Fire Safey Manager (Senior Operating Manager)

Job overview

Has responsibility for ensuring that the workplace / significant part of, is safe for patients, staff and all other service users.

Responsible for the management of the organisations fire safety strategy, including staff management and SaTH wide training programme for Fire Safety.

Required to obtain/ provide expert specialist and professional fire safety, construction, building and / or engineering reporting and advice for the directors, senior management and executives of the organisation.

The Fire Safety Manager will be expected to be able to identify key fire safety risks and assist in the overall prioritisation and recommendation of resources and funding within the Trust capital programme to resolve/ minimise any consequences.

Required to work largely on their own initiative, provide and receive complex information and integrate this into appropriate fire safety strategies which they will own and update as necessary.

He/she will be required to work closely with other senior managers, staff, third parties and outside authorities in order to fulfill the objectives of the Trusts H&S, Fire and Emergency Preparedness policies.

He/she will also be accountable to the Trust Fire Safety Group, Health & Safety Steering Group and Estates Divisional governance platform. Executive boards and performance assurance committees on all fire safety and governance issues.

Main duties of the job

• Manager of the fire safety team.
• Management of external contracts and Service Level Agreements.
• Reporting of non-compliance with legislation, policies and procedures to the executive director with fire safety responsibility.  Leading risk assessment as appropriate.
• Obtain/provide expert and technical advice on the application and interpretation of fire safety guidance, including DH’s firecode;
• The development, implementation, monitoring and review of the organisation’s fire safety management system.
• The development, implementation and review of the organisations fire safety policy and protocols.
• Produce an annual report of fire safety for the Trust board and Performance Assurance Committee.
• Ensuring that fire risk assessments are undertaken, recorded and suitable action plans devised in a format that they can easily interpreted and managed.
• Ensuring that risks identified in the fire risk assessments are included in the Trust’s risk register as appropriate.
• The overall operational management of fire safety risks identified by the risk assessments.
• Management and development, delivery and audit of an effective fire safety training programme.
• The reporting of fire incidents in accordance with Trust policy and external requirements.
• Lead liaison with enforcing authorities i.e. Fire Service, Local Authority Planning & Building Control
• Be the lead Liaison with independent Authorising Engineers (Fire);

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.