Security Patrol Officer

London, England, United Kingdom

6/5/2025

We are one of four Major Trauma centres in London with over 14,000 staff working across 3 sites that include two Emergency departments.

Benefits

You can expect a warm welcome at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT), our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At ICHNT we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

• Pension and expenses
• Accommodation
• Childcare
• Parking
• Offers for staff
  
  

The Security department within the Trust is absolutely committed to delivering a professional service in line with the Trust values to ensure the safety and security of our patients, staff and visitors. We are looking for people who are committed to delivering excellent customer care, are caring and empathetic in their approach to situations and who take pride in what they do. We place a high value on treating all patients, customers and colleagues with respect and dignity, and seek people who strive for excellence and innovation in all that they do. On a daily basis you will be required to work closely with colleagues at all levels. Post holders will be required to work without supervision and use a high level of initiative in decision making. You will have the natural ability to be courteous and polite when engaging with people and able to work effectively within a team.

Duties

You will be preventing crime by patrolling the Trust sites, securing windows and doors, monitoring CCTV; you must have professional curiosity, be comfortable with being a visual deterrent and acting on behaviour deemed suspicious or criminal. Where appropriate you should be confident in removing people from Trust premises in accordance with the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008. You will have contact with patients with complex mental health needs providing support to clinical colleagues who are providing care to those patients. Basic duties will also include:

• To ensure that there is an effective and timely response to violent, aggressive and abusive behaviour and that necessary action is taken.
• Be familiar with Trust policies and ensure they are applied and/ or police are informed of the matter.
• Gather evidence and information to ensure a prosecution where appropriate.
• Leading on the initial investigations into missing patients, criminal activity and may be part of the hospital response to major emergencies.
• When a criminal offence has taken place on Trust premises, under Section 24 (A) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, you could detain an individual until police arrive.
• Conducting security patrols through all hospital premises
• Assisting the police with their enquiries
• Assisting with lift entrapments
• Production of security and crime reports utilising online and technical reporting systems.
  
  

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Karen Turner Job title: Security Operations Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 7824896794