About this role
Job summary
The safety and security assistant plays a vital role in ensuring the safety and security of patients, staff, and visitors within a secure mental health facility.
The role oversees and ensures systems are in in place to strengthen and maintain physical, relational, and procedural security in relation to patients, staff, and environments.
This position requires vigilance, empathy, and professionalism to provide a safe environment while supporting a respectful, therapeutic setting for mental health patients.
Main duties of the job
The safety and Security support Assistant is responsible for ensuring that safe and secure working practices are maintained by all staff, visitors, and contractors. Safety and Security Support Assistants have duties within the Safety and Security department and will carry out these duties as directed by the Security managers.
Safety and Security support assistants monitor patient activity, control access to restricted areas, respond to incidents, escort contractors, conduct security audits, and work collaboratively with clinical staff to manage challenging behaviours in a safe and effective manner.
This position is a shift-based role that requires working in a secure mental health setting. This includes day, evening, weekend shifts and possibly nights. Security Officers must be prepared for physically demanding situations and the potential need to manage high-stress, crisis incidents.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- worked within mental health services
- worked in security role
Desirable
- worked within forensic mental health services
- worked as a nursing assistant
training
Essential
- A working knowledge of security related issues and health and safety
Desirable
- delivered training
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
GMMH NHS Adult Forensic Service - Riverside Centre
Bury New Road
PRESTWICH HOSPITAL, BURY NEW ROAD, MCR
M25 3BL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)