Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Band 8A Fire Safety Manager

The closing date is 30 January 2026

Job summary

Responsible for providing Specialist Fire Safety advice to the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (RFL NHS FT) on all Fire Safety matters relating to people and premises.

Working as part of the Fire Safety Team within the Estates department you will ensure compliance with relevant Legislation, Regulations, Codes of Practice, Health Technical Memorandum, Guidance, Firecode and that the RFL NHS FT Fire Safety Policy is implemented and effective.

eveloping and delivering an extensive programme of general and specialist fire safety training to a wide audience base in order to achieve compliance with the above and KPIs determined by the Trust.

Providing specialist fire safety advice to capital project planning, design, construction and commissioning teams.

The Trust are progressing a major multi-year programme of capital development inclusive of Backlog Maintenance and new Capital Project Schemes.

Main duties of the job

Please see the job description for full description of main duties of the role of Fire Safety Manager

About us

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Details

Date posted

16 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£64,156 to £71,148 a year per annum, including HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

391-RFL-7732004

Job locations

Royal Free Hospital

Pond St

London

NW3 2QG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed about the post and about working at Royal Free.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed about the post and about working at Royal Free.

Person Specification

Educational & Professional

Essential

  • Degree level qualification or equivalent
  • Technical vocational qualifications relevant to fire safety
  • NEBOSH fire safety
  • Membership of professional institutes relevant to fire safety

Desirable

  • Membership of professional institutes relevant to Health & Safety

Experience

Essential

  • Comprehensive up-to-date knowledge of all legislation, standards and best practice in fire safety relevant to this role
  • Extensive experience of preparing and delivering fire training
  • Extensive experience of Fire Safety risk assessment procedures
  • Knowledge of Building Regulations as applicable to fire safety
  • Previous experience within the Fire and Rescue Service, and/or another enforcing body
  • A technical background in either Mechanical, Electrical or Building Fabric Maintenance

Desirable

  • Calibration and maintenance of fire safety active and passive devices

Skills

Essential

  • Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
  • Comprehensive knowledge of building/engineering services relevant to fire safety

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential

  • Communicate effectively with staff at all levels in the organisation
  • Good oral & written communication
  • Negotiating skills geared to both long and short term objectives
  • Confidence communicating with internal and external bodies
  • Ability to motivate staff and delegate responsibility whilst retaining accountability
  • Committed to delivering

Others

Essential

  • Able to participate in the Estates on call rota
Person Specification

Educational & Professional

Essential

  • Degree level qualification or equivalent
  • Technical vocational qualifications relevant to fire safety
  • NEBOSH fire safety
  • Membership of professional institutes relevant to fire safety

Desirable

  • Membership of professional institutes relevant to Health & Safety

Experience

Essential

  • Comprehensive up-to-date knowledge of all legislation, standards and best practice in fire safety relevant to this role
  • Extensive experience of preparing and delivering fire training
  • Extensive experience of Fire Safety risk assessment procedures
  • Knowledge of Building Regulations as applicable to fire safety
  • Previous experience within the Fire and Rescue Service, and/or another enforcing body
  • A technical background in either Mechanical, Electrical or Building Fabric Maintenance

Desirable

  • Calibration and maintenance of fire safety active and passive devices

Skills

Essential

  • Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
  • Comprehensive knowledge of building/engineering services relevant to fire safety

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential

  • Communicate effectively with staff at all levels in the organisation
  • Good oral & written communication
  • Negotiating skills geared to both long and short term objectives
  • Confidence communicating with internal and external bodies
  • Ability to motivate staff and delegate responsibility whilst retaining accountability
  • Committed to delivering

Others

Essential

  • Able to participate in the Estates on call rota

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Free Hospital

Pond St

London

NW3 2QG


Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Free Hospital

Pond St

London

NW3 2QG


Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Estates

Reece Wright

reecewright@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

16 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£64,156 to £71,148 a year per annum, including HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

391-RFL-7732004

Job locations

Royal Free Hospital

Pond St

London

NW3 2QG


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