Position Overview

The Qualified Persons Security Personnel (QPSP) are hospital employees and licensed security guards, who are specifically trained to support a safe and secure healthcare environment, particularly emergency departments/urgent care centers staffed to provide mental health care services. A QPSP will receive site‑provided specific training to enable them to protect vulnerable mental health patients and the care team with skills for event de‑escalation, securing and protecting patients.

QPSPs may receive custody of individuals awaiting an involuntary medical examination or psychiatric assessment who have been escorted to the facility by police, typically under a Form 3. Once the level of supervision and safety criteria are met, police may be released to perform duties in the community.

Training / Designation

QPSPs will receive training to the provincially adopted and Manitoba Health approved training program for QPSPs. Upon initial dem...