# Healthcare Security Officer

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Torbay Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Security officer
- **Salary:** £25760.00 to £27476.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-29T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01T14:17:59.600Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8232995
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8232995?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

A Healthcare Security Officer supports the Trust Security Management Team in the delivery of security services to the Trust.

You will be involved daily in high level impact & intense situations, requiring the regular use of conflict management and physical intervention, resulting in a physical and mentally demanding role.

You will provide a security presence by undertaking regular patrols, both externally and internally, around the Trust, interacting with site users, observing for any suspicious activity, and undertaking dynamic risk assessments of the situation to deal with as appropriate.

### Main duties of the job

- Provide direct immediate response to all Trust security incidents, managing the situation as the first responder, and making assessments for wider escalation in keeping with a security and healthcare environment.
- You will be involved daily in high level impact & intense situations, requiring the regular use of conflict management and physical intervention, resulting in a physical and mentally demanding role.
- Provide a security presence by undertaking regular patrols, both externally and internally, around the Trust, interacting with site users, observing for any suspicious activity, and undertaking dynamic risk assessments of the situation to deal with as appropriate.
- Responsible for maintaining a professional approach to their work and responding in a rapid manner to all security and emergency incidents.
- Responsibility to action tasks when assigned to them, ensuring a proactive and professional approach.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- Work with the management team in the delivery of a 24/7 security service within the Trust and to assist and support colleagues within the clinical and non-clinical services.
- To be physically fit to carry out physical intervention techniques. Manage physical interventions and conflict management situations professionally.
- Carry out patrols both internally and externally in the Trust.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Standard level General Education
- GCE/CSE/GCSE or equivalent
- Security Qualification at Level 3 - or equivalent experience
- Driver's licence

**Desirable**

- Customer Service Qualification at Level 3

### Healthcare Security Experience

**Essential**

- Healthcare Security Experience
- Customer Service experience
- PC literate (word, excel, outlook)
- Knowledge of security industry & sector

**Desirable**

- Security CCTV experience
- Working in a hospital environment
- Close working relationship with police

## Documents

- [healthcare security officer jd&ps (pdf, 464.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10543113)

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