Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Security Officer
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Job Description
For questions about this job, contact:
Samuel MacGregor
Security Operations Manager
Shortlisting Date: 28/09/2026
Interview Date: 05/11/2026
Job Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Security Team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT). Our security officers respond to incidents across all NHS LTH sites, providing vital support to staff and ensuring that every area remains safe and secure so teams can deliver excellent care to patients and visitors.
You will help ensure departments and facilities are locked and secure, respond to fire calls, and assist in managing and resolving conflict between individuals. In doing so, you will offer a calm, reassuring presence to staff, patients, and visitors at all times.
Our skilled security team plays a crucial role in keeping NHS LTH sites running safely and effectively. If you’re seeking a highly rewarding role within an essential support service, we encourage you to consider joining our award-winning team.
This is a permanent, full-time position offering successful candidates the opportunity to build on their existing skills, gain valuable experience, and develop new competencies. Applicants must hold a valid SIA Door Supervisor Licence.
Why you should join our Team
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest employers in Leeds, employing over 20,000 staff and providing care to 1.6 million patients every year. The Estates and Facilities team keep the Trust's sites running and manage one of the largest estate portfolios across the NHS. With over 2,300 staff, we provide a range of Estates & Facilities management services and ensure our buildings and environments are fit for purpose, clean and safe.
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Whether we're cleaning wards, maintaining buildings, monitoring environmental impact, providing staff childcare, delivering hot meals to patients, or patrolling our sites, we support the delivery of patient care. Guided by our Leeds Way Values, we are committed to creating the best place to work and being the employer of choice for estates and facilities in the region.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
What You Will Bring To The Role
Successful candidates will work alongside our award-winning Security team across a variety of locations in Leeds.
This is a challenging but rewarding role protecting staff, visitors and patients as well as property. Responding to fire calls, locking and unlocking duties and assisting to resolve disputes between individuals in a calm and professional manner.
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This is a demanding and physical role and there is a requirement to wear body armour at all times when on duty.
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Our Trust values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.
We are…
Responsible
Open and Honest
One Team
Kind
Our Trust priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time
Our Priorities
- People
- Improvement and Innovation
- Partnerships
- Outcomes
Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
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