Job Description

Security Officer/Porter South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Lambeth Hospital, 108 Landor Road, SW99NU Working 7.5 hour or 12 hour shifts between the hours of 07:00 \xe2\x80\x93 20.00 Band 2 \xc2\xa314.00 per hour Monday \xe2\x80\x93 Friday \xc2\xa318.43 per hour Saturdays & \xc2\xa323.24 per hour Sundays About the Trust: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust provides a wide range of services to nearly two million people locally. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient, and community services. We provide inpatient care for over 5,000 people each year and we treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and Croydon. As well as serving the communities of south London, we provide more than 50 specialist services for children and adults across the UK and beyond. About the role: We are looking for a keen and enthusiastic Security Officer/Porter to join our team at Lambeth Hospital working as part of a team to perform Porter and Security duties. Your responsibilities will include communicating with patients, staff and visitors and you liaising with contractor representatives, other estates professionals and clinical representatives, estates officers and team leaders, porters and security staff. You will also be responsible for supervising other Security Officers/Porters whilst you are on shift. Key responsibilities include: Emergency response \xc2\xb7 Work independently within established parameters and respond to incidents and issues that arise, without precedent and take command of a situation outside normal working hours if for whatever reason relevant responsible persons are not contactable. \xc2\xb7 Coordinate 24 hr Fire and Emergency response via the Ascom system, taking action in line with set policies and procedures. \xc2\xb7 Monitor the fire alarm panel, BOLD system and security alarm panels and provide a fast and appropriate response to all emergency, security and fire alarms, in accordance with site and Trust policies \xc2\xb7 Liaise with Emergency Services as necessary, ensuring that appropriate action is taken for untoward events and an accurate record kept. Security duties \xc2\xb7 You will be responsible for supervising other Security Officers/Porters on shift whilst you are working. \xc2\xb7 Initial contact regarding reports of crime, ensuring that appropriate procedures are followed, gathering information and using judgment and appropriate questioning to obtain relevant information to ensure investigations can be completed successfully. \xc2\xb7 Record all adverse incidents on the Trust Datix software. \xc2\xb7 Check CCTV coverage, investigating any security breaches appropriately, reporting and recording image data and securing data in accordance with department procedures, recognising and adhering to the Data Protection Act and all Trust policies concerning privacy, confidentiality and information governance. \xc2\xb7 Undertake patrols and secure buildings, set security alarms across the site as required. \xc2\xb7 Administer the issuing and receipt of all in-house system bleeps/alarm handsets. \xc2\xb7 Manage keys, obtaining signatures for the issuing of authorized keys, fobs and passes in line with procedural requirements. You\xe2\x80\x99ll have the following skills/experience: \xc2\xb7 Must have an SIA Licence. \xc2\xb7 Must have supervisory experience. \xc2\xb7 Have experience of night security, patrols and using response systems. \xc2\xb7 Have CCTV Experience. \xc2\xb7 Working in an NHS/healthcare environment desirable but not essential. As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits: \xc2\xb7 Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week \xc2\xb7 Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime \xc2\xb7 Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts \xc2\xb7 Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your \xe2\x80\x9cMy Bank\xe2\x80\x9d shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone \xc2\xb7 Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements \xc2\xb7 Training and development opportunities- Keep up with the essentials and more \xc2\xb7 Build holiday allowance for every shift you work- your work life balance is important to us \xc2\xb7 Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yours Who are NHS Professionals? We specialise in putting people in place to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members. As an equal opportunities\xe2\x80\x99 organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply. Apply Today By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas. Disclaimer Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who isnot selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion. NHS Professionals manage your data, please see our Privacy Notice on our website. Job Types: Part-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 3 months Salary: \xc2\xa314.00-\xc2\xa323.24 per hour Expected hours: No more than 44 per week Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Application question(s):

• Do you have experience of night security, patrols and using response systems?

Experience:

• similar role: 1 year (required)
• mental health environment: 1 year (preferred)
• dealing with escalations using de-escalation methods/skills: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• SIA Licence (required)

Work Location: In person Reference ID: 67847