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Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Fire Safety Advisor
Swindon On-site 5-10 yrs exp Hospitals and Health Care 1,824 employees
Fire SafetyRisk AssessmentTraining DeliveryReport WritingPublic Sector Experience
Requirements
Candidates must have a NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety or an equivalent qualification, along with extensive experience in providing fire safety advice in a large public sector organization. Experience in writing complex reports and fire risk assessments for high-risk buildings is also essential.
Job Description
Job Summary
Fire Safety Advisor (12 Months Fixed Term)
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Health, Safety, Fire and Security team here at Great Western Hospital (GWH) as a Fire Safety Advisor. This is a significantly important role to support the safety of all patients, staff and others who use our buildings.
This is a part time post working for 15 hours primarily on the GWH site but it may require the post holder to work across the wider Group site (covering Bath and Salisbury sites) on occasion.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will provide fire risk assessments across a range of hospital buildings and healthcare premises. They will provide comprehensive fire safety advice and training to the Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundations Trust, to ensure the organisation achieves compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the Department of Health's suite of Technical Memoranda 'Firecode', and all other fire safety guidance, standards, and regulations. This post will report to the Health, Safety, Fire and Security Team Manager.
About Us
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
For a detailed list of the main responsibilities and duties please see the Job Description attached.
In summary,
Qualifications
Qualifications Essential
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) .
Fire Safety Advisor (12 Months Fixed Term)
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Health, Safety, Fire and Security team here at Great Western Hospital (GWH) as a Fire Safety Advisor. This is a significantly important role to support the safety of all patients, staff and others who use our buildings.
This is a part time post working for 15 hours primarily on the GWH site but it may require the post holder to work across the wider Group site (covering Bath and Salisbury sites) on occasion.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will provide fire risk assessments across a range of hospital buildings and healthcare premises. They will provide comprehensive fire safety advice and training to the Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundations Trust, to ensure the organisation achieves compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the Department of Health's suite of Technical Memoranda 'Firecode', and all other fire safety guidance, standards, and regulations. This post will report to the Health, Safety, Fire and Security Team Manager.
About Us
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
For a detailed list of the main responsibilities and duties please see the Job Description attached.
In summary,
- To provide fire safety advice to all staff and others
- To provide comprehensive and accurate fire related reports
- To complete fire risk assessments for all departments including clinical and non-clinical areas
- To develop and deliver fire safety training programmes
- Support staff with their fire evacuation plans and other specialist fire safety documents
- Support the development of the Trust Fire Warden programme
- To maintain oversight of any fire risks on the Trust Risk Register
Qualifications
Qualifications Essential
- NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety or equivalent
- Level 5 certificated fire risk assessors' course
- Experience of working in and providing fire safety advice within a large public sector organisation
- Delivering fire safety training with a minimum of three years experience
- Extensive experience in writing complex and structured reports and documents
- Experience in writing complex fire risk assessments for high risk buildings
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) .
Education
Professional Certificate
Skills
Fire SafetyRisk AssessmentTraining DeliveryReport WritingPublic Sector ExperienceRegulatory ComplianceFire Safety AdviceFire Warden Programme Development
About Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top three Trusts to work for in the South West. We employ almost 5,500 staff and serve a population of over 750,000 across Wiltshire and neighbouring counties. Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides acute hospital services (at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon) and community health services across Wiltshire. These services include community hospitals, community nursing and therapy, and children's and young people's services.
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