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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
Job overview
This is an excellent opportunity for a Security Manager to join our team at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at a time when we are strengthening our Estates and Facilities function.
As a key member of our senior leadership team, the successful Security Manager will report directly to the Head of Estates and Facilities, playing a vital role in ensuring the efficient, effective, and value-for-money provision of our Security Services across the Trust.
We are pleased to offer you the following in recognition of your dedication and hard work:
* An industry-leading pension scheme: Employer contribution of 20.3%
* Exclusive discounts: Local and national savings across shopping, insurance, holidays, and more
* Supportive and challenging environment: Encouraging your efforts and fostering your development
If you believe this role aligns with your skills and aspirations, we encourage you to apply today.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone with experience and an understanding of the healthcare environment, supporting patients and being customer focused is essential. You will help provide a professional security service, tailored to meet the needs of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and will protect, advise, investigate and act within a legal framework to maintain a safe and crime free environment for patients, staff and visitors.
As well as responding to incidents of disorder, clinically related challenging behaviour such as: Confusion, Delirium, Dementia etc., are some of the situations you may be required to support. Each case will challenge you to adapt your approach and ensure that the best possible support is provided to our patients. All will require prompt and appropriate action in a courteous and helpful manner.
The Trust is looking for a ‘can do’ person who has excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience of working closely within a team to support patients, visitors and staff in the healthcare sector and has a constant focus on improving the patient experience.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
* Act as the Trust Security Professional/Local Security Management Specialist (LSMS)
* Responsibility for annual revenue budget of circa £1.2 million within delegated financial limits and in accordance with the Trust’s Standing Financial Instructions.
* Authorise payments to contractors and suppliers using the Trust processes within approved budgets;
* Check and process monthly contractor invoices, agreeing allowances in the funding for extra guarding as required;
* Advise and draft new security related strategies, policies and procedures/SOPs;
* Ensure policies are well known, championing roll out and provide induction training;
* Support development of E-learning modules;
* To provide line management for the Deputy Security Manager;
* To include undertaking regular performance reviews with key in-house and contracted provider arrangements; reviewing KPIs, identifying training needs, including ensuring that inductions and Trust mandatory training courses are completed;
Person specification
* Educated to Degree Level in Risk and Security Management, NVQ 5, Police service or equivalent experience
* To attain membership and/or accreditation to any relevant security healthcare or Health & Safety institutes, ie NAHS, IHEEM, HEFMA, etc within 1st year.
* NHS LSMS
* Local Security Management Specialist including ability to analyse and action serious threats from Counter Terrorism.
* Specialist knowledge in security management and understanding of Estates Terminology
* Experience and knowledge of working within a Safeguarding and Clinical environment.
* Knowledge of the Secretary of State Directions on security management and the protection of NHS staff from violence and abuse and the related supporting documentation.
* Proven experience in managing people and budgets
* Expert knowledge and significant experience of security, criminal and civil related law enforcement especially relating to protection of people and property.
* Expert knowledge in CCTV and BWV management, review and further development
* Experience of health and safety legislation in relation to protecting staff from violence and abuse.
* In depth knowledge of current social, political environment and government security threat status.
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks.
No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.
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