The Role
Responsible for the delivery of high quality fire safety advice, meeting the needs of the NHS and other Salus customers:
* Advising the NHS senior management on fire safety issues.
* Liaising with architects, consultants, the Health and Safety Executive, Fire Brigade and local government Building Officers on matters relating to fire precautions.
* Ensuring that the Fire Brigade, Local Authority, etc. is informed of any work that may affect the fire safety of any building within the NHS Lanarkshire estate.
* Assisting with the application for Fire Certificates, and alterations to these certificates and ensure compliance with fire safety notices.
* In particular, providing advice and assistance to the Independent Contractors, and line management and staff in NHS Lanarkshire.
* Assisting with the development, implementation and delivery of fire safety training resources as required.
* Liaising with other professionals to establish Fire Risk Management techniques as an approach to Health and Safety within NHS Lanarkshire and other organisations, as required.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire! Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we’ll need you to bring
Knowledge and Experience
* Must have at least three years experience to ensure is “competent person” with theoretical knowledge of a range of work procedures, including current fire legislation, which will require to be enhanced by commitment by continuing professional development.
* Must have knowledge of fire related activities acquired in clinical and non-clinical practices, in both Primary Care and Acute settings.
Analytical and Judgement Skills
* Judgements involving complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
* Assists the Area Fire Safety Advisor in the resolving of organisational issues in relation to interpretation and compliance with relevant fire safety legislation, in an organisation, which is very complex, and where interpretation and implications are routinely analysed.
Planning and Organisational Skills
* Assists the Area Fire Safety Advisor in the formulating long term, strategic fire safety plans, which may involve uncertainty and which will impact across the whole organisation.
Physical Skills
* Requires physical skills, which are normally obtained through practice over a period of time or during practical training (e.g. standard driving or keyboard skills).
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
It would be great if you also have
* Fire Safety Modules A to E or other accredited Fire Safety Qualification.
* Competent Fire Risk Assessor.
* Fire Engineering or other maths based degree
* Membership of an appropriate Professional Body
Contract type
* Permanent
* Full time
* 37 hours
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in Fire Team department within Kirklands - NHSL Headquarters.
The working pattern for this role: Monday to Thursday 9-5, Friday 9-4.30
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Alex Gordon, Senior Fire Safety Advisor on Alex.Gordon@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Carla Vargas, Recruitment Administrator on carla.vargas@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Benefits
* A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
* A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
* Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
* Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
* Occupational health services
* Employee counselling services
* Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Additional Information for Applicants
* Posts close at midnight on the indicated date. However, if there are a high level of interest in this position, we may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
* For help to complete an application on Jobtrain please follow this link: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
* Please check your e‑mail regularly (including junk & spam folders) as well as your Jobtrain account for updates.
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* Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments.
NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
* Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third‑party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.
Right to Work within the UK
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.
We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.
Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.
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