Fire Safety Advisor

Job overview

Previous Applicants Need Not Apply

15 Hours per week

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Health, Safety, Fire and Security team here at Great Western Hospital as a Fire Safety Advisor. This is a significantly important role to support the safety of all patients, staff and others who use our buildings.

Main duties of the job

The post–holder will provide fire risk assessments across a range of hospital buildings and healthcare premises. They will provide comprehensive fire safety advice and training to the Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundations Trust, to ensure the organisation achieves compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the Department of Health’s suite of Technical Memoranda ‘Firecode’, and all other fire safety guidance, standards, and regulations. This post will report to the Associate Director of Health, Safety, Fire and Security.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a detailed list of the main responsibilities and duties please see the Job Description attached.

In summary,

• To provide fire safety advice to all staff and others
• To provide comprehensive and accurate fire related reports
• To complete fire risk assessments for all departments including clinical and non-clinical areas
• To develop and deliver fire safety training programmes
• Support staff with their fire evacuation plans and other specialist fire safety documents
• Support the development of the Trust Fire Warden programme
• To maintain oversight of any fire risks on the Trust Risk Register