Fire Safety Advisor | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Liverpool, L9 7AL
Pay:
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Disability Confident: No
Closing Date: 09/04/2026
About this job
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the award‑winning Fire Safety team in the Health and Safety Directorate at University Hospitals of Liverpool Group.
The Fire Safety Advisor is a post for a highly confident, highly motivated and conscientious person to support the Trust in its compliance with HTM Firecode and all statutory legislation and guidance.
The purpose of the role is to work in partnership within a team of fire safety advisors to support University Hospitals of Liverpool Group fulfilling their statutory and regulatory duties as set in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 05 suite; HTM‑05‑01, HTM‑05‑02 and HTM‑05‑03. The post holder will interpret highly complex legislation, statutory regulation, approved codes of practice and guidance to advise and direct fire safety across the organisation.
They will establish a suitable and sufficient fire safety management system that will seek to provide assurance throughout the Trust.
Responsibilities
* Undertake Fire Risk Assessments and develop associated action plans.
* Arrange evacuation drills.
* Deliver the Trust fire safety training program.
* Liaise with the local Fire Service.
* Prepare fire safety reports and investigate incident reports.
* Provide reports for and attend relevant Trust meetings.
* Provide fire safety information and expert advice to all staff.
* Advise local management on technical fire safety matters.
* Conduct fire safety assurance inspections.
* Investigate unwanted fire alarm signals or fires.
* Communicate fire safety information.
* Support review and implementation of fire safety policy and associated documentation such as safe operating policies, procedures and guidance.
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The role holder will work in partnership with a team of fire safety advisors to deliver:
* Annual fire drills.
* Fire safety training.
* Fire safety assurance inspections.
* Fire risk assessments.
* Investigations of any unwanted fire alarm signals or fires.
* Fire safety reports.
* Fire safety communications.
* Provide technical advice on fire safety.
* Support reviewing and implementing the fire safety policy and associated documentation (safe operating policies, procedures and guidance).
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award‑winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
The advert closes on Wednesday 8 Apr 2026. Jobs are provided by the Find a Job Service from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
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