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Job overview
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best-known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
This is a role which will be key to the Trust’s role as leader and influencer in South East London and to achieving Essentia’s strategic ambitions.
Main duties of the job
The role is a crucial post in ensuring that GSTT is compliant with legal and statutory requirements and that all fire safety regulations under current codes of practice are addressed across a complex and multi-site organisations by the provision of appropriate training for the GSTT staff.
The role entails delivering face-to-face Fire Warden training to on-site staff, designing, organising and effecting Fire Evacuation Drills for a variety of units, ranging from those which cater for high dependent stakeholders to some community settings. Providing appropriate advice when required and reporting on Training Metrics to senior management.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
The postholder:
Accountable and responsible for the planned delivery of a suite of fire safety training to all GSTT colleagues and external bodies requiring fire safety training.
Responsible for the development and delivery of a Fire Safety Training Strategy, including planning for delivery and implementation of the plan within the team ensuring GSTT meets both statutory and non-statutory fire safety obligations in relation to current fire safety legislation and other associated legislations/regulation.
Responsible for ensuring that fire safety training is targeted to and meets the specific needs of each service area and category of staff.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant experience of development of Fire Safety Policies and Procedures.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in Fire Safety Training provision.
Qualifications
Essential
- The ability to understand, characteristics of fire and the science of fire prevention. Practices, guidance, and legislation concerning fire safety in relation to health care premises.
Desirable
- Member of the Institute fire prevention officers / Member of the Institute fire Safety Managers
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This advert is for Fire Safety Training Manager with Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in Guy's & St Thomas' Estate settings. It is listed as a Band 7 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £58,133 - £65,261 per annum incl HCA. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Aug 2026.
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