Security Officer (Sponsorship Available) at Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Job Summary

An opportunity has arisen to join Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Security Officer within the Security Department of the Estates, Facilities and Support Services Directorate.

The role provides a security service to both Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge Hospital sites.

Applicants will be required to provide a flexible, high-quality service, extending care and consideration to patients, staff and visitors.

The successful candidate will also respond to and manage challenging situations that require prompt and appropriate action in a courteous and helpful manner.

Job Details

• Employer: Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

• Job Title: Security Officer

• Location: United Kingdom

• Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year

• Job Type: Full-time

• Closing Date: 27 October 2026

• Department: Security Department

• Directorate: Estates, Facilities and Support Services

• Hospital Sites: Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge Hospital

Main Duties of the Job

The Security Officer will form part of an in-house service providing security for Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The primary role is to maintain a visible and effective high-profile presence to ensure the safety of patients, visitors and staff, as well as the protection of property across both hospital sites.

Key duties include:

• Providing security services across Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge Hospital sites.

• Maintaining a visible and effective security presence.

• Ensuring the safety of patients, visitors and staff.

• Protecting hospital property.

• Ensuring car parks on hospital grounds are operational and used effectively and correctly by visitors and staff.

• Responding to and managing challenging situations promptly and appropriately.

• Ensuring incidents involving aggression or violence, loss of equipment or damage to property are reported immediately.

• Completing the relevant incident forms and forwarding them to the Security Manager.

The post holder must hold a full, current, clean driving licence and have previous knowledge of conflict resolution within a healthcare environment.

Full training in Physical Intervention within the clinical setting will be provided.

Job Responsibilities

Please see the job overview and attached Job Description for further information about the Security Officer position available with Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience and Training

Essential Requirements

• Security experience within the healthcare environment.

• Previous security experience.

• Willingness to undergo on-the-job training and attend specialist courses as necessary, including physical intervention training.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience of working with the public in a customer-facing role.

• Experience in Physical Intervention and Conflict Resolution.

About Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from their first contact with the Trust.

Patients describe the Trust’s employees as “competent and caring staff.”

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the Wirral Peninsula, which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for residents.

The Trust is one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising Wirral’s only Emergency Department.

It provides a high-quality range of acute care services and employs over 6,000 staff, serving a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West.

The Trust has approximately 855 beds across its sites and a financial turnover exceeding £337 million.

The Wirral is easily accessible through excellent transport links, including motorway, train, bus and ferry.

It is also within easy reach of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester, as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

As such, it will be necessary for a disclosure application to be submitted to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), 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.

Criminal Record Checks for Overseas Applicants

From 6 April 2017, Skilled Worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK have been required to present a criminal record certificate from each country where 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.

Further guidance is available under Criminal Records Checks for Overseas Applicants.

How to Apply

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