Fire Safety Manager

Job overview

Fire Safety Manager - Band 7 - Full time - Permanent

Working across both Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trusts, the post holder will provide Fire Safety advice and support to all levels of the organisation (including the Trust Board).

The Postholder is responsible for the development of Trust Policy on Fire Safety interpreting the requirements of Legislation, NHS Fire Safety Policy and Guidance and to advise the Trust on implementation of Policy and Guidance and to monitor compliance against these.

Provide line management and ongoing professional support to the Fire Safety Officers (x2).

Oversee and co-ordinate a programme of Fire Risk Assessments (FRAs) in accordance with HTM05-01 highlighting key risk areas for the Trusts whilst working collaboratively with the Operational Estate and Capital Estate Teams to develop plans to address and minimise risk.

Develop comprehensive training programmes on Fire Safety for all existing staff, new staff and staff who work with other organisations located in Trust Premises.

Liaison with External agencies including Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service (GMFRS)

Main duties of the job

Oversee and co-ordinate a programme of Fire Risk Assessments (FRAs) and audits across the Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust estate (including community premises).

Assess and comment on all fire safety proposals across the Trusts and ensure compliance with appropriate standards, highlighting any risks/concerns via the governance structure as appropriate.

Survey fire safety installations and research new developments in fire technology to achieve improvements where necessary.

Co-ordinate and undertake an annual schedule of fire drills/desktop exercises across the Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and Tameside & Glossop Integrated Trust estate. Witnessing the effectiveness of evacuation arrangements and recommend remedial actions when necessary.

Working in collaboration with the Learning & Development Team develop a Training Needs Analysis (TNA) to ensure Trust staff receive suitable and sufficient fire safety training at appropriate intervals (as per the requirements of HTM 05-03: Operational Provisions. Part A: Training).

Oversee and support the delivery of the Fire Safety Training programme for staff (including the delivery of ‘Ad-Hoc’ training when required).

Attend training courses and seminars as appropriate to maintain personal knowledge of fire safety at the highest level.

Investigate and prepare reports including recommendations for incidents of fire across the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £26.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.