Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Fire Safety Advisor

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Job summary

This role provides an exciting opportunity to join the Health and Safety team as a Fire Safety Advisor. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing technical advice on a range of fire related issues and projects, and will advise and support the Senior Fire Safety Advisor in delivering the UHB service strategy for Fire.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to work closely with the Clinical Service Boards and Capital Estates and Facility teams, ensuring that they remain fully supported by your Fire Safety expertise. You will be required to correctly advise on all aspects of fire related risks and ensure that adequate management processes are in place for effective fire safety precautions.

You will undertaking fire safety risk assessments for your areas of responsibility and provide regular reports/submissions to senior management on fire related issues.

You will be based at at one of the main hospital sites within Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Details

Date posted

27 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,922 to £43,257 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

001-EA034-0824

Job locations

UHB Wide.

Cardiff and the Vale

CF14 4HH


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified to degree level or Equivalent fire safety experience

Desirable

  • Membership of a Professional Institution such as the following: IFE, IEE, IET, I.MechE, CIBSE, IHEEM, CIOB, RICS,RIBA.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Demonstrate the ability to undertake detailed, suitable and sufficient fire risk assessments.

Desirable

  • Evidence of detailed knowledge and understanding of the entire suite of HTM's, Building Regulations Documentation and other related estate and engineering best practice guidance documents.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified to degree level or Equivalent fire safety experience

Desirable

  • Membership of a Professional Institution such as the following: IFE, IEE, IET, I.MechE, CIBSE, IHEEM, CIOB, RICS,RIBA.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Demonstrate the ability to undertake detailed, suitable and sufficient fire risk assessments.

Desirable

  • Evidence of detailed knowledge and understanding of the entire suite of HTM's, Building Regulations Documentation and other related estate and engineering best practice guidance documents.

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

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Address

UHB Wide.

Cardiff and the Vale

CF14 4HH


Employer's website

https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Address

UHB Wide.

Cardiff and the Vale

CF14 4HH


Employer's website

https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Assistant Head of Fire Safety

Ryan Paxford

ryan.paxford@wales.nhs.uk

02921836212

Details

Date posted

27 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,922 to £43,257 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

001-EA034-0824

Job locations

UHB Wide.

Cardiff and the Vale

CF14 4HH


Supporting documents

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