Title:  Hospital Security Officer

Security Officer 

• Positions are not for one specific site as we have multiple sites that require coverage from time to time.
• Permanent rotating roster with 6 weeks annual leave providing a secure working environment with existing staff that have many years of experience these staff are more than willing to impart their knowledge and assist new staff where they can to thrive. 

• Permanant Part Time

Eastern Health
Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.
Our Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan – which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference.

About the role

The Eastern Health Security Team is a dynamic team supporting the clinical teams with maintaining a safe and secure environment for patients, staff, and visitors across many sites. 

The security team provide a strong and proactive presence within the hospitals and are required to respond to emergency codes when required and provide protection of property and people during these codes and assist clinical staff where necessary. 

A day with us could include any combination of the following duties 

• Provide an immediate response and action to critical alarms including building plant, fire, and duress alarms. 

• Support Eastern Health’s Emergency Code response by assisting Hospital Coordinators, Nursing Coordinators, Incident Controllers, Code Coordinators, Wardens & other key staff. 

• Respond promptly to all events involving aggression and violence to maintain the safety of all staff, patients, and visitors. 

• Provide physical and mechanical restraint support within a Code Grey team response. 

• Prepare restraint beds and trolleys as directed. 

• Provide short term patient watch duties in accordance with Eastern Health policies. 

• Conduct searches of patients and visitors in accordance with Eastern Health policies. 

• Escort trespassers from hospital grounds in accordance with Eastern Health policies. 

• Provide general security support to requests from Eastern Health staff. 

• Escort staff, visitors, and patients to areas within the hospital precinct. 

• Maintain comprehensive knowledge of the building layout along with an ability to move quickly to areas where alarms have been generated. 

• Patrol hospital internal and external areas including designated staff car parking facilities. 

• Conduct lockup/unlock procedures of designated access points. 

• Operate Closed Circuit Television, Body Worn Cameras and two-way radio systems and report maintenance issues. 

• Operate a safe custody system. This includes collection and return of patient valuables well as storage of dangerous and prohibited items under the direction of senior clinical staff. 

• Support Business Services Centre and reception staff with way finding duties. 

• Manage access issues/requests related to staff and public car parking facilities. 

• Monitor compliance of hospital parking and traffic signs and provide ability to serve Parking Infringement Notices 

About you 
To be successful in this role you will possess:

• A current Victorian security licence  

• Working with children check 

• The availability to work an 8-hour shift, minimum 9 day fortnight encompassing days, afternoons & nights over a 7 day period on a fixed 6 fortnight rotating roster with the availability to assist with overtime when required. 

• Highly developed interpersonal and leadership experience 

• A strong commitment to high quality care 

• The ability to work as part of a diverse team. 

• Excellent communication and organisational skills 

• Willingness to learn. 

Vaccination against infectious disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.  An offer of employment is conditional on you providing evidence that you are currently vaccinated against COVID-19 with booster & Influenza, prior to commencing employment.

What we offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

• Diverse and engaging career opportunities
• Friendly & supportive team
• Flexible working hours
• Salary packaging options
• Career progression in our teaching hospitals

Next Steps
Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for). We will notify unsuccessful candidates.

Good to know:

• We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
• We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
• As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
• Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
• Advertising may end before the closing date.
• We do not accept recruitment agency application

Click here for Position Description

Contact Person: Danny O'Kane 

Contact Number: 0466 820 639

Contact Email: daniel.o'kane@easternhealth.org.au

Need help submitting your application?

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1) | Medical Workforce Unit on (03) 9895 3469. [TA for Non Medical roles, MWU for Medical roles]

Our Values in Action:

Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day