Security officer | South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 15 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £30,546 - £32,207 per annum inclusive of inner London HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 September 2025 |
| Location: | London, SW17 0YF |
| Company: | South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7422160/294-CORP-7422160-JB |
Summary
We are seeking a dedicated and professional Security Officer to join our team at South West London & St George’s Mental Health Trust. Currently, we welcome and encourage female applicants for the role in order to support our female service users. This post is essential to maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment for patients, staff, and visitors across our mental health facilities. The role includes supporting vulnerable service users, responding to incidents, and ensuring compliance with safety protocols.
Occupational Requirement for Female-Only Recruitment
This post is restricted to female applicants under Schedule 9, Part 1, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010, which permits positive action in recruitment where there is a genuine occupational requirement (GOR). In this case, the role involves:
• Providing support to female service users, including those in distress or requiring physical intervention
• Conducting searches and security procedures in female-only areas or with female patients
• Maintaining dignity and safeguarding standards in sensitive clinical environments
This restriction is in place to ensure compliance with safeguarding protocols and to meet the therapeutic needs of female service users in mental health settings.
• To support supervisor to make sure that, 24-hour Security of the Trust Sites and Property is maintained.
• To support supervisor to make sure that, 24-hour monitoring of the Trust CCTV system is maintained.
• Patrols of the Trust grounds and property both internal and external.
• Securing and checking of doors, windows and possible access and egress routes.
• Provide instruction and advice to visitors, contractors and other staff as required.
• To keep the Supervisor informed and briefed on all on going issues found while carrying out duties.
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
• Eviction of trespassers.
• Patrols of the Trust grounds and property both internal and external.
• Securing and checking of doors, windows and possible access and egress routes.
• To challenge all persons found unescorted in secure areas not wearing an Identity Badge.
• Assisting with the search for missing Service Users.
• Carrying out all of the required car parks and internal road checks for crime prevention and illegal parking.
• Issuing Parking Charge Notices in accordance with the Trust Parking Terms & Conditions.
• Assisting with cash collection and transfer from Trust sites when requested.
• To enforce the Trust’s no Smoking policy.
• Report and record all incidents.
• To complete all relevant incident reports on the Trust electronic reporting system.
• To support the Supervisor in their duties as requested or required.
• To effectively operate the Switchboard outside of working hours.
• To complete all paperwork accurately and in a timely manner.
• To comply with all Trust policy and procedures.
• To comply with all Service Provider policy and procedures.
• To complete all relevant training provided by the Trust and Service Provider.
• To wear only Trust approved Service Provider issued uniform.
• To attend Security supervision with the Supervisor on a Bi-monthly basis.
This advert closes on Sunday 31 Aug 2025