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We are delighted to offer a24 hour Day post, this will consist of working 2 x 12 hour shirts pro rata.

This roles will be to support the Trust with its provision of Security within Sheffield Children’s Hospital to ensure a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors and staff.

All work must be carried out in line with the Health and Safety, Security and all Trust Policies and Procedures.The Security Officer must be flexible and be able to work as part of a team and they must be able to deal with patients, staff and visitors in a pleasant and co-operative manner. Thesecurity team will ensure the safety of patients and staff within the hospital/on ward areas by providing support to nursing teams.

• Maintaining a highly visible deterrent by presence and the patrolling of hospital site.
• Provide a first line response to violent and aggressive persons within the hospital and where necessary restraining and escorting persons from site to maintain a safe environment within the hospital.
• To provide early indications of unwanted activity around the site from the observation of the CCTV system and liaising with staff and police on viewing as required.
• To assist with any security emergency.
• Litter removal from the main entrance.
• To ensure that the correct documentation is filled in after every incident and passed to management
• To provide support to ward staff and patients with physical and mental health needs, providing prolonged cover when requested by senior site manager/security manager or charge hand porter.
• To provide support in safe holding of patients when required
• mandatory duties such as waste removal, laundry delivery, food delivery and support the post room operative.

Sheffield Children’s is one of three independent, specialist paediatric hospitals in the country, providing dedicated healthcare for children and young people across community, mental health and acute specialist settings.

We have three overarching aims that set the direction for the Trust in our vision “to create a healthier future for children and young people.”

• Outstanding patient care
• Brilliant place to work
• Leader in children’s health

Our commitment to rewarding colleagues is demonstrated through our brilliant reward and benefits offer including; generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme and access to salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and lease cars.

We are committed to supporting colleagues from different heritages and lifestyles while at work. This is supported through the offer we have in place for flexible working and the three equality network groups we have in place. Colleagues are encouraged to join these groups and request flexible working.

• Maintaining a highly visible deterrent by presence and the patrolling of hospital site.
• Provide a first line response to violent and aggressive persons within the hospital main entrance, emergency department and public access areas and where necessary restraining and escorting persons from site in order to maintain a safe environment within the hospital.
• To provide early indications of unwanted activity around the site from the observation of the CCTV system and liaising with staff and police on viewing as required.
• To assist with any security emergency.
• To actively discourage people from smoking on site.
• Litter removal from the main entrance internal and external.
• To ensure that the correct documentation is filled in after every incident and passed on to management.
• To provide support to ward staff and patients with physical and mental health needs, providing prolonged cover when requested by senior site manager/security manager or charge hand porter.
• To provide support in safe holding of patients when required.
• To provide a band 2 portering role when needed covering mandatory duties such as waste removal, laundry delivery, food delivery and support the post room operative.

Inclusive Recruitment & Selection

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.

We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: [email protected]

We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Children’s being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert [email protected]

Trust Values

The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

• Compassion – leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
• Accountability – striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
• Respect – value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
• Excellence – delivering a high-quality standard of care