security support worker

The closing date is 19 February 2026

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Job summary

to control access to forensic building

liaseing with staff and visitors

using telephones and radio's to the safty of other

to participate in all training as directed by line manager

Main duties of the job

To provide a high quality front of house security service for North London Forensic Service premises, for inpatient, outpatient service users, staff & visitors. To also ensure that only authorized personal enter the premises. To be fully conversant with, and have an understanding of any security issues in and around the Forensic Service. Have a thorough understanding of confidentiality at all times, in relation to service users, staff and visitors. The Forensic Security Support worker has to be familiar and comply with the Trusts security management procedures. To promote and create a pro-security culture amongst staff, professionals, and the public, ensuring security is everybody's responsibility.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care

Why NLFT?

We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Date posted

05 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£29,651 to £31,312 a year Per annum including HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

455-NLFT-0645

Job locations

chase farm

camlet /forensics

enfield

EN28JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

To check validity\Identity of all personal entering NLFS

To monitor and process staff and visitors with reception visitor management systems within reception in both buildings.

To follow protocols and procedures and have an awareness in liaison with contacting the emergency services, and other directorates.

To monitor CCTV systems throughout the Forensic premises, and utilizing their own initiative in analyzing situations to report security issues.

To ensure the the security of the Forensic key management systems within the receptions and low secure units are checked and audited. The reception key systems are checked at the beginning and at the end of the shifts.

To ensure that all staff are booked in, on access and booked out of the units, report any discrepancies to the Security Advisor.

To ensure that all visitors are processed and booked in and out in accordance with the security policies, ensuring that the visitor management system is fully operational, and report any faults to the I,T department.

To be able to operate security systems and equipment located within the secure perimeter.

Be able to check all mobile phones and hand held radios on a daily basis, and also to ensure that both sets of equipment are fully charged and operational, and are good working order.

To assist and participate in auditing keys, and security systems within the secure perimeter.

To participate in the recreational part of patients care and treatment, be active in patients ground leaves, and other therapeutic activitys.

To carry out searches on patients for contrabands when they return from leave and as requested.

To actively be involved in the development of the Forensic Service Search Team and help support the wards with searching patients and wards, and using specialist equipment to help detect illicit substances.

To ensure safe keeping of all visitors property and valuables that are kept in the reception lockers.

To enroll with the service driving assessments, if so required, in order to transport patients

To provide security & key inductions once the security induction has been completed

Ensure that the perimeter fence is checked on the day shifts, and the internal grounds are secure at all times, and all gates and doors are checked, in accordance with the NLFS Physical Security Policy