Head of Security, Crime and Violence Reduction

Job Summary

The post holder will be a senior member of the Estates & Facilities team, leading on security strategy & violence reduction, ensuring a proactive & robust security culture across the organisation. They will act as subject matter expert on security management, violence reduction, security systems & ensuring the implementation of national standards & guidance across the Trust.

Will be responsible for the day-to-day management of car parking operations.

The post holder may need to work unsocial hours to meet specific service demands.

Key Performance Indicators

• Violence Reduction & Staff Safety
• Improvements in Security Systems

Key Relationships & Stakeholders

• Chief Operating Officer, Chief Nurse, Clinical Service Leads & Safeguarding Leads
• Director of Strategy & Director of Human Resources, Health & Wellbeing Teams
• Emergency planner
• Site Management
• Chief Pharmacist
• Quality and Information Governance
• Legal Services
• Other NHS Providers
• Local Government, Crown Prosecution Service
• Metropolitan and other Police Services e.g. Counter terrorism
• Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure
• Security Contractors, Conflict Resolution and Restraint training providers
• General Contractors

The post holder will develop, plan & lead a long-term security management strategy which includes reducing crime & violence & improvements to the operational response of the security team.

Main Duties of the Job

Lead & co-ordinate security, crime and violence reduction across the Trust.

Develop, lead & ensure the implementation of robust work programs required to deliver a pro-security culture, violence reduction, staff safety, patient safety & asset protection.

Ensure evidence is collected and assembled in line with judicial requirements for use by the Crown Prosecution Service or other legal services.

Ensure security incidents are investigated professionally, fairly & objectively so that suitable sanctions may be applied, preventative action considered, & recommendations implemented.

Work with the Police and CPS to ensure cases are progressed accordingly & applicable sanctions are applied against those responsible for security incidents.

Ensure lessons learnt from security incidents & breaches both local to the Trust & nationally are analysed & preventive measures are developed.

Provide subject matter advice to staff who have been victims of abuse, providing a supportive service in a sensitive manner, advising on actions that can be taken by the police or CPS.

Work with the communications team to promote Security, Crime & Violence Reduction work streams being undertaken.

To develop & manage the Security Team.

Have oversight of all security related risks across the trust, using Datix & related systems.

Work with & advise senior managers on mitigation & closure of risks, escalating risks as required to the Trust risk register.

About Us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff.

We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.

The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Date Posted: 12 February 2025

Pay Scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 8b

Salary: £70,387 to £80,465 a year per annum inclusive of HCAs

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full-time

Reference Number: 220-WHT-2937

Job Locations:

Whittington Health NHS Trust

Magdala Avenue

London

N19 5NF

Job Responsibilities

Security, Crime and Violence Reduction

Implement Counter Terrorist Strategies and Procedures with the support of the Police Counter Terrorism Specialist.

To produce reports for a broad range of internal and external audiences relating to Security, Crime and Violence Reduction and topics identified by threat level to the NHS.

Ensure annual site security surveys are completed Trust wide.

Ensure lessons learnt from security incidents and breaches both local to the Trust and nationally are analysed and preventive measures are developed.

Provide subject matter advice to staff who have been victims of abuse, providing a supportive service in a sensitive manner, advising on actions that can be taken by the police or CPS.

Work with the communications team to promote Security, Crime and Violence Reduction work streams being undertaken.

To develop and manage the Security Department Team.

Manage the Security Department budget, ensuring where applicable/appropriate value for money is sought. Provide advice on trust saving schemes to ensure security provisions are not compromised leading to increased security risks, crime and violence.

Have oversight of all security related risks across the trust, using Datix and related systems.

Work with and advise senior managers on mitigation and closure of risks, escalating risks as required to the Trust risk register.

To build successful working relationships with internal, external stakeholders and partners.

Lead on Trust-wide physical security management to ensure regulatory and statutory requirements inform related policies and procedures. Such as: BS 16000 Security Management and upcoming Bills such as Terrorism (Protection of Premises) are considered in advance.

Car Parking

Lead Trust wide on the day-to-day management of the Trusts car parking provisions.

Reply to complaints regarding the day-to-day management of the Trust car parking provisions.

Report where appropriate on car parking income.

Lead client for the Trusts ANPR and Enforcement service provider. Ensuring the Trust is receiving the appropriate service levels and capitalise on new technologies offered.

Assist the lead Car Parking & Travel planner with advice on car parking policy.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• Masters or equivalent in Security or equivalent
• Extensive Security experience covering operational security, systems and project management
• Health & Safety certificate or equivalent
• Level 3 Conflict Resolution Training or significant demonstrable experience
• Qualified personal safety & conflict resolution trainer

Desirable

• Accredited LSMS
• Membership or working towards the Security Institute
• Chartered Security Professional or working towards

Skills Essential

• Write high quality and detailed reports and documents which deliver highly complex information that could be highly sensitive or contentious.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
• Very developed ability to review complex and detailed information and make it useful.
• Proven capability to review complex problems then develop and implement successful practical and workable solutions to resolve them
• Proven capability to present highly complex, sensitive or contentious information to internal staff, board members & external stakeholders
• The ability to check documents, analyse statistics and manage conflicting priorities
• Proven ability to manage upwards especially when issues are highly contentious and may deliver messages that others do not want to hear
• The ability to motivate individuals and teams across all levels of the organisation
• Sound political judgement and astuteness in understanding and working with complex policy and the ability to relay this to a wide range of audiences.
• Intellectually flexible and able to look for answers outside of existing structures or constraints

Knowledge Essential

• Significant experience in health security.
• Experience of managing and delivering security agenda within the NHS, healthcare setting or equally large multi-site/multi-disciplinary organisation
• Detailed knowledge and ability to understand and implement criminal, civil and security related law, legislation and guidance.
• Knowledge and experience of security management standards within an NHS provider setting.
• Managing audits from an external regulator in relation to security management
• Significant experience or working with multiple organisations and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Managing the security agenda upwards as well as across the organisation
• Experience of managing budgets within an NHS or healthcare setting.
• Demonstratable experience to develop partnerships to improve and benefit the Whittington Health NHS

Qualities Essential

• Adhere to the Trust values and behaviours
• Highly self-motivated.
• Flexible approach, attitude and the ability to manage ambiguity
• Outstanding interpersonal, communication and organisational skills
• Strive for performance and improvement.
• Exceptional ability to remain calm, controlled and polite in a very busy and pressurised environment.
• Exceptional sense of commitment to honesty and integrity when undertaking this role and dealing with others.

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.

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.

Employer Details

Employer Name: Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address:

Whittington Health NHS Trust

Magdala Avenue

London

N19 5NF

Employer's Website:

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/