Job Descrption
About the team:
The Capital Estates & Facilities Team provides a full range of services across SE London to the boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Southwark, Wandsworth, Bromley, Bexley, and Lewisham. The Team has an experienced and skilled work force.
About the role:
Responsible for the planning and resource allocation, organising and management of Portering and Security staff to meet trust requirements.
To be responsible for maintaining a programme of high-profile security patrols of the hospital and grounds.
Main duties of the job
1. Management of the Portering, Drivers and Security services across the Trust.
2. Co-ordinate the waste handling collections and management of the collections and disposal.
3. Provide a customer focussed service assisting with patient moves and transfers.
4. Responsible for the in-house patient/staff transport service.
5. Manage the Trust Vehicles, servicing, MOT's and documentation.
6.
About us
Benefits:
We are committed to ensuring our staff... get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
Other benefits include:
Counselling services
Wellbeing events
Long service awards
Cycle to work scheme
Season ticket loan
Childcare vouchers
Staff restaurants
For a full list of our benefits please visit: https://www.slam.nhs.uk/media/421262/Working%20at%20SLaM.pdf
We look forward to receiving your application
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Management of the Portering, Drivers and Security services across the Trust.
2. Co-ordinate the waste handling collections and management of the collections and disposal.
3. Provide a customer focussed service assisting with patient moves and transfers.
4. Responsible for the in-house patient/staff transport service.
5. Manage the Trust Vehicles, servicing, MOTs and documentation.
6. Establish a recharge process for office, furniture and department moves and the disposal of confidential waste.
7. To control out of hours access by contractors and visitors, ensuring appropriate authorisation is in place and security is maintained.
8. To ensure that the hospital is made secure, by the locking of all appropriate doors and windows during the silent hours and to ensure these doors are unlocked as required, in accordance with the established procedure.
9. Responsible for the assistance of both members of the public and staff against violence and aggression incidents that occur on the hospital premises, and to liaise with the Police and ensure that all incidents are documented.
10. Shall be responsible for providing a safe environment for staff, patients and visitors.
11. Responsibility for assisting in the development of policy and operational matters related to the management of security within the Trust, in a professional manner to ensure real, permanent improvements are achieved.
12. To ensure that appropriate steps are taken to create a pro-security culture and a safe and therapeutic environment within the Trust, in order that staff and patients accept responsibility for these issues and ensure that where security incident/breaches occur, they are detected and reported and adequate preventative action taken to minimise risk of reoccurrence where possible.
13. Ensure security incidents are reported in a simple and concise manner allowing for investigations to take place when appropriate, risks to be assessed and to allow the development of preventive measures.
14. To take an active part in the multidisciplinary team and incident de-briefs for risk assessment purposes and to ensure that weaknesses can be fed into policy revision and all possible preventive action taken to minimise risk.
15. To undertake physical security audits, prepare risk assessments and review action plans to minimise the risk of incidents and potential breaches of security across a range of healthcare premises.
16. To effectively identify and describe the most appropriate technical, cost effective and physical solutions for security management services.
17. To assume the responsibility for the administration and record keeping of the Facilities and Security systems and to liaise closely with the technical staff.
18. Continuingly update by means of professional development efficient means for the delivery.
19. To prepare reports and presentations and other documentation using word processing, data processing and presentation software as required by the Head of Facilities.
20. To observe the appropriate confidentiality of all documentation flowing through the office.
21. To recruit, motivate, train, develop and retain appropriate staff enabling staff to have the skills, expertise and discretion to function effectively in their role.
22. To ensure that all staff have appraisals and personal development plans are in place.
23. To undertake ad hoc projects in support of the Head of Facilities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
• BTEC HNC. Managerial Qualification or Equivalent Experience (A)
• ii.Full UK Driving license
Desirable
• SIA licence
Experience
Essential
• Experience at a Senior level in Facilities or Security Management.
• IT Literate using MS Programmes
• Experience of Managing Portering and Security teams.
• Proven experience of providing Management reports and data.
Desirable
• Good knowledge of Estates practice within NHS.
• The ability to work within a challenging environment with previous experience within this service sector
Knowledge
Essential
• Good understand of Trust Policies.
• Security Systems, Procedures and Protocols
• The postholder is required to have a comprehensive understanding of security management techniques and solutions and will have the necessary skills when assessing current facilities and procedures. This will require understanding when dealing with sensitive and complex issues.
Personal circumstances
Desirable
• Ability to carry out the physical requirements of the post, with any reasonable adjustment being made under the DDA
Employer details
Employer name
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Maudsley Hospital
Denmark Hill,
Camberwell
SE5 8AZ
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