Senior Fire Safety Advisor
Job overview
Responsible for providing expert specialist fire safety advice to the organisation and other associated external healthcare organisations (contracted by service agreement) on all matters relating to people and premises.Leading a team of specialist fire safety advisors located within the Division of Estates and Facilities to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, Health Technical Memorandum guidance, Firecode and that the RWT fire policy is implemented and effective.
Designing, developing and delivering an extensive programme of bespoke and general fire safety training to a wide audience base in order to achieve compliance with KPI’s determined by the Trust.Providing professional specialist fire safety advice both internally and externally (via SLA) to capital project planning, design, construction and commissioning teams.
Main duties of the job
Senior consultant for the interpretation and implementation of Fire Safety Policies and the organisation and management of fire precautions in the Trust’s premises.
To survey and report on the standard of fire safety in all of the Trust’s premises and those areas where Trust staff work, participating in fire risk assessment (which may be part of a multi-disciplinary exercise), advising on matters of risk management relating to fire safety in accordance with HTM 05 Managing healthcare fire safety.
To carry out Fire Risk Assessments as required by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in complex buildings and maintain records of significant findings.
To liaise with internal and external organisations, planning teams, contractors, local building control and Fire Authority in the specification of fire precautions in new and existing premises including alterations.
To take responsibility for the preparation and delivery of fire safety training programmes for this Trust and other contracted organisations and responding to requests for training from managers.
To provide a Senior Advisory role in respect of monitoring the implementation by others of regular maintenance of firefighting appliances and other equipment, including the checking of fire alarm systems/equipment and maintaining records.
Line Manager to other fire safety staff, responsible for attendance, appraisal ,capability, CPD etc.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow.We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Senior consultant for the interpretation and implementation of Fire Safety Policies and the organisation and management of fire precautions in the Trust’s premises in accordance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and other official guidance.
To advise on fire precautionary measures including the implication of proposed legislation, and recommending the order of priorities.
Principal advisor providing fire safety consultancy support to other external healthcare organisations contracted via SLA’s.
To survey and report on the standard of fire safety in all of the Trust’s premises and those areas where Trust staff work, participating in fire risk assessment (which may be part of a multi-disciplinary exercise), advising on matters of risk management relating to fire safety in accordance with HTM 05 Managing healthcare fire safety.
To carry out Fire Risk Assessments as required by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in complex buildings and maintain records of significant findings.
To liaise with internal and external organisations, planning teams, contractors, local building control and Fire Authority in the specification of fire precautions in new and existing premises including alterations.
To take responsibility for the preparation and delivery of fire safety training programmes for this Trust and other contracted organisations and responding to requests for training from managers.
To provide fire safety training for all staff in healthcare premises in conjunction with Nominated Officers (Fire) and in accordance with HTM 05 - 01 Managing healthcare fire safety and the Regulatory Reform Order 2005, including the organisation of fire drills and the training of staff as appropriate.
Responsible for developing and maintaining a data base of staff training and report on a regular basis to Divisional Directors on staff attendance.
To provide a Senior Advisory role in respect of monitoring the implementation by others of regular maintenance of firefighting appliances and other equipment, including the checking of fire alarm systems/equipment and maintaining records.
Line Manager to other fire safety staff ,responsible for attendance, appraisal ,capability, CPD etc.
Responsible for developing and implementing relevant fire safety policies and procedures for the Trust and other contracted healthcare organisations (SLA’s).
To support the Fire Safety Manager with the preparation of an annual report of Fire Safety for Trust Board.
To keep professionally up-to-date at all times by attending technical seminars, training courses and conferences.
To undertake any training required in order to maintain competency including mandatory training i.e. fire and manual handling.
To contribute to and work within a safe working environment.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria- Fire Engineering/fire safety knowledge acquired through degree and specialist knowledge through courses completed at ‘The Fire Services College’ and experience to masters level or equivalent.
- Graduate Member of the Institute of Fire Engineers or similar, at equivalent level.
- Level 4 Fire Risk Assessment Diploma
- NEBOSH General Certificate
- Principles in HTM05-01
- Passive Fire Protection Level 3
- Level 3 Award in Fire Door Inspection
We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process.By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.
Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.
Sponsorship - Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system.Further information is available regarding two types of visa; Health Care Visa https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/your-job and Skilled worker visa https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.