About Course

Accredited Healthcare Security Management Specialist (AHSMS)

Provider: Ubique Risk Management Ltd

Date: 30 October 2025

Description

The Accredited Healthcare Security Management Specialist (AHSMS) course is a structured, practice-oriented programme designed to equip individuals fulfilling the role of healthcare security specialist with the knowledge and skills to protect patients, staff, visitors, assets, and information.

The course focuses on preventing, deterring, detecting, and responding to security risks across NHS Trusts and Integrated Care Systems.

The course adopts a blended learning approach, combining e-learning modules, in-class person-to-person teaching, pre-read materials, learner workbooks, and structured role-play exercises. This mix ensures that participants can engage with content at their own pace, reinforce learning through practical application, and develop confidence through peer interaction and facilitator feedback.

Participants will explore the NHS legal and policy framework, protective security strategies, violence prevention and reduction, incident management, investigations, and interviewing techniques.

The programme is designed using proven learning principles and methodologies, including active learning, case studies, lectures and presentations, small group work, self-study and research, and contributions from visiting Subject Matter Experts. Knowledge checks and multiple-choice question (MCQ) assessments run throughout the course to measure progress and support continuous development.

Who Should Attend

NHS Security Management Specialists
Healthcare security managers & leads
Integrated Care Board (ICB) Security Managers
Private healthcare security professionals
Former LSMS professionals who want an update and refresh
Aspiring healthcare security professionals

Key Benefits

Certified by SFJ Awards
Certified by The CPD Standards Office (102 CPD points)
Endorsed by the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) UK Chapter
Further understanding of NHS security policy, legal frameworks, and operational expectations
Confidence to implement proportionate, risk-based security measures
Improved capability to assess threats, analyse incidents and support organisational assurance
Skills development in communication and multi-agency coordination
Hands-on practice with investigative and interviewing techniques

Course Structure & Details

Awarding Body SFJ Awards & The CPD Standards Office

Course Level Equiv. Level 5 RFQ

Grading Pass/Fail

Total Qualifying Time 102 Hours

Assessment Method: Formative assessment, research submissions and multiple choice question papers.

Course Content

Unit 1 – Legislation, Security, and related Crimes
Focuses on UK legislation, statutory bodies, powers, duties, and legal responsibilities relevant to security and healthcare environments.

Session 1: Role of the LSMS, Role of Police, Role of CPS, Role of CQC/Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW)
Knowledge Check Unit 1.1 – Roles of LSMS, Police, CPS, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales & CQC
Session 2: Data Protection Act 1998. GDPR Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996.
Knowledge Check – Unit 1.2 DPA, GDPR & CPIA
Session 3: Security Industry Authority (SIA)
Knowledge Check – Unit 1.3 SIA Regulations
Session 4: Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
Session 5: Security of Medicines – Legislation and Guidance
Session 6: Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
Knowledge Check – Unit 1.6 CJIA 2008
Session 7: Assaults and Unlawful Imprisonment
Knowledge Check – Unit 1.7 Unlawful Imprisonment & Assaults
Session 8: Theft Act 1968
Knowledge Check – Unit 1.8 Theft, Robbery & Fraud
Session 9: Searching: Professional Lawful and Safe Practice
Knowledge Check Unit 1.9 Searching: Professional, Lawful and Safe Practice
Session 10: Criminal Damage
Knowledge Check – Criminal Damage Act 1971
Session 11: The CONTEST/ PREVENT Strategy
Knowledge Check – Unit 1.11: CONTEST & PREVENT Strategy
Session 12: Martyn’s Law – The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025
Knowledge Check – Unit 1.12 Martyn’s Law
Session 13: Protection against Harassment Act 1997
Unit 1.13 – Knowledge Check: Harassment & Stalking

Unit 2 – Security Risk Management and Protective Measures
Covers risk assessment, crime reduction, threats, and the full spectrum of protective, physical, personnel, information, and cyber security.

