Security Officer

**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time
**Position Classification**: Security Officer
**Location**: Nepean Hospital
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ604715
**Applications Close**: 30/09/2025
- With _**_CORE _**_Values of _**_C_**_ollaboration, _**_O_**_penness, _**_R_**_espect and _**_E_**_mpowerment, working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role._

**About Us**
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.

Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.

Nepean Hospital is looking for reliable and professional Security Officers to help maintain a safe and secure environment for staff, volunteers, patients, visitors, and contractors. This essential role is focused on ensuring the safety of our healthcare facilities by delivering consistent and high-quality security services in line with legislative requirements and organisational policies.

We are seeking a committed and vigilant Security Officer to join the Safe Assessment Unit, a specialised area within the Emergency Department designed to support patients presenting with behavioural disturbances related to alcohol and drugs. This unit provides a safe, low stimulus environment where vulnerable individuals can be admitted, assessed, and treated by a multidisciplinary team, helping to reduce pressure on the broader emergency department.

This is a critical position within the NBMLHD team, requiring strong situational awareness, professionalism, and a commitment to the safety of everyone within the facility.

**Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees**
- Accrued Day Off (ADO)
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport

NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards.

**What you will bring to the role**
- Must have Certificate 2 in Security Operations with a current NSW Security Licence class 1A, and current First Aid Certificate
- Effective experience working in a similar role
- Demonstrated experience in responding to a variety of changing and challenging situations
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with all levels of managers, staff and a diverse range of patients and members of the public
- Must be able to effectively work independently and as part of a multidiscplinary team
- Practical knowledge of security equipment including CCTV operations and access control systems
- Capability and availability to participate in a 24 hour/seven-day rotating roster

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.

**Need more information?**
1) Click here for the Position Description