Fire Safety Advisor

An exciting opportunity has arisen to support the Trust with the effective management of Fire Safety. The post will work to the Trust Estates Officer (Fire).

The Fire Safety Advisor will be a motivated and enthusiastic individual with experience of Fire Safety and will work as part of the Fire Safety Team within the Directorate of Corporate Services. The post will be based at The Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital at Cramlington or North Tyneside General Hospital, but will work across all the Trusts sites supporting the Trust, Directorates and Teams in meeting statutory responsibilities and Fire Safety needs.

Part-time hours / Job Share may be considered.

Main duties of the job

Provide professional guidance and support to Managers and Staff within Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and its Subsidiaries in relation to the risk management of Fire Safety.

Provide specialist advice in respect of statutory structural fire safety in existing and new buildings incorporating HTM 5 (Fire Code) requirements.

Organise and undertake fire safety training and education of all staff.

Organise and undertake fire risk assessments and produce management control plans.

Manage a small team of Fire Safety staff (should the need arise).

The post holder will have responsibility for fire safety management across an estate that has eleven hospital sites and various other properties associated with two Primary Care Trusts in an area stretching from North Shields to Berwick in the North and Haltwhistle in the West. These Trusts provide a full range of acute and community services in a variety of buildings ranging from general hospitals to health centre's and clinics. The role of the Fire Safety Advisor covers:
Fire risk assessments

Fire safety training

Fire evacuation training

Live fire safety training

Fire warden training

Fire advice - operational and technical

Audits and inspections

Monitoring of training and training materials

Liaison with the Fire & Rescue Service and other statutory authorities

Liaison with the Trust’s Capital Planning Team on projects to ensure compliance with fire regulations

Production of fire action plans and evacuation procedures

Fire investigations

Reporting of fire incidents to the Department of Health

Production of an annual report on fire safety management

Maintenance of the fire safety risk register and action plan

Liaison with contractors to obtain cost estimates or quotes

Compilation of information for business cases and capital investment proposals

To provide advice on structural fire protection and safety for existing and new buildings and proposed alterations to buildings.

To inspect buildings following completion and certify compliance with the relevant statutory requirements and codes of practice

To review new fire legislation and regulations and, where necessary, provide briefing notes and draft policies and procedures for comment/approval by appropriate meeting groups.