Security & Car Park Officer

Job summary

We are looking for dynamic, highly motivated team players with good organisational skills to join the security and car parking team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.

The poster holders will provide a multi skilled service including manned guarding and periodically patrolling of the site to ensure its staff, patients, visitors and property are protected and safe at all times.

The successful candidates must be flexible, approachable with a passion providing exceptional customer service as they will be required to support other staff groups.

The post will be required identifying irregularities, observing CCTV, reacting to activation's of both fire and intruder alarms. You will need to communicate effectively with staff, patients and visitors at all times and receive security requests via telephone or pager, taking prompt and appropriate action in a courteous and helpful manner.

This is a full time post working 37.5 hours per week working a duty rota between the hours of 06:00am - 22:00pm. This role includes weekend working and bank holidays. You will at time be required to work out of hours in order to manage a 24 hour service. Enhanced rates for evenings, weekends and bank holidays apply. Base hourly rate is £12.08.

Main duties of the job

To undertake an active operational role as part of the Responsive Security Service under the direction of the Car Park Security Team Leader. To act as relief Car Park Security Team Leader according to the service needs of the Department.

Respond to and investigate any incident where crime (or suspected crime) is being perpetrated on Trust property.

Well practised drills are essential to ensure, regardless of who is on duty, incidents, security actions and other responsibilities can be attended too and completed in a timely and appropriate manner. The situations are followed through and there are processes for closure, completion and debriefs. Throughout, it is essential that appropriate and effective communication is used, to ensure confidence and a coordinated approach by the team.

Ensure accurate information with regards to own whereabouts is maintained and recorded to ensure that immediate contact can be made with other staff in case of emergency.

The Post-holder will work under the direction of the Team Leader, but will also be expected to work using the skills pertinent to the position and be able, at all times, to use their own initiative to make informed decisions relating to their work based on the Trust's business needs and the service they provide.

You must have a valid UK dirving licence for this role. Desirable for applicants to hold category D1 driving licence

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visitingwww.experiencesalisbury.co.uk