Security Officer
Slough, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 4 days ago
Job Overview
Join Our Security Team at Wexham Park Hospital!
Are you looking for a rewarding career in security where you can make a real difference? Wexham Park Hospital, part of Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, is seeking dedicated Security Officers to join our busy team in Slough.
As a Security Officer, you will play a vital role in maintaining a safe and secure environment for our patients, staff, and visitors.
Applicants need to be available to work any shift patterns which may include nights and weekends.
Please note that this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the post.
Please note that this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the post.
Main duties of the job
Your Responsibilities Will Include
✅ Protecting hospital buildings and staff, ensuring compliance and efficiency at all times.
✅ Assessing risks and making informed decisions to support colleagues and visitors.
✅ Conducting patrols and monitoring car parking, ensuring security is upheld.
✅ Managing access control systems and review and monitor CCTV as directed.
✅ Generating reports both electronically and in written form—good English language skills are essential.
✅ Upholding NHS values and delivering a high standard of service.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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What We Offer
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
🔹 Full, bespoke training—no prior experience required!
🔹 A supportive team environment within a respected NHS Trust.
🔹 Opportunities for career development in a meaningful role.
If you’re proactive, reliable, and passionate about safety and security, we’d love to hear from you!
📢 Apply today and be part of something bigger.
📍 For more details, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
We reserve the right to close the advert early if sufficient applications have been received.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
Apply online now
Join Our Security Team at Wexham Park Hospital!
Are you looking for a rewarding career in security where you can make a real difference? Wexham Park Hospital, part of Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, is seeking dedicated Security Officers to join our busy team in Slough.
As a Security Officer, you will play a vital role in maintaining a safe and secure environment for our patients, staff, and visitors.
Applicants need to be available to work any shift patterns which may include nights and weekends.
Please note that this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the post.
Please note that this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the post.
Main duties of the job
Your Responsibilities Will Include
✅ Protecting hospital buildings and staff, ensuring compliance and efficiency at all times.
✅ Assessing risks and making informed decisions to support colleagues and visitors.
✅ Conducting patrols and monitoring car parking, ensuring security is upheld.
✅ Managing access control systems and review and monitor CCTV as directed.
✅ Generating reports both electronically and in written form—good English language skills are essential.
✅ Upholding NHS values and delivering a high standard of service.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo
What We Offer
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
🔹 Full, bespoke training—no prior experience required!
🔹 A supportive team environment within a respected NHS Trust.
🔹 Opportunities for career development in a meaningful role.
If you’re proactive, reliable, and passionate about safety and security, we’d love to hear from you!
📢 Apply today and be part of something bigger.
📍 For more details, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
We reserve the right to close the advert early if sufficient applications have been received.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE Level 3 or above.
- Conflict resolution training.
- Restraint and breakaway training.
Essential criteria
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to solve problems and make key decisions under pressure.
- Previous experience in a customer care profession.
- Previous experience in a security profession.
- Previous security related experience.
- Report writing experience.
Essential criteria
- Be able to demonstrate good written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to de-escalate aggression and violent situations.
- Must be able to cope under pressure and in a conflict situation.
- Be able to work using own initiative.
- Be able to follow precisely and accurately verbal and written instructions.
- Use of CCTV.
Essential criteria
- Physically fit to meet the demands of the job.
- Able to physically restrain for short periods of time.
- Previous employment within a service requiring physical strength.
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
Apply online now
