Fire Safety Advisor

Job description

Job responsibilities

Fire Safety Training Where necessary, design, develop, prepare and deliver a wide range of fire safety training to all staff throughout the organisation specific to their individual need and departmental requirements, in the with the Trusts Training needs Analysis Where necessary, record attendees, feedback information and outcomes on the NBT systems Where necessary, organise training dates, times and locations with all wards / departments to ensure training is delivered to all staff Where necessary, support wards / departments with the execution of fire safety drills.Provide Fire Safety Advice and Guidance to Senior management in all statutory compliance, strategy and policy matters Estates technical staff on the interpretation and compliance of all fire legislation Contractors and Capital Projects teams carrying out work throughout the organisation Department / ward managers Colleagues as a Fire Safety representative at various meetingsCarrying out inspections, risk assessments, audits & research The post holder will be the specialist in carrying out Fire Safety risk assessment in conjunction with all ward/department in compliance of all statutory agreements and HTM part K, providing recommendation to overcome recorded failures or to make improvements The inspection of contractor activities with regard to Fire Safety Investigate and report on the cause of any Fire related incidents Investigate and report on all fire alarm activations and proactively look at reducing UwFS and False alarms Liaise with external agencies such as Building Control, HSE, FRS and prepare reports / comments to external bodies such as architects on new buildings / alterationsEmergency Response The post holder is to attend/respond, where possible, to all Fire alarm actuations Supervise the activities during emergency situations Where practically possible, attend emergency incidents outside normal working hours if required.Administration Activities Prepare and compile reports related to fire safety as requested by Fire Safety Management Team Prepare and compile reports relating to Fire Safety condition of buildings Compile reports with recommendations related to the safety from Fire and escape provisions of new building proposals and alterations to existing buildings Prepare/revise in conjunction with Fire committee colleagues the Fire Safety policy Maintain/manage record keeping for staff Fire training Provide statistical reports for staff training, Fire alarms, Fire incidents for managers Support in the preparation and data input of the annual Fire report Where necessary, prepare, design and review all training materials used in the training of all staff Liaise with external bodies such as fire and rescue services Be confident in using software packages that will be used such as - Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Access, Publisher, Email, Intranet and other relevant information gathering sites Monitor all Fire related incidents affecting staff, patients, visitors and contractors within their service. Report and recommend relevant changes to reduce the likelihood of re-occurrence Develop, implement and review policies and procedures and guidelines on all matters relating to fire safety as requested by Fire Safety Management Liaison with Staff and management to improve Fire Safety across the organisation. Production of Local Evacuation Strategies for all areas across the organisation. The post holder must be self-motivated, mature and articulate, possessing well developed written and oral communication skills, along with diplomacy and tact These qualities should be supported by assertiveness that is required to achieve objectives. It is essential that the post holder possess the influencing skills necessary to ensure the change in attitudes and behaviours that may be required amongst managers and staff Ability to work using own initiative including continual reprioritisation of workload The post holder is required to have well developed verbal and literate skills, allied with the ability to interpret complex legal prose into relevant and comprehensible advice that can be furnished to all levels of the organisation Strong interpersonal, communication, analytical and presentation skills are required and the ability to work under own initiative.

Person Specification

Education/Training/Qualifications

Essential

• Certification in Fire Safety or equivalent level of experience within a fire safety role.
• Professional qualification in a Fire related subject e.g., Institute of Fire Safety Engineers (IFE) NEBOSH National General Certificate in Health and Safety. NEBOSH certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management

Desirable

• Certifications in HTM Firecode such as HTM 05-02, HTM 05-03 Part K.
• Training accreditation or certificate

Work Experience

Essential

• Experience in building design Fire Safety regulations
• Knowledge of the Building Regulations appertaining to Fire Safety, HTM 05-02 and Approved Document B.

Desirable

• Experience within Fire Safety profession
• Specialist knowledge of Fire Safety legislation within a healthcare environment Fire code, HTM's and FSO.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Essential

• Ability to analyse Fire drawings, situations of bad or risk defects and define best technical, practical and physical solutions that protects the Trust and the people its servers
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills

Desirable

• Ability to work on own initiative

Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances

Essential

• Highly motivated, resourceful and uses knowledge of skills and Fire legislation to protect the Trust
• Flexibility - able to cope with different work environments Ability to work under pressure/meet tight deadlines whilst delivering high quality work

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

North Bristol NHS Trust

Address

Southmead Hospital

Southmead Road

Bristol

BS10 5NB

Employer's website

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