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.
Responsibilities
* Develop and oversee a robust fire risk assessment programme for all Trust premises, ensuring assessments are suitable, sufficient, and reviewed regularly; report deficiencies relating to planned maintenance or actual non‑compliance of building and engineering fire systems to the Fire Safety Manager and record them at the Fire Safety Engineering Group.
* Advise on the planning and design of new or existing buildings and structures, emphasising specifications for fire precautions, compliance with applicable fire standards and legislation at design and construction stages; attend site meetings, carry out fire safety checks on contractors’ sites and report any breeches of legislation.
* Participate as a key member of the Trust Fire Safety Team, delivering, 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, covering all wards, departments, plant rooms and circulation spaces.
* Work closely with Estates and Capital Teams to provide fire safety input on new builds and refurbishments, change of use of buildings, fire alarm, detection, suppression and compartmentation systems, and review plans, drawings and specifications for compliance with fire safety standards.
* Lead investigations of fire‑related incidents and fire alarm actuations when needed.
* Contribute to the development, implementation and review of Trust fire safety policies, procedures and strategies.
Our core values are Include, Respect, and Improve, which we encourage you to embrace in your role.
Hospital Locations
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient‑led Trust where dedicated staff provide high‑quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to flexible working patterns. Requests must be made formally and will be considered with service needs in mind.
For further details or informal visits, contact:
Name: Helen O'Keefe
Job title: Head of Compliance and Sustainability
Email: helen.o'keefe1@nhs.net
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