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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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.
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).