Session 1: Security Risk Management
Knowledge Check – Unit 2.1 Security Risk Management
Session 2: Crime Reduction and SARA
Unit 2.2 Knowledge Check – Crime Reduction & SARA
Session 3: Threat and Insider Threats
Knowledge Check Unit 2.3 – Insider Threat
Session 4: Protective Security
Knowledge Check Unit 2.4 – Protective Security
Session 4 (a): Physical Security
Knowledge Check Unit 2.4a – Physical Security
Session 4 (b): Personnel and People Security
Knowledge Check Personnel and People Security – Unit 2.4b
Session 4 (c): Personal Security
Knowledge Check Unit 2.4c – Personal Security
Session 4 (d): Information Security
Knowledge Check: Information Security – Unit 2.4d
Session 4 (e): Cyber Security
Knowledge Check Unit 2.4e – Cyber Security
Session 5: Operational Requirements and Risk Assessments
Knowledge Check Unit 2.5 – Operational Requirements & Risk Assessment
Session 6: Designing Security that Works for Services
Unit 2 Session 6 Designing Security that Works for Services

Unit 3: Operational Security in Healthcare Settings
Centres on safeguarding, NHS-specific security issues, lone working, CCTV, violence reduction, and operational planning.

Session 1: Safeguarding
Knowledge Check – Unit 3.1 Safeguarding
Session 2: Information Security
Knowledge Check: Unit 3.2 Data Security in Health & Care
Session 3: Lone Working
Knowledge Check Unit 3.3 Lone Worker
Session 4: CCTV and Surveillance Cameras
Knowledge Check – Unit 3.4 CCTV and Surveillance
Session 5: Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) 2000 – NHS Awareness
Knowledge Check Unit 3.5 RIPA 2000 NHS Awareness
Session 6: Violence Prevention and Reduction Standard
Knowledge Check – Unit 3.6 Violence Prevention and Reduction Standard (VPRS)
Session 7: Therapeutic Security in Hospitals
Knowledge Check – Unit 3.7 Therapeutic Observations
Session 8: NHS – Behvaiour that Communicates Stress
Knowledge Check Unit 3.8 Behaviour that Challenges or Communicates Distress
Session 9: Operational Planning and Briefing
Knowledge Check – Unit 3.9 Operational Planning and Briefing
Session 10: NHS Lockdown & Emergency Preparedness
Knowledge Check – Unit 3.10 NHS Lockdown & Emergency Preparedness

Unit 4: Investigations, Evidence, and Criminal Justice Processes
Deals with investigations, evidence handling, reporting, interviewing, prosecution files, court processes, and victim and witness care.

Session 1: Investigation Cycle Criminal Liability Legislation and Case Law
Knowledge Check – Unit 4.1 Investigation Strategies, Legislation & Case Law
Session 2: Evidence and Crime Scene Preservation
Knowledge Check Unit 4.2 Evidence and Crime Scene Preservation
Session 3: Security Incident Reporting
Knowledge Check – Unit 4.3 Security Incident Reporting
Session 4: Communication and Negotiation Skills
Knowledge Check – Unit 4.4 Negotiation Skills
Session 5: Report Writing
Unit 4.5 Knowledge Check – Report Writing
Session 6: Prosecution Files (NHS investigations)
Knowledge Check Unit 4.6 Prosecution Files NHS Investigations
Session 7: Workplace Investigations – Advisory Conciliation and Aritration Service (ACAS)
Knowledge Check Unit 4.7 Workplace Investigations ACAS
Session 8: Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
Session 9: PEACE Interview Model
Knowledge Check Unit 4.9 PEACE Interview Model
Session 10: MG 11 Witness statements
Knowledge Check Unit 4.10 MG11 Witness Statements
Session 11: Note Taking, Pocket Notebooks & Contemporaneous Notes
Knowledge Check Unit 4.11 Note Taking, Pocket Notebooks & Contemporaneous Notes
Session 12: Care of Victims and Witnesses – Victim Rights
Unit 4.12 Knowledge Check – Care of Victims and Witnesses
Session 13: Courts and the UK Legal System
Knowledge Check Unit 4.13 Court and the UK Legal System

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About Course

Accredited Healthcare Security Management Specialist (AHSMS)

Description

Who Should Attend

Key Benefits

Course Structure & Details

Course Content

Unit 1 – Legislation, Security, and related Crimes Focuses on UK legislation, statutory bodies, powers, duties, and legal responsibilities relevant to security and healthcare environments.

Session 1: Role of the LSMS, Role of Police, Role of CPS, Role of CQC/Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW)

Knowledge Check Unit 1.1 – Roles of LSMS, Police, CPS, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales & CQC

Session 2: Data Protection Act 1998. GDPR Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996.

