# Head of Security, Safety and Systems Control

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
- **Town:** Maidstone
- **Region:** South East
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (There will be on-call duties and may be required to work weekends at times)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-21T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-07T15:03:21.526Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Maidstone/Kent_Medway_Mental_Health_NHS_Trust/Security_Lead_Medium_Secure_Forensic_Mental_Health/Security_Lead_Medium_Secure_Forensic_Mental_Health-v8111517
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8111517?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Head of Security leads the development and delivery of comprehensive security, safety and systems management across the service line.

The role ensures a safe, secure environment for patients, staff and visitors by overseeing physical, procedural and relational security systems, fire safety, and emergency preparedness. It provides expert advice, delivers specialist training, and leads security risk management, audits and compliance with national standards.

You will manage security reception staff and contractors, drive continuous improvement, and support incident response, contributing to organisational resilience, patient safety and the effective operation of secure services.

### Main duties of the job

We are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.

## Person Specification

### Desirable

**Desirable**

- Policy development and implementation
- Fire safety training and/or experience acting as a responsible person
- Specialist skills (e.g. search training, drug detection, security audits)

### Essential

**Essential**

- Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field (e.g. security management, risk, facilities or public services)
- Demonstrate experience managing security systems (e.g. CCTV, access control, alarms, communication systems)
- Working in a secure, healthcare or similar high-risk environment
- Developing and delivering training programmes (e.g. security procedures, safety training)
- Line management of staff
- Conducting risk assessments, audits or investigations
- Ability to manage incidents and respond effectively under pressure
- Relevant legislation, guidance and standards (e.g. health and safety, fire safety, secure service requirements)
- Strong communication skills, including delivering advice to senior stakeholders

## Documents

- [staff benefits (pdf, 623.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2394)
- [job description (pdf, 208.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10406695)
- [trust name change (pdf, 813.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2991)

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