Healthcare Security Officer
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
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Role summary
A Healthcare Security Officer supports the Trust Security Management Team in delivering security services. This role involves responding to high-impact situations, requiring conflict management and physical intervention. You will undertake regular patrols, both internally and externally, interacting with site users and assessing suspicious activity. The position is physically and mentally demanding, requiring a professional and rapid response to all security and emergency incidents.
Essential criteria
- Standard level General Education
- GCE/CSE/GCSE or equivalent
- Security Qualification at Level 3 - or equivalent experience
- Driver's licence
Desirable criteria
- Customer Service Qualification at Level 3
- Healthcare Security Experience
- Healthcare Security Experience
- Customer Service experience
- PC literate (word, excel, outlook)
- Knowledge of security industry & sector
- Security CCTV experience
- Working in a hospital environment
- Close working relationship with police
- Standard level General Education
- GCE/CSE/GCSE or equivalent
- Security Qualification at Level 3 - or equivalent experience
- Driver's licence
- Customer Service Qualification at Level 3
- Healthcare Security Experience
- Healthcare Security Experience
- Customer Service experience
- PC literate (word, excel, outlook)
- Knowledge of security industry & sector
- Security CCTV experience
- Working in a hospital environment
- Close working relationship with police
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.
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Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Healthcare Security Officer
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
A Healthcare Security Officer supports the Trust Security Management Team in the delivery of security services to the Trust.
You will be involved daily in high level impact & intense situations, requiring the regular use of conflict management and physical intervention, resulting in a physical and mentally demanding role.
You will provide a security presence by undertaking regular patrols, both externally and internally, around the Trust, interacting with site users, observing for any suspicious activity, and undertaking dynamic risk assessments of the situation to deal with as appropriate.
Main duties of the job
- Provide direct immediate response to all Trust security incidents, managing the situation as the first responder, and making assessments for wider escalation in keeping with a security and healthcare environment.
- You will be involved daily in high level impact & intense situations, requiring the regular use of conflict management and physical intervention, resulting in a physical and mentally demanding role.
- Provide a security presence by undertaking regular patrols, both externally and internally, around the Trust, interacting with site users, observing for any suspicious activity, and undertaking dynamic risk assessments o
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