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Job summary

Main area
Security
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent: Working as relief security across three sites Fairfield, Rochdale, Oldham
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (shift pattern to fulfil any occurring annual leave or absences etc)
Job ref
236-NCA-EA004-24-D
Employer
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Oldham Hospital -
Town
Oldham
Salary
£23,615 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/11/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust logo

Relief Security Officer

Band 2

Job overview

This is an exciting time to be joining the Estates and Facilities Department at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Trust as a Relief Security Officer.

You will be required to carry out a wide range of security related duties to set procedures and standards, have the ability to use a degree of initiative whilst maintaining a professional approach at all times. Hours of work will be a 12 hour shift pattern consisting of days, nights and weekends.  This is a relief position there will be a requirement to work across the Royal Oldham, Fairfield Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary hospital sites.

Main duties of the job

If you are looking for a role where no two days are the same, enjoy working within a fast moving environment, are an enthusiastic hard working team player and have the ability to build and maintain working relationships we would like to hear from you.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person specification

Knowledge, Skills, Training, Experience

Essential criteria
  • Good General Education
  • Proven security experience
  • Working as part of a team or alone
  • Negotiation Skills
  • Experience dealing of with violence & aggression (conflict management)
  • Able to use initiative.
  • Able to deal with the public, including to deal fairly but firmly with all customers, including those who may be dissatisfied with the service
  • Flexible, able to adapt to a changing job description including workload and work location.
  • To be customer focussed particularly towards patients and visitors.
  • To be a good communicator
  • Basic IT keyboard skills
  • Understanding of parking and travel choices.
Desirable criteria
  • SIA badges - Front line security or Door Supervisor Qualification
  • Working in an NHS setting
  • Working in a busy car parking environment
  • Conflict Resolution & Physical Intervention Training
  • SIA licence for Public Space Surveillance CCTV badge
  • Full UK driving licence
  • Security related qualification

Application and interview

Essential criteria
  • Good General Education
  • Proven security experience
  • Working as part of a team or alone
  • Negotiation Skills
  • Experience dealing of with violence & aggression (conflict management)
  • Able to use initiative.
  • Able to deal with the public, including to deal fairly but firmly with all customers,
  • including those who may be dissatisfied with the service
  • Flexible, able to adapt to a changing job description including workload and work location.
  • To be customer focussed particularly towards patients and visitors.
  • To be a good communicator
  • Basic IT keyboard skills
  • Understanding of parking and travel choices.
Desirable criteria
  • SIA badges - Front line security or Door Supervisor Qualification
  • Working in an NHS setting
  • Working in a busy car parking environment
  • Conflict Resolution & Physical Intervention Training
  • SIA licence for Public Space Surveillance CCTV badge
  • Full UK driving licence
  • Security related qualification

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardFair Train work experience quality standard - gold standardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerTime to changeStep into healthGM Good Employment Charter

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Andrew Axon
Job title
Senior Facilities Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07816 110004
Additional information

Please contact above email address.

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