Job summary
We are seeking a highly motivated and resourceful individual who is flexible and able to cope with different work environments. The ability to work under pressure/meet tight deadlines whilst delivering high quality work is required. A willingness to travel between sites is also essential.
The post holder will work as part of the Health and Safety Team supporting the effective delivery of the fire safety management system across all services and sites within the organisation and its clients.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist advice on matters of fire safety across the organisation in order to enable the organisation and its clients to comply with all relevant health and safety legislation.
Play a key role in training, inspection, developing, monitoring and auditing systems and processes to ensure legislative compliance and progress against the organisation and its client's annual health and safety action plan.
About us
NTH Solutions is a subsidiary company of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, established in April 2018 to provide estates, facilities and support services.
Our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development.
At NTH Solutions we work as a team, we support each other, learn from one another and have our patients at the heart of everything we do.
We are looking to employ honest, dedicated individuals to join our team, we recruit for values and together, we are North Tees and Hartlepool.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Responsibilities
To assist staff to develop and promote a positive health and safety culture within the organisation and its clients;
Provide specialist advice, guidance and support to managers and staff regarding their fire safety responsibilities and develop processes / documentation to assist them in the production of suitable and sufficient risk assessments;
Develop and implement effective monitoring and audit systems to measure health and safety performance;
Conduct proactive and reactive inspections and audits to measure / monitor compliance with policies, specific statutory legislation and standards in line with current priorities;
To review and advise on new legislation affecting fire safety and where necessary provide briefing notes for comment / approval;
Liaise with statutory bodies in relation to fire safety ;
Develop and deliver specialist training on fire safety issues to a range of staff groups across the organisation and its clients (external customers);
Monitor and review adverse incidents, carry out analysis on any trends determining root causes and producing recommendations to prevent re-occurrences;
Carry out risk assessments where appropriate and advise on adequate control measures to reduce risks to the lowest level
Carry out detailed investigations into actual fire incidents and RIDDOR reportable incidents, ensuring lessons are learnt and identified countermeasures are effective and assist in the monitoring of recommended outcomes;
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Responsibilities
To assist staff to develop and promote a positive health and safety culture within the organisation and its clients;
Provide specialist advice, guidance and support to managers and staff regarding their fire safety responsibilities and develop processes / documentation to assist them in the production of suitable and sufficient risk assessments;
Develop and implement effective monitoring and audit systems to measure health and safety performance;
Conduct proactive and reactive inspections and audits to measure / monitor compliance with policies, specific statutory legislation and standards in line with current priorities;
To review and advise on new legislation affecting fire safety and where necessary provide briefing notes for comment / approval;
Liaise with statutory bodies in relation to fire safety ;
Develop and deliver specialist training on fire safety issues to a range of staff groups across the organisation and its clients (external customers);
Monitor and review adverse incidents, carry out analysis on any trends determining root causes and producing recommendations to prevent re-occurrences;
Carry out risk assessments where appropriate and advise on adequate control measures to reduce risks to the lowest level
Carry out detailed investigations into actual fire incidents and RIDDOR reportable incidents, ensuring lessons are learnt and identified countermeasures are effective and assist in the monitoring of recommended outcomes;
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety
- Adult Teaching / Training Certificate
Desirable
- Qualification in Fire Risk Assessment
- NEBOSH Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience within Health and Safety / Fire Safety profession
- Designing and delivering training interventions
Desirable
- Experience working in the NHS or public sector.
- Experience within a safety role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety
- Adult Teaching / Training Certificate
Desirable
- Qualification in Fire Risk Assessment
- NEBOSH Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience within Health and Safety / Fire Safety profession
- Designing and delivering training interventions
Desirable
- Experience working in the NHS or public sector.
- Experience within a safety role.
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).
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).
