Security Officer

Job summary

Post Title: Security Officer Grade: Band 2

Salary: £22,383 per annum

Department: Security Services

Location: Bradford Royal Infirmary

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Brief Description of the Role:

Security Services are looking to appoint a suitable candidate to join the Security Services Team.

The post holder will provide full security cover to Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, responding appropriately to staff, patients, and members of the public in a varied range of circumstances.

Summary of most important Experience/Skills/Qualifications required:

It is essential that the post holder must hold a full clean UK driving licence and be over the age of 21 for insurance purposes, have good assertion, customer care skills and experience, written and verbal communication skills and be flexible and willing to work late, early and night shifts over the 24 hour period. The successful applicant will also have experience of working with the general public.

Main duties of the job

1. To carry out frequent patrols of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sites in vehicles provided or on foot as appropriate.

2. To deter, prevent, detect and initially investigate security related incidents such as theft, criminal damage, assault, violence and aggression and liaise with the Police as necessary and take steps, which may lead to apprehension of the person responsible.

3. To review, assess and advise, if necessary, employees on matters relating to improve security.

4. To lock and unlock certain areas and set and de-activate intruder alarms as required. In the event of any alarm being activated, to immediately investigate and liaise, if necessary, with the police as required in accordance with set procedures.

5. To liaise with the Estates Department on security maintenance matters, e.g. lighting, broken windows, locks, swipe card readers etc.

6. To undertake appropriate action in accordance with current fire procedures. Directing the Fire Service and, as required, out of hours key holding services.

7. To assist in preventing and managing acts of violence or disorderly or abusive conduct on Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sites.

8. To respond to intruder, lift and fire alarms as required, taking charge of the incident until the arrival of a senior member of staff or external emergency services.

Further duties can be found on the Job Description attached.

About us

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.

WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnership's ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.