Security Assistant
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .
Job overview
Are you ready to take the next step in your career within a supportive, forward-thinking NHS Trust?
We’re looking for a Band 5 Security Technician to join our integrated Health, Safety and Security Team, working across a number of Trust sites in Gloucestershire.
This is an exciting development role designed to offer the right candidate the opportunity to grow and gain experience in a range of security-related functions in a dynamic healthcare setting. You’ll play a key part in keeping our staff, patients, and visitors safe while supporting the Trust in meeting evolving national security standards, including the implementation of Martyn’s Law.
We are a professional multidisciplinary team, working in a supportive environment that values collaboration and continuous improvement.
If you’re motivated, resilient, and looking to develop within the NHS, we’d love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
We support sites and teams across the Trust that provide and manage community, mental health and learning disability services for Gloucestershire.
The purpose of the role is:
To provide professional advice on physical and personnel security matters relating to staff, patients and premises and undertake security audits and inspections and to assist with investigating security incidents where appropriate or requested
To provide full administrative and technical support to the Trust Accredited Security Management Specialists (ASMS).
To assist the ASMS in maintaining a suit of security documents required by national guidance.
The post holder will independently manage routine business matters regarding security issues ensuring concerns are brought to the attention of the relevant Trust manager.
To cover for the ASMS during times of leave or other absence.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Working for our organisation
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the role, please review the attached job description and personal specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Educated to degree level or have significant experience in the relevant field (such as Police, Army or NHS)
- Level 4 Security Technician course or equivalent (or willing to work towards)
Experience
Essential criteria- Knowledge and application of formal risk assessments
- Safety processes for Lone Workers
- Implementing and monitoring physical security measures
- Evidence collation for criminal investigations or compliance with industry standards
- Conducting audits
When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:
- Free car parking at many of our sites
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
- A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
- A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
- Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
- Recognition and long service awards
- Fast Track physiotherapy
- Our Wellbeing line
- Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.
For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.