Security Officer 75643786
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Requirements
- Close Protection Licence required
- Security Guard Licence required
- CCTV Licence required
- Door Supervisor Licence required
Job Type
- Full time employment
Benefits
- Store discounts
Description
A new opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Security Officer to join the Medirest Family. We are looking for new members to join our highly skilled Healthcare Security team, to provide a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors and Healthcare staff.
We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- Funded SIA licence renewal
- Funded role specific training and development
- Full uniform and PPE provided
- Free meals
- Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
- Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
- Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
- Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
- Regular emails filled with the best discounts and savings available
- Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
- Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
- You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families
- Contributory pension scheme
- Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
Our ideal Healthcare Security Officer will be:
- Passionate about the safety of patients, visitors, and healthcare staff
- Confident working in a hospital environment and aware that at times you will come in contact with patients that are particularly unwell or showing signs of distress
- Able to communicate appropriately and effectively with a range of people including those with mental health conditions
- Able to verbally de-escalate in highly-charged and emotional situations
- Make all decisions with empathy and with a patient-centric approach
- Able and willing to undertake patient restraint, and management of patient violence and aggression training
- Able to understand and carry out a range of routine work procedures and protocols, such as key management and patrolling
- Knowledgeable about public safety and security procedures/protocols, including counter terrorism/Martyn's Law
- Knowledgeable, or willing to learn, about The Mental Health Act, CQC guidelines and NHS England Security guidelines
- Able to work under pressure, individually and as part of a team with a flexible approach to meet the needs of the business
- Computer literate
What you will be doing (not exhaustive)
- Utilising provided training to support clinical teams with de-escalating incidents of violence and aggression
- Use provided training to support clinical teams with occasionally restraining patients in a professional and legal manner
- Support the Police with those under arrest brought into the hospital
- Incident response to a variety of situations inside the hospital and outside within the hospital grounds boundary
- Providing excellent customer service to all those you come into contact with
- Internal and external patrols
- Completing incident reports and completion of the Daily Occurrence Book
- Participating in post-incident debriefs and reviews, and implementing learnings
- Maintain, and issue, ID badges and Access Control cards, and the associated database
- CCTV monitoring (if have, or willing to obtain a funded, SIA CCTV licence)
- Alarm monitoring and response
- Car Park management
- Assisting in preventing acts of violence, crime or disorder
- Be part of a high-achieving team that creates a safe, secure and supportive environment for all hospital users and staff
Part of Compass Group UK&I, Medirest is the specialist healthcare operating company of Compass Group UK & Ireland, providing a full range of hotel services, including staff, patient and visitor catering, domestics, portering, security and reception, at over 130 NHS Trusts and private hospitals.
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