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Fire Safety Advisor
The closing date is 17 November 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen to support the Trust with the effective management of Fire Safety. The post will work to the Trust Estates Officer (Fire).
The Fire Safety Advisor will be a motivated and enthusiastic individual with experience of Fire Safety and will work as part of the Fire Safety Team within the Directorate of Corporate Services. The post will be based at Wansbeck General Hospital but will work across all the Trust sites supporting the Trust, Directorates and Teams in meeting statutory responsibilities and Fire Safety needs.
Part‑time hours / Job Share may be considered.
Main duties of the job
* Provide professional guidance and support to Managers and Staff within Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and its Subsidiaries in relation to the risk management of Fire Safety.
* Provide specialist advice in respect of statutory structural fire safety in existing and new buildings incorporating HTM 5 (Fire Code) requirements.
* Organise and undertake fire safety training and education of all staff.
* Organise and undertake fire risk assessments and produce management control plans.
* Manage a small team of Fire Safety staff (should the need arise).
Job responsibilities
* Fire risk assessments
* Fire safety training
* Fire evacuation training
* Live fire safety training
* Fire advice operational and technical
* Audits and inspections
* Monitoring of training and training materials
* Liaison with the Fire & Rescue Service and other statutory authorities
* Liaison with the Trusts Capital Planning Team on projects to ensure compliance with fire regulations
* Production of fire action plans and evacuation procedures
* Fire investigations
* Reporting of fire incidents to the Department of Health
* Production of an annual report on fire safety management
* Maintenance of the fire safety risk register and action plan
* Liaison with contractors to obtain cost estimates or quotes
* Compilation of information for business cases and capital investment proposals
* To provide advice on structural fire protection and safety for existing and new buildings and proposed alterations to buildings.
* To inspect buildings following completion and certify compliance with the relevant statutory requirements and codes of practice
* To review new fire legislation and regulations and, where necessary, provide briefing notes and draft policies and procedures for comment/approval by appropriate meeting groups.
Other
* It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role.
Qualifications
* Qualified to degree level or equivalent fire safety experience, or successful attendance of a suitable fire safety course at the Fire Safety College
* Membership of a Professional Institution such IFE, BRE, FPA, IFSM
* Health and Safety qualification (e.g. IOSH/NEBOSH)
* Specialist knowledge to postgraduate diploma level through short courses or equivalent experience
* Demonstrate the ability to undertake detailed, suitable and sufficient fire risk assessments with the healthcare sector
* AutoCAD training qualification and experience with related software
Experience
* Must have acquired professional experience working in fire safety related position
* Experience of delivering training and the ability to develop training courses
* Evidence of detailed knowledge and understanding of relevant suite of HTM's, Building Regulations, British Standards and Guidance Documents
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Address
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital
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