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

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 life. Visit 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
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
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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