Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Head of Security, Safety and Systems Control
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Head of Security
The Head of Security leads the development and delivery of comprehensive security, safety, and systems management across the service line.
The role ensures a safe, secure environment for patients, staff, and visitors by overseeing physical, procedural, and relational security systems, fire safety, and emergency preparedness. It provides expert advice, delivers specialist training, and leads security risk management, audits, and compliance with national standards.
- You will manage security reception staff and contractors.
- Drive continuous improvement.
- Support incident response, contributing to organizational resilience, patient safety, and the effective operation of secure services.
We are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.
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The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
About Us
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our teams support children, young people, and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.
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Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.
Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious, and confident.
Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that’s working well together.
Contact Us
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Buba Cooper
- Job title: General Manager
- Email address: buba.cooper2@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07785242660
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