Senior Fire Safety Advisor

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Senior Fire Safety Advisor who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The Senior Fire Safety Advisor will provide expert professional advice, leadership, and operational management on all aspects of fire safety across the Trust. The post holder will ensure compliance with statutory fire safety legislation, NHS Fire code, Health Technical Memoranda (HTM), and Trust policies, supporting the Trust to meet its legal duties under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

Develop and oversee a robust fire risk assessment programme for all Trust premises, ensuring assessments are suitable, sufficient, and reviewed regularly. Ensuring deficiencies relating to either planned maintenance or actual non-compliance of building and engineering fire systems are reported to the Fire Safety Manager and recorded at the Fire Safety Engineering Group.

Advise on the planning and design of new or existing buildings/structures, with particular emphasis on specifications for fire precautions, compliance with applicable fire standards and legislation at both design and construction stages. Attend site meetings and carry out fire safety checks on contractors’ sites and report any breeches of legislation.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:  Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

Participate as a key member of the Trust Fire Safety Team, in delivery, monitoring and evaluating all aspects of fire safety.

Undertake and complete fire risk assessments, in accordance with HTM 05 and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 where the Trust has fire safety responsibility throughout the Trust, covering all wards, departments, plant rooms and circulation spaces.

Ensuring deficiencies identified in the fire risk assessments relating to either planned maintenance or actual non-compliance of building and engineering fire systems are reported to the Fire Safety Manager and recorded at the Fire Safety Engineering Group.

Work closely with Estates and Capital Teams to provide fire safety input into:

New builds and refurbishments

Change of use of buildings

Fire alarm, detection, suppression, and compartmentation systems

Review plans, drawings, and specifications to ensure compliance with fire safety standards.

To lead investigations, when needed, fire-related incidents and fire alarm actuations

Contribute to the development, implementation, and review of Trust fire safety policies, procedures, and strategies.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.