Trust Fire Safety Officer

Job description

Job responsibilities

General

1. To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.

2. Ensure all office equipment is functioning correctly and arrange for repair or replacement as necessary.

3. To act in a manner which will promote a positive image of Kings College Hospital NHS Trust and the CEF Department at all times.

4. To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.

5. The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.

6. To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations.

7. This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder

Confidentiality

During the course of your employment you may have access to, see or hear information of a confidential nature and you are required not to disclose such information, particularly that relating to patients and staff.

• In order to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 you must not at any time use personal data held by either Trust for any unauthorized purpose or disclosure such as data to a third party.

You must not make any disclosure to any unauthorized person or use any confidential information relating to the business affairs of the Trusts, unless expressly authorized to do so by the Trust.

Health and Safety

The post holder must co-operate with Management in discharging its responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and take reasonable health and safety of themselves and others and to ensure the agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment for patients, employees and visitors.

Equal Opportunities

You are at all times required to carry out your responsibilities with due regard to the Trusts Equal Opportunities Policy and to ensure that staff receive equal treatment throughout their employment with the Trust.

Risk Management

To agree and deliver against financial and activity profiles for relevant specialties, identify risks and implement and review risk reduction strategies.

Develop, implement and review robust systems to effectively manage risk, including ensuring that risk registers are utilized at specialty levels, in order to manage risk and keep the Directorate informed.

Manage the implementation within relevant specialties of, the provisions of the Trusts H & S Policy and all other policies, procedures and safety rules.

All staff have a responsibility to report all clinical and non-clinical accidents or incidents promptly and when requested to co-operate with any investigation undertaken.

This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties may change over time and this description may be subject to review after discussion with post holder. The post holder may be required to perform other duties commensurate with the grade.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• Hold the NEBOSH fire certificate or equivalent
• A sound understanding of the Healthcare Technical Memorandum (HTM) suite of documents related to fire safety

Desirable

• Hold membership with a fire organization
• Have had fire service employment of two years or more

Experience / Knowledge

Essential

• Proven experience in conducting Fire Risk Assessments (FRA) and management of identified FRA actions
• Skilled in delivering targeted training (ward specific) and presentations to large groups of staff, ensuring effective learning and knowledge retention
• Confident in providing expert fire safety advice to various departments - including project teams, contractors, and external agencies--ensuring comprehensive guidance on fire safety measures.
• Ability to develop and implement policies & procedures
• Can demonstrate competency within the fire safety field

Desirable

• Previous experience in an acute multi-site hospital environment.

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

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

Employer's website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)