Security Officer

Role Overview

To work as a key member of the department’s security & safety team, to provide expertise and effective coordination of site security, asset protection, and hazard avoidance services.

Responsibilities

• To work closely with the site Security Manager & Senior Estates Officer to provide an effective management and delivery of the site security services, within agreed guidelines and objectives, delivered to Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
• Provide a safe secure environment for patients' relatives and staff.

Hours

• Vacancies available are for 12-hour rotating shifts (including days, nights, and weekends) and fixed 12-hour night shifts only.
• Rota will be discussed at interview.

Requirements

• Maintaining a highly visible deterrent by patrolling of hospital site on foot. In doing this checking all property and land associated with the Trust & CHS is secure and free of hazard.
• Identify and report any Incidents, hazards, damage, or suspicious activity.
• Respond to any security/fire related incidents on CHFT & Community sites.
• Respond to Intruder incidents as appropriate ensuring that a detailed incident report is made out.
• Calls for assistance from Ward/Department staff to deal with such duties as locked areas, missing patients, problems with patients/visitors, and incidents of violence and aggression.
• Use of appropriate restraint techniques if/when trained to do so.
• Acting on all emergency calls, immediately.
• Responding to Alarm activations ensuring that alarms are dealt with in accordance with written protocols and procedures and any faults reported as necessary.
• Respond to and escalate reports of losses, theft, damage and as required.
• Attending Fire alert calls, report any faults to Estates helpdesk.
• Respond to calls of direction from the control room operators.
• Monitor the access control systems, paying particular attention to break glass notifications, doors left open, faults, and temporary interruptions to service and override the access control system as and when required for example to let an authorised person/contractor.