Job summary
Are you passionate about fire safety and ready to make a real impact across a diverse healthcare estate? NTW Solutions is seeking a dedicated Fire Safety Advisor to join our Estates team and help ensure the safety of patients, staff, and visitors across our properties.
Main duties of the job
As Fire Safety Advisor, you'll play a key role in ensuring compliance with fire safety legislation and NHS standards across a designated sector of our estate, which includes hospitals, offices, and residential homes. You'll lead on fire risk assessments, training programmes, incident investigations, and the development of fire strategy documents. You'll also work closely with internal teams and external bodies such as the Fire & Rescue Service, planners, and building control officers.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement fire safety risk treatment plans.
- Deliver fire safety training to over 2,500 staff, including out-of-hours sessions.
- Conduct fire risk assessments and audits in line with HTM 05 and RRO 2005.
- Investigate fire incidents and produce detailed reports.
- Ensure fire safety compliance in new builds and refurbishments.
- Liaise with Fire & Rescue Services and other statutory bodies.
- Manage fire safety equipment and coordinate maintenance programmes.
We're looking for someone with:
- A thorough knowledge of fire safety legislation and NHS Firecode.
- Strong experience in fire safety training and risk assessment.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Proficiency in CAD and IT systems.
- A NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety (or willingness to work towards it).
- The ability to travel between sites regularly.
Desirable qualifications include membership of professional bodies such as MIFireE or CFPA, and experience in healthcare fire safety.
About us
NTW Solutions is proud to provide services to the NHS. We keep hospitals clean and patients fed and we keep buildings running and grounds tidy. Our digital teams support the vital systems the NHS relies on, our pharmacy team ensures patients get the medicine they need, and our workforce team recruits people onto the frontline. We transcribe thousands of important medical letters, provide a lease car service to keep people on the move, and ensure suppliers are paid on time.
We provide a wide range of benefits including a good rate of pay and pension and an extensive range of discounts. We care about health and wellbeing and offer a range of support for the people who work here.
We believe everyone has potential and welcome applications from people from a culturally diverse background, those who are LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, anyone who is unemployed or has been out of work for a period of time, or those who have served in our armed forces.
We were set up by CNTW NHS Foundation Trust to provide support services. As a limited company we have built a commercial ethos onto our NHS values and now provide our services to other NHS organisations and beyond.
We make a difference and working here is fulfilling and rewarding. Our social purpose is also driving our plans to become net zero and to tackle discrimination and champion equality. Working here means joining a friendly bunch of people dedicated to supporting better care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description itself for a wider overview of the role.
This vacancy includes an attractive £2.5K welcome bonus* - a rewarding welcome for a rewarding career.
*Terms and conditions apply: Specifics to be discussed at interview.
Please note that this role is not under NHS agenda for change terms and conditions, as this vacancy is for NTW Solutions Ltd not Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description itself for a wider overview of the role.
This vacancy includes an attractive £2.5K welcome bonus* - a rewarding welcome for a rewarding career.
*Terms and conditions apply: Specifics to be discussed at interview.
Please note that this role is not under NHS agenda for change terms and conditions, as this vacancy is for NTW Solutions Ltd not Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Must have a thorough knowledge of Fire Safety Legislation, Fire Risk Assessments, Building Design for Fire Safety, Fire Fighting Equipment and Fire Safety Policy and Procedures
- Excellent working knowledge in the field of training with the ability to organise others and administer Fire safety training including preparation and delivery
- Must have excellent knowledge of the Health Technical Memorandum HTM guidance documents and a thorough working knowledge of HTM 05 Fire Safety. (FIRECODE)
- Must understand the risk assessment process and have the ability to undertake fire safety audits.
- Must have comprehensive working knowledge and understanding of The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. (RRO)
- Good organisation skill complemented with good IT Skills including the operation and use of CAD (computer aided design) software and systems
- Be able to handle and demonstrate the use of firefighting equipment.
- Standard typing / keyboard skills for the preparation of reports
Desirable
- A good understanding of fire modelling techniques and working knowledge of risk management techniques
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of Healthcare Fire Safety
Qualifications
Essential
- Significant equivalent experience in fire safety management equating to degree level.
- NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety or willing to work towards.
- Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post as travel between sites will be required on a regular basis.
Desirable
- Corporate Membership of professional organisation ie Institution of Fire Engineers (MIFireE) or Confederation of Fire Protection Association of Europe (CFPA)
- A science or engineering based formal qualification to degree level in an appropriate subject.
- Hold Fire Risk Assessor accreditation through a professional body such as the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE), Institute of Fire Safety Managers (IFSM) or third-party certified equivalent.
- Completed ICDL or equivalent.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Must have a thorough knowledge of Fire Safety Legislation, Fire Risk Assessments, Building Design for Fire Safety, Fire Fighting Equipment and Fire Safety Policy and Procedures
- Excellent working knowledge in the field of training with the ability to organise others and administer Fire safety training including preparation and delivery
- Must have excellent knowledge of the Health Technical Memorandum HTM guidance documents and a thorough working knowledge of HTM 05 Fire Safety. (FIRECODE)
- Must understand the risk assessment process and have the ability to undertake fire safety audits.
- Must have comprehensive working knowledge and understanding of The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. (RRO)
- Good organisation skill complemented with good IT Skills including the operation and use of CAD (computer aided design) software and systems
- Be able to handle and demonstrate the use of firefighting equipment.
- Standard typing / keyboard skills for the preparation of reports
Desirable
- A good understanding of fire modelling techniques and working knowledge of risk management techniques
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of Healthcare Fire Safety
Qualifications
Essential
- Significant equivalent experience in fire safety management equating to degree level.
- NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety or willing to work towards.
- Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post as travel between sites will be required on a regular basis.
Desirable
- Corporate Membership of professional organisation ie Institution of Fire Engineers (MIFireE) or Confederation of Fire Protection Association of Europe (CFPA)
- A science or engineering based formal qualification to degree level in an appropriate subject.
- Hold Fire Risk Assessor accreditation through a professional body such as the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE), Institute of Fire Safety Managers (IFSM) or third-party certified equivalent.
- Completed ICDL or equivalent.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
