Job overview
The post holder will provide professional advice and training for Fire Safety on behalf of Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) as agreed with the Chief Executive through the Director of Estates and Facilities.
The post holder will be responsible for fire safety training of all staff in BHRUT and will devise, revise and improve training and evacuation methods commensurate to the needs and requirements of the organisation.
Provide informed advice to the Trust across its estate in relation to Fire Strategies and management and develop reports and policies required to comply with legislative requirements and guides such as Firecode.
The post holder will form part of a multi-disciplinary team whose role is to provide the best possible Fire Prevention and Safety Service arrangements to BHRUT. Excellent working relationships with Departmental Managers will be essential to achieving the post holder’s objectives. A professional attitude and manner is essential for this role.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide professional advice and training for Fire Safety on behalf of Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) as agreed with the Chief Executive through the Director of Estates and Facilities.
The post holder will be responsible for fire safety training of all staff in BHRUT and will devise, revise and improve training and evacuation methods commensurate to the needs and requirements of the organisation.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the.
We run a in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured in .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Fire engineering/fire safety degree or other relevant engineering/science degree
2. NAHFO – membership required or gained
Desirable criteria
3. Fire Service background
4. Evidence of negotiation and conflict resolution within an operational estates and facilities environment
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
5. Able to actively support and respond to a major incident, with appropriate adjustments to the work environment where necessary
Desirable criteria
6. Occasional moving of heavy equipment e.g. extinguishers, training equipment
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.