Security Coordinator

Job summary

Come, join our team...

A great opportunity has arisen to appoint full-time motivated, enthusiastic and hardworking band 3 Security Co-coordinators to complement our existing team at Ravenswood House, Mayles Lane, Fareham PO17 5NA.

Ravenswood House is a medium and low secure hospital providing assessment, care and treatment for adults with serious mental illness and/or personality disorder who need to receive their care in a secure environment. We provide high quality care and treatment to 68 male adults split across five clinical wards. Most of our patients have either committed a criminal offence or have challenging behaviour. We admit patients from high secure hospitals, local psychiatric hospitals, prisons, custody, and the courts.

For successful candidates we offer a number of excellent benefits including: A Forensic Lead Payment and Unsocial Hours Payments - paid for working evenings, nights and weekends.

So, if you are person and patient-centred, passionate and dedicated individual, who can demonstrate you have the right skills, knowledge and ability to undertake this role, then we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Security Co-ordinators alongside the Clinical Risk & Security team leader maintain a safe and secure environment and support an objective therapeutic security focused contribution in the management of clinical and non-clinical risk posed by patients and the environment. The team provide security and risk advice to both clinical and non-clinical departments to enhance safety within Ravenswood House in respect to relevant guidance (e.g. secure services standards).

The successful applicant as a member of the security team will also be expected to provide an emergency response to incidents on clinical areas and so upon recruitment will be expected to undertake PMVA (Prevention Management of Violence & Aggression) training. PMVA is used when dealing with mentally unstable and potentially dangerous patients, who may be posing a risk to themselves or others.

The security team's core working hours cover 24-hour service 7 days a week. All team members work a 24-hour rotation shift pattern including weekends and nights.

*Early 07.00am - 15.00pm

*Late 13.00pm - 21.00pm

*Nights 20.30pm - 07.15am

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, combining the expertise and services of multiple NHS providers to deliver high-quality healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.With a dedicated workforce exceeding 12,000 staff and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we offer an extensive range of services, including mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health care, reaching diverse communities across urban, rural, and coastal areas.We are committed to delivering care with compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, ensuring that our patients and service users are at the heart of everything we do. By working closely with our partners, we're creating a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation that champions staff development, well-being, and collaboration.Join us and be part of an organisation dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare; where your skills and ambitions can make a real difference to the communities we serve, now and in the future.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ravenswood House

Mayles Lane, Knowle

Fareham

Hampshire

PO17 5NA

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ravenswood House

Mayles Lane, Knowle

Fareham

Hampshire

PO17 5NA

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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