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Job summary

Main area
Francis Willis Unit
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref
274-11597-AI
Employer
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Francis Willis Unity, Lincoln, County Hospital
Town
Lincoln
Salary
£24,465 Pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/08/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust logo

Security Administrator

NHS AfC: Band 2

Job overview

At Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT), we are committed to delivering outstanding mental health services. We are currently seeking a proactive and detail-orientated security administrator to support our Low Secure Forensic Mental Health Unit, Francis Willis Unit.

This is a key role in ensuring the safety and security of our patients, staff, and visitors while maintaining a therapeutic and recovery-focused environment. 

As Security Administrator, you will play a vital part in the day-to-day management of security systems and procedures. You will work closely with clinical, operational, and estates teams to ensure a safe and secure environment that supports patient care and recovery.

This post is for part-time hours 

The current working pattern is week 1 – Monday, Tuesday, and Friday 07:00-20:00 hours. Week 2 – Wednesday, Thursday 07:00-20:00 hours

Due to the UKVI immigration changes, we are no longer able to offer sponsorship for this role. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.

Main duties of the job

Monitor and manage access control systems, keys, alarms, doors and incident reporting tools.

Maintain accurate records of security incidents and produce regular reports for management.

Liaise with clinical teams to support risk assessments and implement appropriate security measures.

Support emergency response planning and drills.

Provide administrative support for security-related training and inductions.

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family,  Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy lifeVisit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification for further details regarding main responsibilities 

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant experience working with people with mental health problems within a secure environment
Desirable criteria
  • Voluntary or working capacity within mental health service or equivalent
  • Experience of working within a secure environment

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to maintain professional relationship with both staff, patients and visitors.
Desirable criteria
  • Communication and relationship skills.
  • Planning and Organisational Skills Social engagement
  • De-escalation.
  • Good observational skills.
  • IT skills.

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Basic literacy and numeracy skills.
Desirable criteria
  • Conversant in MS Office packages – particularly Outlook, Word and Excel. NVQ level 2 Business and Administration or equivalent level of experience ECDL

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Sunflower Hidden DisabilitiesTimewise-Flex Positive EmployerVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeAccessAbleStonewall Gold 2022Dying to Work CharterStep into healthCarer Confident -AccomplishedNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkOne Workforce Lincolnshire ICSDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldPastoral Care Quality AwardStonewall Top 100 2024Stonewall Bronze Award 2024Wellness WellbeingNet Zero

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lauren Gill
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01522 309699

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Welton House
Lime Kiln Way
Lincoln
LN2 4WH
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