Fire Safety Officer

Job overview

Fire Safety Officer - Band 6 - Full time - Permanent

The postholder will be responsible for: -

• Delivering the Trust’s Fire Safety Training Programme.
• Undertaking Fire Risk Assessments within Trust occupied buildings (inc. community premises).
• Undertaking Fire Safety Audits.
• Responding to day-to-day Fire Safety matters/concerns.
• Updating & maintaining Fire Safety Documents to ensure compliance with Fire Safety legislation.
• Liaison with key internal & external stakeholders.
• Providing advice on fire legislation.
• Providing advice on the application and interpretation of fire safety guidance, including the Department of Health FIRECODE suite of advice documents.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake initial Fire Risk Assessments (FRA’s) and review current FRAs where necessary. Undertake Fire Safety Audits for all Trust Premises. Deliver the Fire Safety Training programme for staff (including the delivery of ‘Ad-Hoc’ training when required) across the Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. Maintain an awareness of changes in fire safety legislation and guidance to ensure the Trust meets it obligations around Fire Safety. Carry out regular inspections of work sites to ensure that fire safety is being maintained. Provide recommendations on proposals for new build/refurbishment projects. When requested provide advice on general and specialist fire precautions and legislation. Ensure all wards, departments and units have local plans in place detailing the actions to be taken in case of fire.  Ensure these are reviewed regularly and their contents understood by staff. To understand the work practices of wards and departments throughout the Trust and ensure that fire safety measures are compatible with the operational compatibility of 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.

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £41,700 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

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.