# Group Security Lead **Company**: Elysium Healthcare **Location**: Remote **Work arrangement**: remote **Experience**: senior **Salary**: Negotiable **Category**: Security **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0132-26-2491?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_1a344078-4bc ## Description We are seeking an experienced security professional to join Elysium Healthcare as Group Security Lead. You will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering a modern, proactive approach to security that protects our service users, colleagues, and visitors across the organisation. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading a range of security initiatives that strengthen safety, security, and risk management across Elysium's operations. You will work closely with clinical, operational, and support teams to champion the principles of relational, procedural, therapeutic, and physical security. Key responsibilities: - Lead and deliver a programme of security audits and site visits across services - Develop and implement security policies, procedures, and assurance frameworks - Promote least restrictive practice and support services to reduce restrictive interventions - Lead security risk assessments, incident prevention initiatives, and emergency response planning - Oversee preparedness for external reviews, inspections, and designation processes relating to security and patient safety - Manage security alert systems and provide expert advice on complex security matters - Work closely with internal stakeholders, emergency services, and regulatory bodies to strengthen safety and security arrangements - Support training, competency development, and continuous professional development in security and risk management - Monitor safety and security performance through KPIs, audits, and governance reporting - Lead corporate security governance forums and ensure action plans are implemented - Act as a senior advisor on patient safety and security - Develop and maintain professional networks across forensic and secure healthcare services To be successful in this role, you will need: - Significant relevant experience as a clinician - Experience within a secure/prison setting - Experience of providing high-quality care - Experience in the Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression - Clinical Mental Health qualification - Post-registration training in an area relevant to caring for adults with forensic services - Completed a relevant course on teaching and assessing in clinical practice or equivalent - In-depth knowledge of Best Practice Guidance: Specification for adult medium-secure services - Demonstrate an understanding of the Designation process for Medium Secure Services - Able to evidence through best practice assessment of patient’s needs - Able to undertake clinical supervision, appraisals, and teaching - Demonstrate effective leadership and management skills in a clinical area - In-depth knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983 and its implementation in practice - Understanding of Standards for Better Health - Knowledge of NICE guidelines relevant to clinical area of practice - Sound awareness and understanding of Health & Safety issues - Sound understanding of reducing restrictive practices What You’ll Get: - Competitive annual salary - The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) - Career development and training - Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate - Wellbeing support and activities - Access to Blue Light Card - Life Assurance - Stream – instant access to earned wages - 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion - Enhanced Maternity Package - Pension contribution ## Skills ### Required - relational security - procedural security - therapeutic security - physical security - risk management - security audits - emergency preparedness - safety and security arrangements - restorative practice - violence and aggression management - mental health act 1983 - standards for better health - nice guidelines --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0132-26-2491?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)