Security Officer
| Posting date: | 18 November 2024 |
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| Salary: | £31,944.00 to £34,937.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £31944.00 - £34937.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 December 2024 |
| Location: | Denmark Hill, SE5 9RS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9213-24-1283 |
Summary
1. Your primary duty is to ensure the safety, security & welfare of Trust personnel, other stakeholders and Trust assets at Kings College Hospital. To promote a safe environment and to both reduce the fear of crime and mitigate opportunities for criminal activity by providing a high profile, visible presence. 2. To conduct patrols and provide escorts as directed by the Trust Security Management Team. To respond to any security incident within an agreed time frame and to attend at medical emergencies to provide support and assist medical staff including, where necessary, the appropriate method of restraint within the context and confines of the Law of England and Wales. 3. To liaise with emergency services and the Trusts Works Department to assist them in pursuit of their duties.4. To work as part of the Fire Response Team, liaising with Trust departments and the FireBrigade as appropriate, in order to minimise the risk to the Trust during fire incidents. 5. To staff the hospitals Security Control Room; to monitor and respond, in line with Trust policy, procedure and guidelines, both the alarm and CCTV systems. Ensure all of the aforementioned equipment is fully operational and that any faults are reported immediately. 6. To use designated powers & policies when intervening at incidents, whilst deterring, and preventing crime and other anti-social behaviour. To undertake, as appropriate, necessary tasks and risks associated in restraining/detaining individuals. 7. To promote a pro-security culture within the Trust encouraging staff and visitors to accept shared responsibility for security. Ensuring that security incidents/breaches are detected and reported. To actively seek information/intelligence associated with criminal offences committed and to identify suspects and trends. 8. To investigate and record security incidents / breaches in a fair, objective and professional manner. To assist the Trust in ensuring that appropriate sanctions are applied and to minimise/mitigate further incidents by ensuring preventive or remedial action takes place. 9. To maintain the hospitals car parking systems and to enforce the Trusts parking policies. 10. As and when required, to attend court in order to give evidence in relation to any incident within the post holders personal knowledge, or in which the post holder has any involvement. 11. To ensure that all national and local Health & Safety requirements are met and maintained, whilst actively pursuing and reinforcing the Trusts policies in relation to Equal Opportunities and Diversity legislation. 12. To comply with all of the Trusts and local security policies, procedures and guidelines. 13. To support risk management for the Directorate and the Trust by identifying, implementing maintaining controls, contingencies and action.