Job title: Security Officer
Company: NHS
Job description: Are you passionate about ensuring safety and security in healthcare environments? Do you thrive in dynamic settings where your skills make a real difference? Do you have strong communication and conflict resolution skills?If so, we invite you to become a member of our team at UHBW!We are dedicated to delivering world-class healthcare services in a safe and secure environment. Our commitment to excellence drives everything we do, and we’re seeking experienced Security Officers to join us in upholding this standard of care.As a Security Officer, your primary responsibility will be to maintain a safe and secure environment across our Trust’s Hospitals. You’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring the well-being of our staff, patients, and visitors, while also contributing to the seamless delivery of healthcare services.This position will include all shift patterns, including night shifts.Pay enhancements are: 30% for Saturday, Unsocial and Nights and 60% for Sundays & Bank Holidays.Main duties of the jobYour Key Responsibilities:
- Provide an active security presence of our site through proactive patrols of site and its various departments, engaging with staff, patients and visitors in a professional and courteous manner.
- Utilise existing skills in conflict resolution to manage potentially aggressive and violent persons to enable the safest resolution within a health care setting.
- Utilize our extensive network of CCTV and body worn cameras to detect criminal activity and enable intervention to support successful prosecutions.
Previous security role is not essential as full training given but experience within an NHS health care setting would also be considered.We will help develop your skills to understand the special nature of an NHS security service; which is to care for patients and visitors often in pain, distress or a confused state.A full driving license is essential.About usUniversity Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledgeDetailsDate posted06 August 2026Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 4Salary£28,392 to £31,157 a year pa pro rata + unsocial hours paymentsContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number387-EF0535-MF-AJob locationsBristol Royal InfirmaryUpper Maudlin StreetBristolBS2 8HWUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.Person SpecificationQualifications/SkillsEssential
- Proven track record in managing conflict.
- Full category B Driving Licence
- Ability to de-escalate difficult situations and stay calm under pressue
Desirable
- Professional Security Qualification
ExperienceEssential
- Experience in dealing with the public.
- Possess a minimum 2 years security industry experience or relevant professional experience in the armed services
Desirable
- NHS Security experience
- Demonstrate and understanding of the Mental Capacity and Mental Health Acts
Person SpecificationQualifications/SkillsEssential
- Proven track record in managing conflict.
- Full category B Driving Licence
- Ability to de-escalate difficult situations and stay calm under pressue
Desirable
- Professional Security Qualification
ExperienceEssential
- Experience in dealing with the public.
- Possess a minimum 2 years security industry experience or relevant professional experience in the armed services
Desirable
- NHS Security experience
- Demonstrate and understanding of the Mental Capacity and Mental Health Acts
Expected salary: £28392 – 31157 per year
Location: Bristol
Job date: Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:09:29 GMT
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