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Job overview

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 Agender for change enhance pay will be included. 

Step up salary after two years service £24.336

Possible earnings after guaranteed enhancements £27.000 plus

Main duties of the job

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.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust 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.