Job requirements
Essential
19 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
5 years experience of fire safety.
- Experience
Experience of preparing and delivering training courses.
- Experience
Experience of working across organisational boundaries to improve standards.
- Experience
Experience of working with external agencies and influencing internal change.
- Experience
Experience and knowledge of undertaking Fire Risk Assessment.
- Experience
Knowledge of: Fire safety, Fire risk management, Fire legislation and codes of practice
- Experience
Fire safety training.
- Experience
Ability to undertake fire safety audits.
- Qualifications
Science or engineering-based education; or extensive experience of fire safety.
- Qualifications
Certificate in Training Practice or extensive experience of preparing and delivering training.
- Skills and Knowledge
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Skills and Knowledge
Highly developed and effective negotiating and influencing skills and ability to develop and maintain constructive relationships with professional and managerial disciplines.
- Skills and Knowledge
Ability to devise and deliver training programmes.
- Skills and Knowledge
Understanding the principles of risk assessment.
- Skills and Knowledge
Good organisational skills with practical and methodical project planning and able to manage a number of concurrent schemes.
- Skills and Knowledge
Able to satisfy the physical demands of the job.
- Skills and Knowledge
Occasional Working at heights and in Confined Spaces e.g. Scaffold or roof voids.
- Skills and Knowledge
Occasional moderate physical effort required as duties dictate. e.g. evacuation of patients, etc.
- Skills and Knowledge
Occasional moving of heavy equipment, e.g extinguishers, training equipment.
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Knowledge and experience in the application of Firecode.
- Experience
Understanding of Fire modelling techniques.
- Experience
Knowledge of Risk management techniques.
- Qualifications
Science, engineering or fire engineering/fire safety degree.
- Qualifications
Corporate membership of professional organisation (Institute of fire engineers; Institute of occupational safety and health).
Job summary
NHS Band 6 Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 per annum.
Hours Per Week: Full time 37.5.
Contract Type: Permanent.
Location Base: St Mary's Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG.
Main duties of the job
Are you passionate about working with others to improve fire safety? Do you have the knowledge, experience and drive to help create a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff?
If so, we would love to hear from you.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Fire Safety Advisor to join our Estates & Facilities team at Isle of Wight NHS Trust.
Working closely with the Fire Safety Manager, you will provide specialist fire safety advice and support across the Trust, helping to ensure compliance with legislation, undertaking fire risk assessments and audits, delivering training, and promoting a positive fire safety culture.
We are looking for an experienced, motivated and organised individual with excellent communication skills and a strong understanding of fire safety and risk management. You will be confident working with colleagues at all levels and able to influence and support improvements across a diverse healthcare environment.
Predominantly based at St Mary's Hospital, this varied and rewarding role offers the opportunity to make a real difference by helping to protect our patients, staff and services every day.
About us
Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.
The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.
Details
- Date posted: 09 October 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 6
- Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: REF2677U
- Job locations: St Mary's Hospital (IOW), Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
- To ensure that good standards of fire safety are implemented and maintained across the large and complex estate of the Trust.
- To ensure legislative compliance and the continuing development and provision of a safe environment for staff, patients and the public.
- To act as a resource and liaise with managers and staff at all levels within the Trust implementing fire safety standards and initiatives.
- Identify fire safety priorities and assist in the overall prioritisation within the Trusts capital programme and resourcing.
- To provide expert advice and guidance to managers and staff at all levels of the organisation and act as a focal point for the management of fire safety issues
- To provide technical expertise to the Fire Safety Manager to enable their duties to be fulfilled effectively.
- The post holder will be based at St. Marys Hospital but will be expected to travel to the Trusts peripheral sites as required.
- To provide absence cover for the Fire Safety Manager.
- Where available and reasonable (including outside normal hours) attend any of the trusts facilities where a fire incident has been reported. Note this does not require the post holder to be on call and available to attend at all times.
For full job details and person specification please refer tothe Job Description.
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This advert is for Fire Safety Advisor with Isle of Wight NHS Trust in Newport, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Fire safety specialist role. The advertised salary is £39959.00 to £48117.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 29 Oct 2026.
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