Knowledge Check – Unit 1.2 DPA, GDPR & CPIA

Session 3: Security Industry Authority (SIA)

Knowledge Check – Unit 1.3 SIA Regulations

Session 4: Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

Session 5: Security of Medicines – Legislation and Guidance

Session 6: Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008

Knowledge Check – Unit 1.6 CJIA 2008

Session 7: Assaults and Unlawful Imprisonment

Knowledge Check – Unit 1.7 Unlawful Imprisonment & Assaults

Session 8: Theft Act 1968

Knowledge Check – Unit 1.8 Theft, Robbery & Fraud

Session 9: Searching: Professional Lawful and Safe Practice

Knowledge Check Unit 1.9 Searching: Professional, Lawful and Safe Practice

Session 10: Criminal Damage

Knowledge Check – Criminal Damage Act 1971

Session 11: The CONTEST/ PREVENT Strategy

Knowledge Check – Unit 1.11: CONTEST & PREVENT Strategy

Session 12: Martyn’s Law – The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025

Knowledge Check – Unit 1.12 Martyn’s Law

Session 13: Protection against Harassment Act 1997

Unit 1.13 – Knowledge Check: Harassment & Stalking

Unit 2 – Security Risk Management and Protective Measures Covers risk assessment, crime reduction, threats, and the full spectrum of protective, physical, personnel, information, and cyber security.

Session 1: Security Risk Management

Knowledge Check – Unit 2.1 Security Risk Management

Session 2: Crime Reduction and SARA

Unit 2.2 Knowledge Check – Crime Reduction & SARA

Session 3: Threat and Insider Threats

Knowledge Check Unit 2.3 – Insider Threat

Session 4: Protective Security

Knowledge Check Unit 2.4 – Protective Security

Session 4 (a): Physical Security

Knowledge Check Unit 2.4a – Physical Security

Session 4 (b): Personnel and People Security

Knowledge Check Personnel and People Security – Unit 2.4b

Session 4 (c): Personal Security

Knowledge Check Unit 2.4c – Personal Security

Session 4 (d): Information Security

Knowledge Check: Information Security – Unit 2.4d

Session 4 (e): Cyber Security

Knowledge Check Unit 2.4e – Cyber Security

Session 5: Operational Requirements and Risk Assessments

Knowledge Check Unit 2.5 – Operational Requirements & Risk Assessment

Session 6: Designing Security that Works for Services

Unit 2 Session 6 Designing Security that Works for Services

Unit 3: Operational Security in Healthcare Settings Centres on safeguarding, NHS-specific security issues, lone working, CCTV, violence reduction, and operational planning.

Session 1: Safeguarding

Knowledge Check – Unit 3.1 Safeguarding

Session 2: Information Security

Knowledge Check: Unit 3.2 Data Security in Health & Care

Session 3: Lone Working

Knowledge Check Unit 3.3 Lone Worker

Session 4: CCTV and Surveillance Cameras

Knowledge Check – Unit 3.4 CCTV and Surveillance

Session 5: Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) 2000 – NHS Awareness

Knowledge Check Unit 3.5 RIPA 2000 NHS Awareness

Session 6: Violence Prevention and Reduction Standard

Knowledge Check – Unit 3.6 Violence Prevention and Reduction Standard (VPRS)

Session 7: Therapeutic Security in Hospitals

Knowledge Check – Unit 3.7 Therapeutic Observations

Session 8: NHS – Behvaiour that Communicates Stress

Knowledge Check Unit 3.8 Behaviour that Challenges or Communicates Distress

Session 9: Operational Planning and Briefing

Knowledge Check – Unit 3.9 Operational Planning and Briefing

Session 10: NHS Lockdown & Emergency Preparedness

Knowledge Check – Unit 3.10 NHS Lockdown & Emergency Preparedness

Unit 4: Investigations, Evidence, and Criminal Justice Processes Deals with investigations, evidence handling, reporting, interviewing, prosecution files, court processes, and victim and witness care.

Session 1: Investigation Cycle Criminal Liability Legislation and Case Law

Knowledge Check – Unit 4.1 Investigation Strategies, Legislation & Case Law

Session 2: Evidence and Crime Scene Preservation

Unit 1 – Legislation, Security, and related Crimes
Focuses on UK legislation, statutory bodies, powers, duties, and legal responsibilities relevant to security and healthcare environments.

Unit 2 – Security Risk Management and Protective Measures
Covers risk assessment, crime reduction, threats, and the full spectrum of protective, physical, personnel, information, and cyber security.

Unit 3: Operational Security in Healthcare Settings
Centres on safeguarding, NHS-specific security issues, lone working, CCTV, violence reduction, and operational planning.

Unit 4: Investigations, Evidence, and Criminal Justice Processes
Deals with investigations, evidence handling, reporting, interviewing, prosecution files, court processes, and victim and witness care.