Security Officer

To undertake regular foot patrols of the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust in general and the Accident and Emergency Department in particular to:
+ Deter criminal activity against Trust property, staff, patients and visitors.
+ Reassure staff, patients and visitors that there is a security presence.
+ Detect resolve and report security breaches such as insecure buildings, departments etc.
+ Detect and resolve and report Health and Safety hazards.
+ Detect, resolve and report fire hazards e.g. blocked fire exits escape routes.
+ Provide routing assistance and guidance to patients and visitors.
+ Enforcement of all Trust policies and procedures.
To provide emergency response to incidents on Trust premises to protect staff patients and visitors from acts of violence or aggression and to protect Trust and staff property Incidents include and are not restricted to:
+ Assaults on staff.
+ Fighting between patients and visitors.
+ Assisting police and prison service with violent prisoners on hospital premise.
The preservation of good order on Trust property, including
+ The protection of patients, staff, contractors and visitors against violent acts and abuse.
+ The protection of Trust property against loss, theft, damage and waste.
+ The protection of property belonging to patients, staff, visitors and contractors against loss, theft and damage.
+ To help with routine and emergency portering duties when requested as determined by the LSMS and Team Leaders., + Provide covert and overt security presence for wards and departments where there is advance warning of potentially violent behaviour by staff patients and visitors on the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust premises if staff are unable to deal with conflict
+ To help the Mental Health Liaison Nurse specifically in the Accident and Emergency but also throughout the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust regarding possible violent patients awaiting assessment or sectioning under the Mental Health Act
+ To carry out lock ups of nominated buildings at the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust at night and to unlock on the morning, ensure that the main entrances are secure at night sand weekends in accordance with local procedures
+ To work within the security control room to direct other officers in response to incidents on site, calls for assistance and to operate radio communications system, requests for entry (through main doors) to monitor and respond to intruder alarm and personal alarm response (pinpoint) and to ensure that appropriate responses are made.
To operate the CCTV system with due regard to:
+ Code of Practice and procedures
+ Understanding surveillance and individual roles
+ Evidence and the law in relation to digital and video recordings
+ Human rights and civil liberties
+ Data Protection Act 1998
+ Local knowledge
+ Confidentiality, accountability and privacy
The post holder will operate the body worn camera in all calls for assistance to include but are not restricted to:
+ Incidents of verbal abuse
+ Incidents of Physical aggression
+ Persons attempting suicide of self-harm (mental health concerns )
+ Car crime
+ Issuing enforcement notices on motor vehicles for car parking issues
+ Incidents of potential child protection issues
+ Non-compliance with the Trust No smoking policy
+ Suspicious people
To respond to intruder alarm systems activations in buildings and departments in order to:
+ Investigate cause of intruder alarm activation internal and external search of premises.
+ If false alarm to reset the alarm and secure the building.
+ If any signs of intruders in building to call the police and wait for arrival.
+ If the building is empty but has been burgled or subject to criminal damage call the police and preserve the scene of crime.
+ To obtain authorisation to call out on call department staff and engineers to make good any damage and to secure the building - department as far as reasonably practical.
+ To provide a report to the Local Security Management Specialist.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women's, children's, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot., The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.
In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual - taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.

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Shift Pattern: 2 x 7am-7pm and 2 x 7pm-7am - 4 off repeated