Security Officer
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 24/08/2026
- Closes
- 04/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves maintaining security to protect people and property, deter and detect crime, and provide a reassuring presence across Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust premises. You will patrol hospital grounds, monitor CCTV, control access, and respond to security incidents. The job requires dealing with difficult situations, de-escalating aggressive behaviour, and working closely with clinical staff and external agencies. You must be compassionate, professional, courteous, and IT literate.
Essential criteria
- Experience in dealing with the general public in diverse, fast moving, customer orientated organisation in a position of the Trust.
- General GCSE education grade C or above
- Full uk car driving license
- 2 Years Previous security experience in a large and diverse organisation
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development in a Security related field. (ACT)
- SIA Door supervisor Licence anmd or CCTV Public Open Space Licence.
- Physical intervention Training - Maybo / CPI trained
- Experience in dealing with the general public in diverse, fast moving, customer orientated organisation in a position of the Trust.
- General GCSE education grade C or above
- Full uk car driving license
- 2 Years Previous security experience in a large and diverse organisation
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development in a Security related field. (ACT)
- SIA Door supervisor Licence anmd or CCTV Public Open Space Licence.
- Physical intervention Training - Maybo / CPI trained
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 9d ago · Closes in 3d
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Job summary
We require several Security Officers (Band 3) to assist in the maintenance of Security to protect people and property, deter and detect crime and provide a reassuring presence to our staff, patients and visitors. (Please note that you can be deployed on any premises of Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospital NHS Trust if you are required to do so).
You must be of smart appearance and be able to work as part of a very active team; you will need to cope calmly and effectively with both routine and emergency situations. We are looking for compassionate, professional and courteous individuals. The shift pattern is 4 x 12-hour shifts, working 4 on then 4 off, covering weekends and Public Holidays as they fall.
Main duties of the job
This role involves a wide variety of duties, and you will need to deal with difficult situations and be sensitive when dealing with upset and anxious patients and visitors. You will need to use diplomacy skills to diffuse and de-escalate aggressive behaviour and be able to physically assist in restraining violent individuals who may be patients or visitors. Candidates must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. The successful candidate will need to be IT literate
As a Security Officer for Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust you will be expected to patrol hospital premises, monitor state of the art CCTV systems from
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