# Fire Safety Advisor > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/fire-safety-advisor/2b74b135-ca37-4044-a751-cea7b6a1462a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/fire-safety-advisor/2b74b135-ca37-4044-a751-cea7b6a1462a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Swindon - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term / Secondment (Subject to approval)) - **Employment type:** Part time - 15 hours per week (Thursday - Friday 8am to 4pm) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-01T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-17T14:12:22.490Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Wiltshire/Swindon/Great_Western_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Health_Safety_Fire_Safety/Health_Safety_Fire_Safety-v7958598 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7958598?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gwh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Fire Safety Advisor (12 Months Fixed Term) This is an exciting opportunity to join the Health, Safety, Fire and Security team here at Great Western Hospital (GWH) 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. This is a part time post working for 15 hours primarily on the GWH site but it may require the post holder to work across the wider Group site (covering Bath and Salisbury sites) on occasion. ### 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 Health, Safety, Fire and Security Team Manager. ### 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 ## Job Details Fire Safety Advisor (12 Months Fixed Term) This is an exciting opportunity to join the Health, Safety, Fire and Security team here at Great Western Hospital (GWH) 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. This is a part time post working for 15 hours primarily on the GWH site but it may require the post holder to work across the wider Group site (covering Bath and Salisbury sites) on occasion. ## Job Description 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 Health, Safety, Fire and Security Team Manager. ## 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 ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working in and providing fire safety advice within a large public sector organisation - Delivering fire safety training with a minimum of three years experience - Extensive experience in writing complex and structured reports and documents - Experience in writing complex fire risk assessments for high risk buildings ### Qualifications **Essential** - NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety or equivalent - Level 5 certificated fire risk assessors’ course ## Documents - [fire safety advisor jd and ps (pdf, 192.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10239565) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.