We are seeking an experienced and motivated Security Manager to join our Estates and Facilities Division.
In this role, you will take tactical responsibility for security services within the Division, ensuring a safe and secure environment for patients, staff, visitors, and assets. Working as part of the wider Health Board security function, you will deliver operational excellence while contributing to the implementation of Health Board-wide strategy at a divisional level.
This is a key leadership role focused on service delivery, local risk management, and continuous improvement, ensuring that security services are responsive to divisional needs while aligned with corporate standards.
We are looking for a confident leader who can operate effectively at a divisional level within a complex organisation, balancing operational demands with strategic alignment.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
- Manage and deliver a high-quality, cost-effective security service
- Provide tactical leadership and day-to-day management of the divisional security workforce
- Implement Health Board security policies, standards, and strategies at a local level
- Ensure the effective operation of CCTV, access control, and security systems within the Division
- Monitor performance through KPIs, audits, and reporting, driving continuous improvement
- Manage divisional security budgets, resources, and contracts in line with delegated authority
- Build strong relationships with divisional leadership teams, clinical services, and external partners (e.g. Police, Local Authority)
- Support wider Health Board initiatives, including capital projects and security improvements, ensuring divisional requirements are represented
Benefits
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Person Specification
Qualifications and or knowledge
- Educated to Masters degree level or posses equivalent experience and knowledge
- Knowledge of security related legislation and relevant Codes of Practice.
- Knowledge of risk assessment process.
- Knowledge of training techniques.
- Knowledge of Health & Safety Legislation
- NHS Security Management Service qualification
- Understanding of security by design
- Knowledge of Risk Management techniques and processes
- Thorough knowledge of security related standards
- Evidence of continuing professional development and acquiring new skills / knowledge over past 3 years
- Specialised knowledge in relation to the management of security risks.
Experience
- Security management experience in Healthcare (or security related service)
- Experience of training development and delivery.
- Wide experience of management.
- Experience of dealing with enforcement agencies.
- Experience of audit processes.
- Be able to demonstrate the successful application of change and the impact on organisational behaviour
- Commitment to involve all stakeholders in all aspects of service development.
- Able to demonstrate experience of project management resulting demonstrable outcomes
- Experienced in positive change management within a large and complex organisation
- Evidence of experience in developing a Security Strategy for an organisation and subsequent policy making
- Experience and evidence of review and implementation of significant change to operational structures and working practices
- Evidence of experience in developing a Security Strategy for an organisation and subsequent policy making
- Experience and evidence of review of technical security systems and implementation of significant change to technical security systems
- Experience of staff management including recruitment, appraisals and disciplinary procedures and experience of at least 2 years in managing large numbers of staff in a similar role in the public or private sector
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
- Experience of setting and delivering defined service levels and of developing KPIs and performance monitoring systems
- Commercial awareness and experience of successful management of significant budgets
- Experience of managing change to working practices and operational structures in a unionised environment
- Police or armed forces
Other
- Willingness to work to service requirements e.g. unsocial hours.
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
Aptitude and Abilities
- Self motivation and ability to motivate others
- Initiative and willingness to take responsibility
- To participate in Continued Professional Development
- Ability to speak Welsh
Values
- Ability to carry out security audits
- Effective inter-personal and communication skills at senior level
- Ability to carry out effective report writing
- Ability to develop and assess efficiency of training programmes
- Ability to deal with staff at all levels
- Ability to manage change.
- IT Skills
- Ability to carry out security management risk assessments and audits
- Ability to motivate and direct staff.
- Understanding of risk profiling.
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.
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