Fire Safety Officer

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to support the Head of Fire & Security in establishing a comprehensive fire and security safety management system across the organisation. This role involves building key working relationships both internally and externally, and ensuring the Trust meets its statutory obligations in respect of fire safety and security.

You will contribute to the delivery of the Fire and Security Strategies, including supporting policies, protocols, and procedures across all Trust sites. Your responsibilities will include developing guidance and codes of practice to implement the Fire Safety and Security Management Policies effectively.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting training and audits aligned with current fire and security legislation and practices.
• Assisting in the preparation of accurate fire risk assessments and tactical emergency response plans.
• Promoting a positive safety culture across all Trust premises and care delivery sites.
• Delivering fire safety advice, prevention techniques, and mandatory training to staff at all levels.

You will also help the Trust achieve compliance with NHS HTM Firecode and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, as well as Health and Safety Executive requirements.

The ideal candidate will be proactive, professional, and solutions-focused, with strong interpersonal skills to foster collaboration and safety awareness.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

About us

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

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