Job summary
The Fire Safety Advisor will assist the Fire Safety Manager to ensure the Trust fulfils its obligations in relation to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and reduces the risk of harm for patients, staff, and visitors.
The Fire Safety Advisor will deliver key elements of the Fire Safety Management System including the design and delivery of Fire Safety Training, and the delivery of Fire Risk Assessments for the Trust's buildings.
The post-holder will also provide and receive highly complex, highly sensitive and contentious information and work with other Trust colleagues and specialist managers to ensure effective investigation and application of lessons learned.
The post holder will assist in the coordination, monitoring and implementation of department systems and procedures and provide professional support and advice to Fire Safety within Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.
An enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role.
Main duties of the job
- FIRE SAFETY TRAINING
- FIRE RISK ASSESSMENTS, EVACUATION STRATEGIES AND AUDITS
- FIRE INCIDENTS, DRILLS AND EXERCISES
- FIRE SAFETY REPORTS AND DOCUMENTATION
- MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTORS
- APPROACH AND MINDSET
About us
BWC Management Services Limited (also known as Vital Services) is a wholly-owned subsidiary company of Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust (BWC). The sole focus of Vital Services is the provision of estates and facilities services and, most importantly, the staff who provide these crucial services who are fundamental to the Trust being able to deliver world-class care. All Estates, Medical Engineering and Facilities staff are employed directly by Vital Services and although not NHS employees, are very much part of the BWC family, working together to be a world-leading team, providing world-leading care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Must be eligible to work in the UK.
- A current in date membership of an appropriate professional body such as the IFE or IFSM or a willingness to become a member
- Fire Safety qualifications, e.g. NEBOSH
Desirable
- Teaching/training qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working within a fire safety role
- Experience of delivering training
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance associated with fire safety
- Experience/ability to develop training courses
- Experience of carrying out Fire Risk Assessments
Skills
Essential
- Effective oral and written communication and interpersonal skills without risk of misunderstanding
- Able to provide and receive both complex and routine information to/from colleagues and external parties
- Able to give technical information to lay persons using appropriate terminology without risk of misunderstanding
- Motivated and enthusiastic - able to work as an effective team member within a highly-skilled and diverse workforce
- Strong sense of customer focus with excellent customer care skills
- Must be presentable in terms of dress
- Must be professional, punctual, and reliable
- Able to make judgements involving a range of facts and options
- Able to produce a range of reports and written recommendations.
- Able to identify own training requirements to maximise performance through various processes, appraisals, etc.
- Work flexibly with minimal supervision, self-prioritising workload
- Able to plan with regards to workloads and external commitments
- Excellent time-management skills
- User of Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Some understanding of specialised IT software/hardware as an end user, e.g. electronic training packages, CAFM, Fire Alarm head-end, Fire Risk Assessment platform
- Physically Fit
- May be required to work in sensitive areas of the hospital, e.g. Mortuary, Isolation Bays, Intensive Care, etc.
- Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
- Being part of the Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust family, providing world class support services to 'a world-leading team, providing world-leading care'
Desirable
- Able to understand and follow engineering manuals and drawings, methods statements, permits to work, COSHH hazard warnings and data sheets, Approved Codes of Practice, etc.
- Some understanding of Building Management Systems (BMS)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Must be eligible to work in the UK.
- A current in date membership of an appropriate professional body such as the IFE or IFSM or a willingness to become a member
- Fire Safety qualifications, e.g. NEBOSH
Desirable
- Teaching/training qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working within a fire safety role
- Experience of delivering training
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance associated with fire safety
- Experience/ability to develop training courses
- Experience of carrying out Fire Risk Assessments
Skills
Essential
- Effective oral and written communication and interpersonal skills without risk of misunderstanding
- Able to provide and receive both complex and routine information to/from colleagues and external parties
- Able to give technical information to lay persons using appropriate terminology without risk of misunderstanding
- Motivated and enthusiastic - able to work as an effective team member within a highly-skilled and diverse workforce
- Strong sense of customer focus with excellent customer care skills
- Must be presentable in terms of dress
- Must be professional, punctual, and reliable
- Able to make judgements involving a range of facts and options
- Able to produce a range of reports and written recommendations.
- Able to identify own training requirements to maximise performance through various processes, appraisals, etc.
- Work flexibly with minimal supervision, self-prioritising workload
- Able to plan with regards to workloads and external commitments
- Excellent time-management skills
- User of Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Some understanding of specialised IT software/hardware as an end user, e.g. electronic training packages, CAFM, Fire Alarm head-end, Fire Risk Assessment platform
- Physically Fit
- May be required to work in sensitive areas of the hospital, e.g. Mortuary, Isolation Bays, Intensive Care, etc.
- Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
- Being part of the Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust family, providing world class support services to 'a world-leading team, providing world-leading care'
Desirable
- Able to understand and follow engineering manuals and drawings, methods statements, permits to work, COSHH hazard warnings and data sheets, Approved Codes of Practice, etc.
- Some understanding of Building Management Systems (BMS)
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).
