Crime Prevention and Reduction Assistant

Job Summary

To assist the Crime Prevention and Reduction Officer to ensure that the organisation complies with relevant Security Legislation, Regulations and Codes of Practice/Best Industry Practice Standards.

To assist in the implementation of Trust security related policies/documentation, and work under direction to engage with staff, ensuring the highest standards of security and environmental management.

Travel across Trust sites, undertaking investigations and supporting staff across MWL.

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Main duties of the job

To undertake investigations of crime against staff, inspections, risk assessments and action plans, working collaboratively alongside our departments across the Trust.

Be aware of current and professional security advice, and how it can impact upon the Trust.

To report findings from investigations, risk assessments/audits to relevant personnel, and take direction from management on reviewing and actioning issues to ensure continued effectiveness.

Link between the Trust and Security teams where directed, as well as reporting back through governance structure.

Assist with the ongoing programmes of support work for violence and abuse against staff, ensuring compliance with Joint Agreement on Offences Against Emergency Workers and other local policies and processes.

About Us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our Services

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Date posted

31 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

409-6789535-A

Job locations

Southport Hospital

Town Lane Kew

Southport

PR8 6PN

Job Description

Job responsibilities

KEY DUTIES

• To help in ensuring security management work is carried out with a professional and ethical framework previously developed and provided by NHS Protect.
• Co-ordinate specific security issues and liaise with management where relevant.
• Work with both clinical and non-clinical risk teams to develop systems to meet the internal and external security requirements.
• Work towards achieving a safe working environment by ensuring developed safe working practices are enacted by support staff, patients, and visitors.
• Support the Trust's Governance framework.
• Where directed, co-ordinate, conduct, review, advise and support crime audits, inspections, security/crime risk assessments throughout Trust, ensuring timely provision of reports.
• Participate in root cause analysis through investigations, providing written reports to management.
• Member of relevant governance committee and groups as directed by Manager, offering support and assistance.
• Maintain accurate electronic records of investigations, outcomes and learning.
• Be proactive maintaining a high level of understanding in relation to current issues by means of networking and continuous professional development.
• Assist on the day-to-day work within the Trust to tackle violence against staff.
• To work to create a pro-security culture within the Trust, so that staff and patients accept responsibility for this issue.
• To ensure existing security equipment e.g. lone worker devices function properly and are appropriately used.
• To carry out Risk Assessments where directed, formulate action plans to improve security and crime prevention, working with the Estates and Facilities Risk Assurance Team to ensure a consistent approach to Risk Management.
• To maintain links that are built with the local police force, crime prevention officers and other security bodies locally.
• To work with the Trust to ensure that where appropriate, assisting in ensuring redress is sought from those who commit crime or security incidents where a loss of resource is incurred.
• To work towards applying a range of sanctions against those responsible for crimes, security incidents or those not complying with Trust Policies and Processes.
• To deputise for managers where directed.
• Exercise discretion when dealing with requests for Trust Data, ensuring relevant policies are followed.
• To be aware of physical security systems, comfortable in their use, and aware of any relevant codes of practice.
• Be able to work flexibly across multiple sites where directed.
• Have an awareness of Conflict Resolution Training, and assist in the delivery of established programmes across the Trust.
• To undertake administrative duties where directed.

Person Specification

Qualifications
Essential

• Crime prevention qualification and/or equivalent experience
• Recognised security qualification and/or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Member of professional body

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Significant experience of investigations
• Working knowledge of Violence Prevention and Reduction as well as Security Management in a healthcare environment

Desirable

• Ability to implement appropriate legislation and identify the implications for the organisation
• Knowledge of relevant codes of practice and Data Protection Act

Skills
Essential

• Ability to demonstrate a genuine commitment to ensuring that the service provided to employees and users of the Trust services are delivered to the highest quality

Desirable

• Ability to produce formal reports electronically and manipulate data.
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing circumstances.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Southport Hospital

Town Lane Kew

Southport

PR8 6PN

Employer's website

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust