Security Officer United Kingdom
Job description
The Security Section exists for the safety of all staff, patients and visitors to the Hospital site.
To be responsible for monitoring the CCTV System, responding to all alarms within the Hospital and responding to duress calls made by members of the Hospital staff, patients and visitors. To deal with any aggressive patients/visitors as necessary.
To be responsible for parking on the site, providing directions to visitors, searching for patients missing from the wards, assisting confused patients back to their wards and helping Hospital staff moving patients around the site where appropriate.
1. To maintain a safe environment for staff, patients and visitors within the Hospital and grounds, and the protection of all Hospital assets.
2. To respond promptly to incidents and emergencies within the Hospital site.
3. To provide documentation, reports and liaise with outside agencies such as the Police.
4. To establish and maintain effective working relationships with all wards, departments and outside agencies with which the Security Team comes into contact.
5. To collect evidence for the Police using Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 as required.
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services, including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics, and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit, and outpatient clinics.
The safety and well-being of our patients and staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals, and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe, and compassionate care, while we drive forward with the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.
We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.
- Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.
