site Monitoring: Monitor contractors on site to ensure they have appropriate paperwork and provide access as necessary. Maintain close liaison with departmental heads on practical aspects of security precautions.
Security Advice and Crime Prevention: Advise staff on crime prevention and protection of property, encourage a proactive approach to security, and maintain security marking of Trust equipment.
Record Keeping and Policy Adherence: Maintain logs of all duties and incidents, train new colleagues, ensure all mandatory and job-specific training is up to date, and follow the Security Handbook, Standard Operating Procedures, and all Trust policies. Demonstrate and adhere to the Trust PROUD values.Person Requirements:

Must hold a valid SIA Guarding Licence.
Previous experience in a similar security role.
Experience dealing with the general public and handling difficult situations calmly and courteously.
Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
Ability to operate and interpret information from computerised systems.

This role may require you to show evidence of vocational level 3 qualification or at least 2 years relevant experience.

About The Trust

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest providers of integrated hospital and community-based healthcare providing a comprehensive range of local and tertiary services to the residents of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Mid Yorkshire and North Derbyshire and some highly specialist services to all parts of England. They have a history of delivering high quality care, training and developing high calibre multidisciplinary health professionals, clinical excellence and innovation in medical research.

As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits:

Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week.
Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime.
Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts.
Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your "My Bank" shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone.
Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements.
Training and development opportunities- Keep up with the essentials and more.
Build holiday allowance for every shift you work- your work life balance is important to us.
Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yours.Who are NHS Professionals?

We specialise in putting people in place to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.

As an equal opportunities' organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination based on age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion