Aga Khan Hospitals
Health care + 1 more
Description
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in criminology, Security Management, Forensics, or a related field is preferred.
- Advanced training or professional certification in safety and security is an added advantage.
- At least 5 years of experience in healthcare safety and/or security is required.
- Strong foundation in JCI, SafecCare, and CUE accreditation standards and audit processes is desirable
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Effective people management and supervisory capabilities.
- Comprehensive knowledge of safety, security protocols, and emergency preparedness procedures.
- Solid understanding of company safety policies and applicable OSHA standards.
- Ability to plan and conduct training sessions and emergency mock drills.
- Strong organizational skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and related software applications.
- Good customer service orientation.
- Ability to work long hours with minimal supervision.
Responsibilities
Safety & Security Incident Management
- Coordinate timely resolution, investigation, documentation, and closure of all incidents.
- Allocate investigations, ensure root cause analysis, and implement corrective/preventive actions.
- Initiate disciplinary processes where necessary and report criminal/medico-legal cases to police.
- Maintain accurate, accessible records for all cases investigated.
- Maintain and track status of all cases reported to the police and which are before courts.
- Prepare and submit quarterly incident analysis reports.
- Coordinate liaison with police, fire brigade, and other authorities for incident management.
JCI Compliance (Safety, Security & Fire Safety, Safety & HAZMAT Programs)
- Ensure development, implementation, and continuous updating of all departmental policies, procedures, and plans aligned with JCI standards.
- Oversee monitoring of departmental HVAs, KPIs, QVAs, audits, and inspection outcomes, ensuring corrective actions are implemented accordingly.
- Coordinate safety, fire safety, and security drills and ensure documentation and implementation of follow-up actions.
- Ensure implementation of staff training, SQE requirements, and compliance with identification protocols.
- Oversee annual risk assessments and PCRA (pre-, during-, and post-construction) assessments are conducted and ensure mitigation measures are effectively implemented.
Response to Safety & Security Emergencies
- Ensure that a sound emergency response protocol is in place and being implemented fully.
- Ensure that ERT (Emergency Response Team) are in place, are trained adequately and equipped to respond timely to safety and security emergencies.
- Ensure that the emergency response time is monitored, documented and any shortcomings corrected accordingly.
- Ensure that all emergencies’ activations are responded to and documented accordingly.
- Take predetermined action and assist in cases of emergencies such as accident, fire and aggression.
Safety & Security Equipment Servicing and Monitoring
- Ensure that safety and security equipment, for instance, the CCTV system, Access Control and fire-fighting equipment are serviced periodically and are functioning well.
- Ensure that the CCTV Control Room Protocols are in place and Strict Confidentiality of the place and data is maintained.
- Ensure that panic alarm buttons, walk-through metal detectors, hand-held wands are in place and are serviced regularly to ensure optimum functionality.
- Ensure that, inventory of all the equipment are in place and are updated regularly as per the JCI requirement
Supervisory Role
- Oversee management, coaching, and motivation of in-house and outsourced security staff.
- Ensure timely performance evaluations, annual appraisals, and duty roster planning for 24/7 coverage.
- Coordinate leave planning and review of job descriptions for continuous improvement.
- Ensure that appropriate disciplinary measures in line with institutional policies are taken against wayward officers.
- Ensure that a sound duty roster is in place for 24/7 coverage of the hospital.
Risk Assessment & Control
- Plan and coordinate annual safety and security-related risk assessments of the hospital and its affiliated entities.
- Overseeing the implementation of risk control and preventive measures.
- Overseeing the development, reviews of the departmental risk registers.
Implementation of the agreed Service Level Agreements as per the existing departmental contracts.
- Ensure that all emergency and crisis management assets are available and support a timely, coordinated response to incidents as they occur.
- Accurately match invoices with Local Purchase Orders (LPOs) and ensure they are reviewed, approved, and processed for payment in a timely manner.
- Assist in evaluating the performance of contracted services and contribute to the development and implementation of improvement measures.
Perform any other duties as assigned by the Department Manager.
- Participate in all team efforts as departmental needs arise
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