About this role
Job summary This is an exciting opportunity to Join the Security team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT)and to provide shift cover at LCC offices within Merrion House Leeds City Centre. The security team respond to reports across the site, providing vital support to LCC staff to ensure all areas are kept safe, so LCC teams can deliver excellent services to their customers. Youll help to ensure the building and departments are locked and secure, respond to fire calls and support in resolving conflict between different individuals. As such, you will provide a calm and reassuring presence to staff and visitors at all times. Our skilled security team are a very important factor in keeping the building running safely and effectively. So, if youre someone who is looking for a highly rewarding role in a crucial support service, consider joining our award-winning team. This will be a fixed term full-time position giving the successful candidates the chance to gain additional experience, keep your skills up to date, develop new skills, Candidates must have a valid SIA Door Supervisor Badge.
Main duties of the job Successful candidates will work alongside our award-winning Security team across a variety of locations in Leeds.
This is a challenging but rewarding role protecting staff, visitors and patients as well as property. Responding to fire calls, locking and unlocking duties and assisting to resolve disputes between individuals in a calm and professional manner.
This is a demanding and physical role and there is a requirement to wear body armour at all times when on duty.
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About us The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.
Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.
We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.
Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Job description Job responsibilities For questions about this job, contact:
Name- Pedro Mitcham Position- Security Operations Manager Email- [email protected] Phone number- 07867187619 Shortlisting Date: Tuesday 11th August 2026 Interview Date: Tuesday 18th August 2026
Job Summary This is an exciting opportunity to Join the Security team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT)and to provide shift cover at LCC offices within Merrion House Leeds City Centre. The security team respond to reports across the site, providing vital support to LCC staff to ensure all areas are kept safe, so LCC teams can deliver excellent services to their customers. You’ll help to ensure the building and departments are locked and secure, respond to fire calls and support in resolving conflict between different individuals. As such, you will provide a calm and reassuring presence to staff and visitors at all times. Our skilled security team are a very important factor in keeping the building running safely and effectively. So, if you’re someone who is looking for a highly rewarding role in a crucial support service, consider joining our award-winning team. This will be a fixed term full-time position giving the successful candidates the chance to gain additional experience, keep your skills up to date, develop new skills, Candidates must have a valid SIA Door Supervisor Badge.
Why you should join our Team Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest employers in Leeds, employing over 20,000 staff and providing care to 1.6 million patients every year. The Estates and Facilities team keep the Trust's sites running and manage one of the largest estate portfolios across the NHS. With over 2,300 staff, we provide a range of Estates & Facilities management services and ensure our buildings and environments are fit for purpose, clean and safe.
Whether we're cleaning wards, maintaining buildings, monitoring environmental impact, providing staff childcare, delivering hot meals to patients, or patrolling our sites, we support the delivery of patient care. Guided by our Leeds Way Values, we are committed to creating the best place to work and being the employer of choice for estates and facilities in the region.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
What you will bring to the role Successful candidates will work alongside our award-winning Security team across a variety of locations in Leeds.
This is a challenging but rewarding role protecting staff, visitors and patients as well as property. Responding to fire calls, locking and unlocking duties and assisting to resolve disputes between individuals in a calm and professional manner.
This is a demanding and physical role and there is a requirement to wear body armour at all times when on duty.
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our Trust values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.
We are….
Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind
Our Trust priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time
Our priorities:
People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes
Sponsorship Eligibility To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
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Experience Essential
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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.
Employer details Employer name Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address Cross Site
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS9 7TF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)