To work as part of the EFM operational team, responsible for providing a comprehensive support service in the hospital environment. The primary function is to provide a high quality and effective security service for staff, patients and visitors to ensure a safe and secure environment. You will provide day to day leadership and direction to the Security Officers / CCTV Operators to ensure this is achieved.
Shift patterns will include weekends and nights where NHS Agenda for change enhance pay will be included.
Potential earnings with NHS enhancements 328.000
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Direct the work of the officers and allocate staff resources to duties and activity on site as appropriate.
2. Ensure security staff arrive for work promptly and check they are dressed smartly, clean and wearing appropriate clothing.
3. Responsible for the issue and control of all equipment provided to security staff including radios, body worn cameras, personal protection equipment and officer compliance checks.
4. Ensure staff are rostered with sufficient breaks and manage staff to maximise patrol duties avoiding unnecessary time spent in the control room.
5. Carry out formal hand over at the start and end of shift to identify any ongoing issues for attention and brief own team accordingly.
6. Ensure the control room is clean and tidy at all times.
7. Complete and distribute the 24-hour report.
8. Ensure all incidents are reported on Datix and restraint forms are completed as soon as practically possible.
9. Provide induction training to new members of staff and provide ongoing training to team members on work procedures and safe use of equipment.
10. Ensure all security staff are aware of the contents of the site assignment instructions.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Sep 2024
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