Job summary
To be a Fire Safety Advisor, based at Frimley Park Hospital,
As a Fire Safety Advisor, you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding patients, staff, and visitors by leading on all aspects of fire safety across the hospital. You will be responsible for developing and delivering high-quality fire safety training programmes that meet the highest professional standards and align with the Trust's Fire Policy and wider strategic objectives.
In this specialist role, you will interpret and apply fire safety legislation, providing expert advice and guidance to senior managers and teams to ensure compliance and promote a culture of safety. By combining technical knowledge with strong communication skills, you will support the Trust in maintaining a safe, resilient, and legally compliant environment.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties of the Job
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Deliver engaging and effective fire safety training to staff at all levels, ensuring colleagues are equipped with the knowledge and confidence to respond appropriately in the event of a fire.
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Carry out comprehensive fire safety audits across wards and departments, identifying risks, recommending improvements, and supporting teams to maintain a safe environment.
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Provide specialist advice and support to the Fire Safety Manager, assisting with the fulfilment of statutory duties and the implementation of the Trust's fire safety strategy.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
To work with the Fire Safety Manager to ensure that the facilitation of fire safety training, both theoretical and practical for staff is in place across the organisation in line with the Trusts Fire Safety and Health and Safety Policies.
The Auditing of Fire Risk Assessments on Wards & departments in line with HTM 05-01.
To ensure that awareness of the strategy and provision for suitable and sufficient training of staff in evacuation procedures are in place for all patient, public and staff areas of the hospital sites.
To support the Fire Safety Manager in ensuring that fire systems are safe, fire fighting equipment is well maintained and that fire doors and escape routes meet appropriate requirements.
To support the Fire Safety Manager to ensure that adequate systems for fire risk assessment and structural risk assessment are in place to satisfy legislative requirements and Fire Authority guidance.
To support the Fire Safety Manager in providing information to Capital Projects and Estates staff regarding the satisfactory completion of fire safety works against published fire risk assessments to satisfy legislative requirements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work with the Fire Safety Manager to ensure that the facilitation of fire safety training, both theoretical and practical for staff is in place across the organisation in line with the Trusts Fire Safety and Health and Safety Policies.
The Auditing of Fire Risk Assessments on Wards & departments in line with HTM 05-01.
To ensure that awareness of the strategy and provision for suitable and sufficient training of staff in evacuation procedures are in place for all patient, public and staff areas of the hospital sites.
To support the Fire Safety Manager in ensuring that fire systems are safe, fire fighting equipment is well maintained and that fire doors and escape routes meet appropriate requirements.
To support the Fire Safety Manager to ensure that adequate systems for fire risk assessment and structural risk assessment are in place to satisfy legislative requirements and Fire Authority guidance.
To support the Fire Safety Manager in providing information to Capital Projects and Estates staff regarding the satisfactory completion of fire safety works against published fire risk assessments to satisfy legislative requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Professional qualification in fire related subject or equivalent in experience.
Desirable
- IOSH "Managing Safely" Certificate or equivalent.
- Membership of a professional body i.e. Institute of Fire Engineers (IFE) etc.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a fire related role or discipline.
- Experience as a trainer and presenter
- Good working knowledge of legislation, guidance and Approved Codes of Practice that relate to Fire, Health & Safety and Moving and Handling.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a fire safety environment
- Familiar with NHS structures and processes relating to Fire Safety.
Managing
Essential
- Ability to balance workloads
- Strong communication skills
Desirable
- Experience in a managerial roll
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Professional qualification in fire related subject or equivalent in experience.
Desirable
- IOSH "Managing Safely" Certificate or equivalent.
- Membership of a professional body i.e. Institute of Fire Engineers (IFE) etc.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a fire related role or discipline.
- Experience as a trainer and presenter
- Good working knowledge of legislation, guidance and Approved Codes of Practice that relate to Fire, Health & Safety and Moving and Handling.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a fire safety environment
- Familiar with NHS structures and processes relating to Fire Safety.
Managing
Essential
- Ability to balance workloads
- Strong communication skills
Desirable
- Experience in a managerial roll
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
