Security Officer

37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week Urgent treatment centres Security Officer Band 2 Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion. With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country. As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under‑represented groups. Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team. Job Overview An opportunity has arisen for a Security Officer, required to assist in the provision of Security Services in an extremely busy hospital environment. The successful candidate will work within a team providing response to security incidents/alarm & fire calls throughout the site. Many response calls you will be required to attend can involve violent and/or aggressive scenarios. In addition, the role includes site patrols, handling of cash, dealing with and assisting the general public, traffic management across the site plus a range of additional duties. Interview Date Wednesday 07 October 2026 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week Main duties of the job Candidates should be able to perform well within a team, show great enthusiasm and be flexible as the position will involve working on a rotary shift basis. Previous experience within a security role and an understanding of what this involves is required. Applicants must have good communication and interpersonal skills and be able to demonstrate a flexible attitude towards their work. Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for all essential and desirable criteria required for the role. Working for our organisation As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from: Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) Freeman Hospital Newcastle Dental Hospital Cramlington Manor Walks Urgent treatment centres Newcastle Fertility Centre Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria Northern Genetics Service These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting‑edge care (supported by state‑of‑the‑art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites. Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’. For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities To assist Trust management in the provision of effective / efficient Security services using all equipment / resources available to the department. To provide essential Fire and Rescue Team response to Helipad as required. Whilst Newcastle Hospitals are a forward thinking and highly innovative organisation, the use of Third‑Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual application or to the recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process. Person specification Knowledge Desirable criteria Use of electrical equipment including driving of tugs and use of hand‑barrows. Knowledge of Trust sites an advantage. Knowledge of Portering / Security procedures / systems of operation. Skills Essential criteria The post holder should be able to communicate well, have good writing skills and be able to work alone or as part of a team. Desirable criteria Good keyboard skills / use of PC Experience Desirable criteria Experience in customer service. Portering / Security experience. Previous firefighting experience. Experience in other Security tasks such as the use of CCTV equipment, and has qualifications in the relevant areas Qualifications Essential criteria The post holder must hold a current Full manual UK driving licence and be comfortable driving light vans. Desirable criteria NVQ or similar qualifications Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed. Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay. Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e‑mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful. Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Documents to download JD & PS (PDF, 177.9KB) Newcastle Staff Benefits (PDF, 274.4KB) Behaviour and Civility Charter (PDF, 93.8KB) Further details / informal visits contact Name Stephen Linklater Job title Facilities Officer Portering/Security Email address View email address on click.appcast.io #J-18808-Ljbffr Freeman Hospital