Security Officer

About this role

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

4 x 18 hours posts & 4 x 24 hour posts

To be observant in helping to reduce/ prevent crime on the UHM Site

To assist in providing a safe and secure environment for Patients, Staff, Visitors

To undertake regular patrol of the internal and external site of the UHM sites.

To provide help and advice to Patients, Visitors and Staff

To be an advocate for NHSL whilst undertaking their role.

The working pattern for this role is: 6 hour shifts Mon-Sun on a rotational basis between 06:45-18:45

In this key role, you will

• The Security Service operates a 7 days’ security and car parking service i.e. monitoring the car park, sticking cars not appropriately parked.
• The Security department will assist in maintaining the integrity of the building. This will include closing windows, ensuring doors are locked, reporting broken locks, window etc. via the helpdesk
• Complete daily routine tasks i.e. lock down of building, recording of incident logs
• The role will be responding to calls involving patients, staff, visitors. Member of the public in clinical and non-clinical locations.

What You'll Bring

• Level of H&S Knowledge in line with NHSL and departmental policies and (SOP’s)
• Communication skills that are supportive, empathetic, compassionate and have the ability to de-escalate difficult conversations
• Knowledge of site lay out
• Basic knowledge of CCTV.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

• Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Gayle Harwood, Hotel Service Manager on [email protected].

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Anna Zastawnik-Baran; Recruitment Administrator on [email protected].

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Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, righttowork requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.