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United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
About
The United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (ULTH) is one of the largest trusts in the country. Through four main hospitals we provide a comprehensive range of hospital-based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric and gynaecological services to the 700,000 people of Lincolnshire.
We provide a wide range of healthcare services delivered by 8,600 highly trained staff and volunteers. Our services cost over £400m each year to provide and we invest around £18m each year in improving our clinical services by replacing and upgrading our medical equipment, modernising our estate and facilities and improving our information and technology infrastructure. In an average year, we treat more than 180,000 A&E patients, nearly half a million outpatients and almost 100,000 inpatients.
Contact
- Address
- Recruitment Service
- Lincoln County Hospital
- Greetwell Road
- Lincoln
- Lincolnshire
- LN2 5QY
- Contact Number
- (01522) 597736
Group Security Manager Band 7
Accepting applications until: 20-Aug-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 20-Aug-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Lincoln County Hospital
- Address
- Lincoln county hospital
- Town
- Lincoln
- Postcode
- LN2 5QY
- Major / Minor Region
- Lincolnshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Security
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our Group values guide everything we do. They are:
· Compassionate - We care about people - Compassionate is the act of showing empathy, kindness, and respect to others, recognising their individual needs and circumstances. It involves listening, understanding, and supporting others in a way that makes them feel valued, safe, and cared for.
· Collaborative - We work together as a team - Collaborative is working inclusively and respectfully with others to achieve shared goals. It involves open communication, valuing diverse perspectives, and building trust to create a supportive and effective team environment.
· Innovative - We strive to improve - Innovative is the process of exploring new ideas, approaches, and technologies to improve care, services, and working practices. It involves creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take risks in a safe and supportive environment.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.
Our Group Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Caring and building a healthier future for all” – stating their ambition for our Trust and the wider group to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
So, what is in it for you?
- Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.
Types of flexibility could include:
- Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
- Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
- Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
- Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
- Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
- NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
- Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
- Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
In addition, there is more.
- Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
- Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
- Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
- Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
- Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.
Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.
Job overview
Based within the Estates and Facilities Compliance team this management role will deliver an environment that is safe and secure promoting the highest standards of clinical care to patients in all settings across the Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals Group (LCHG).
With a Group reach, the post holder will act as the primary interface between LCHG stakeholders and the external security services, working in close partnership with both internal and external stakeholders such as the police, staff, visitors, patients, professional representative bodies and trade unions. Interpreting national standards, healthcare guidance and relevant legislation, Equally, the role shall be responsible for advising and monitoring of all aspects of security management for the Group, leading the development of security related policies, procedures and safe systems of work, providing excellence in security management
Furthermore the post holder will lead a team of security professionals providing specialist Training, advice and guidance to all levels of management and staff regarding and not limited to: CCTV access, develop door access policy and oversee the management of door access by external security provider linked to violence prevention and reduction, restraint reduction and the management of verbal and non-verbal aggressive behaviours that is contrary to LCHG core values.
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Provide specialist advice to staff on safety matters, both in relation to preventing violence and aggression as well as liaison with the local Police, the Crown Prosecution Service and other Specialists in the surrounding Areas.
Where incidents of security, violence, aggression or where restraint holds have resulted in a RIDDOR, these will be investigated by the post holder and lessons learned shared locally and through the quarterly security management specialist report to Security Management Safety Group (SMSG) and the Health and Safety Committee.
To be aware of the complex reasons for violence within services and participate in strategic planning, policy development and training to promote a change in culture.
To ensure that appropriate steps are taken to create a pro-security culture within the Group so that staff and patients accept responsibility ensuring where security incidents/breaches occur that they are detected, reported and investigated.
Leading on the prevention and reduction of violence, aggression and criminality.
Support violence/crime prevention / reduction and contribute to the Group risk register enabling risks to be prioritised and effectively managed. Including the development of the departmental business and annual work plan to reduce those risks.
Analyse and interpret complex data in relation to security incidents and maintain responsibility for the capture of, and quality of, data available to the Group and provide recommendations in reports.
Working for our organisation
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!!!
ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy. We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve. We will strive to provide an environment in which people want to work and to be a model employer leading in good employment practice.
We are a People Promise exemplar site, for more information on the NHS People Promise - NHS England » Our NHS People Promise
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.
We welcome applications from the UK Armed Forces Community. On the application form please tick “Member of the Armed Forces Community” if the below applies to you.
You are:
- A Service Leaver
- A Veteran
- A Military Reserve
- A Cadet Force Adult Volunteer
- Partner/Spouse of those Serving NB: partners/spouses are only eligible whilst their partner is serving in the Armed Forces
All new employees will be subject to a charge for the DBS check that is required for the post. The Disclosure & Barring Service application form (formerly CRB) will be provided by ULTH and the fee will be deducted from your salary over a 3 month period.
Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. When you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete.
Please note, for applicants with previous NHS service: If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree level qualification relating to leadership and Management. (or working towards) + Highly developed specialist security management vocational experience acquired through courses & experience.
- Evidence of ongoing personal and professional management development.
Desirable criteria
- Teaching/Training qualification
- Computer Training such as ECDL or CLAIT
- Certified Training Qualification under the Restraint
- Reduction Network Training Standards
Skills and Competencies
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal and oral communication skills, and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organisation.
- Policy development skills.
- Presentation and training skills.
- Good IT skills.
- Excellent investigation skills.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good knowledge of the interrelationships between different services provided by the NHS or similar environment.
- Highly developed specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and experience.
- Knowledge of PACE, Data Protection Act, Terrorism Act, Human Rights Act and Other relevant legislation
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of violence and prevention.
- Management of Lone Working.
- Knowledge of current Home Office Crime reduction measures.
- Knowledge of case management and evidence processes.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within a security management or risk management field.
- Experience of policy development and report writing.
- Experience of conducting risk assessments.
- Experience of developing work plans and achieving goals.
- Evidence of collaborative working with other organisations in the delivery of aims and objectives.
- Evidence of Partnership working.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within the NHS or similar complex environment and an understanding of complex organisational structures, processes and systems.
- Highly experienced in working as a Security Specialist.
- Experience of working in a related security or law enforcement role.
- Experience of working within the NHS or similar complex environment and an understanding of complex organisational structures, processes and systems.
- Highly experienced in working as a Security Specialist.
Special Attributes / Specific Requirements
Essential criteria
- Required to successfully complete any violence and aggression awareness training.
- Require possessing a clear understanding of the importance of creating a safe and secure environment within the NHS for patients and staff.
- Self-motivated.
- Team worker.
- Improvement orientated.
- Understanding of the importance of safer by design principles and implementation.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Willing to engage in the on-call rota if required.
Desirable criteria
- Professional Membership of a related industry (e.g. MSyI).
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work in line with and role model Group values.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Keiron Davey
- Job title
- Group Fire and Security Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07815445979
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