Job summary
The Estates Department at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust requires a Fire Safety Manager, Trustwide. The Estates Department provides a critical service to the Trust, Estates directly impacts on frontline clinical care, cutting edge research, infection prevention and control and efficiency and sustainability across the Trust. The effectiveness of the Estates service is governed by the skills, experience, professionalism, productivity and attitude of the Estates staff. The postholder must conduct their behaviour at all times in a professional manner and consistent with Trust Values. The post holder will take full ownership of the role and responsibilities of the post as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
This is a role which will be key to the Trust's role as leader and influencer in RMH in achieving operational and strategic objectives. The role is a crucial post in ensuring that RMH is compliant with legal and statutory requirements and that all fire safety regulations under current codes of practice are addressed across a complex and multi-site organisation.
1.1. The post holder will be the Trust-wide strategic lead and expert for fire safety across all sites providing expert professional advice to the Trust Board and Senior Management on all current legislation and RRO.1.2. Setting long-term fire safety objectives in alignment with HTM 05-01 and the Trust's overall Strategic Plan.1.3. Provide strategic leadership of Estates Fire Safety across the Trust, leading the development of Trust-wide Estates Fire Safety policies, governance, and compliance assurance relating to Estates & Facilities Services. Develop and present Fire and Estates Health & Safety reports to Trust Boards and Committees.
About us
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:
2.1. Oversee the development and implementation of capital procurement policies for the Estates Service (Fire) responsible for development of capital projects policies (Fire) for the Trust.2.2. Review & ensure all fire policies are up to date and relevant to any legislative changes2.3. Advise the Director of Projects & Estates and the Chief Operating Officer, Trust Leadership Team, Trust Board and Senior Management as required on all current fire safety legislation ensuring that legal compliance is maintained.2.4. Develop highly complex fire plans across the Trust and ensure that these are put in place across the trust.2.5. Expedite regular fire safety audits and manage annual Fire Risk Assessments for all departments.2.6. Oversee the implementation of systems, control processes and risk management arrangements to support monitoring of compliance with agreed standards, other trust-wide policies and processes and best practice requirements.2.7. Provide assurance reporting for Fire Compliance matters through the Associate Director to the Trust Executive Team and Board-level committees.2.8. Develop and maintain a Trust-wide 12-month Fire Compliance Plan and a 5-year strategic Fire Safety Plan2.9. To manage and implement regular fire safety audits in accordance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:
2.1. Oversee the development and implementation of capital procurement policies for the Estates Service (Fire) responsible for development of capital projects policies (Fire) for the Trust.2.2. Review & ensure all fire policies are up to date and relevant to any legislative changes2.3. Advise the Director of Projects & Estates and the Chief Operating Officer, Trust Leadership Team, Trust Board and Senior Management as required on all current fire safety legislation ensuring that legal compliance is maintained.2.4. Develop highly complex fire plans across the Trust and ensure that these are put in place across the trust.2.5. Expedite regular fire safety audits and manage annual Fire Risk Assessments for all departments.2.6. Oversee the implementation of systems, control processes and risk management arrangements to support monitoring of compliance with agreed standards, other trust-wide policies and processes and best practice requirements.2.7. Provide assurance reporting for Fire Compliance matters through the Associate Director to the Trust Executive Team and Board-level committees.2.8. Develop and maintain a Trust-wide 12-month Fire Compliance Plan and a 5-year strategic Fire Safety Plan2.9. To manage and implement regular fire safety audits in accordance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Master's Degree or equivalent experience gained within operational fire safety management.
- The ability to understand, characteristics of fire and the science of fire prevention. Practices, guidance, and legislation concerning fire safety in relation to health care premises.
- Technical aspects of firefighting equipment, alarm and detection systems and structural fire precautions.
- Registered with a recognised fire professional body
Desirable
- Recognised industry qualification in H&S
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of operating in a senior fire safety role in an estates context providing strategic and technical advice for the Trusts property portfolio
- Fully conversant with the statutory and legal requirements that impacts on building owners and occupiers
- Demonstrate a good knowledge of budget/financial Management.
- Substantial staff management experience which will include external contractors and their effective management
- Significant experience gained in the process to ensure legal compliance in accordance with the various Acts of Parliament and Local by-laws required under health & safety an appreciation of the intricate language of legal documents
Desirable
- Previous experience in the NHS.
- Knowledge of technical memorandums, building notes and other NHS guidance, etc
Skills Abilities/knowledge
Essential
- Significant in-depth knowledge, of the regulatory reform order, Firecode and HTM 05.01, managing healthcare fire safety 05.02 guidance and support of functional provision in healthcare premises
- Fire Service training college course fire training certification
- Understanding of the relationships between Facilities departments and their impact on the process of Project works and compliance.
- Significant experience of development of Fire Safety Policies and Procedures
- Practical application of fire prevention theory, and highly developed specialist detailed knowledge of building fire design and construction.
- Formulation and presentation of technical reports
- Interpretation of guidance and legislation of the fire precautions Act and NHS Fire code.
- Ability to analyse complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them.
- Ability to prioritise work in the face of competing demands
- Ability to establish strategic direction and tactical delivery plans by establishing clear work priorities, effective delegation, and performance management and review.
- Highly developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individual and teams to achieve departmental targets
- Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery models
- Good work ethic personally organised and selfmotivated
- Undertakes surveys and R&D activity
- Maintaining information systems Delegated budget & Authorises payments.
- Develop financial & other KPI's implementing ISO 9001 Interpreting legal & industry guidelines and manage implementation, assess compliance & manage delivery
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Master's Degree or equivalent experience gained within operational fire safety management.
- The ability to understand, characteristics of fire and the science of fire prevention. Practices, guidance, and legislation concerning fire safety in relation to health care premises.
- Technical aspects of firefighting equipment, alarm and detection systems and structural fire precautions.
- Registered with a recognised fire professional body
Desirable
- Recognised industry qualification in H&S
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of operating in a senior fire safety role in an estates context providing strategic and technical advice for the Trusts property portfolio
- Fully conversant with the statutory and legal requirements that impacts on building owners and occupiers
- Demonstrate a good knowledge of budget/financial Management.
- Substantial staff management experience which will include external contractors and their effective management
- Significant experience gained in the process to ensure legal compliance in accordance with the various Acts of Parliament and Local by-laws required under health & safety an appreciation of the intricate language of legal documents
Desirable
- Previous experience in the NHS.
- Knowledge of technical memorandums, building notes and other NHS guidance, etc
Skills Abilities/knowledge
Essential
- Significant in-depth knowledge, of the regulatory reform order, Firecode and HTM 05.01, managing healthcare fire safety 05.02 guidance and support of functional provision in healthcare premises
- Fire Service training college course fire training certification
- Understanding of the relationships between Facilities departments and their impact on the process of Project works and compliance.
- Significant experience of development of Fire Safety Policies and Procedures
- Practical application of fire prevention theory, and highly developed specialist detailed knowledge of building fire design and construction.
- Formulation and presentation of technical reports
- Interpretation of guidance and legislation of the fire precautions Act and NHS Fire code.
- Ability to analyse complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them.
- Ability to prioritise work in the face of competing demands
- Ability to establish strategic direction and tactical delivery plans by establishing clear work priorities, effective delegation, and performance management and review.
- Highly developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individual and teams to achieve departmental targets
- Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery models
- Good work ethic personally organised and selfmotivated
- Undertakes surveys and R&D activity
- Maintaining information systems Delegated budget & Authorises payments.
- Develop financial & other KPI's implementing ISO 9001 Interpreting legal & industry guidelines and manage implementation, assess compliance & manage delivery
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.
