Senior Fire Safety Advisor

7 days ago

Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

A vacancy has arisen for an adept and capable Senior Fire Safety Advisor at Cambridge University Hospitals.

You will provide operational management support for the Fire Safety Team, working throughout the Trust with relevant groups of staff to actively promote developments and improved ways of working, ensuring the delivery of high- quality, effective and efficient service delivery.

Alongside the Fire Safety Manager, you will be responsible for delivery and day to day operations of the Fire Safety Team and support in updating any changes in legislation and guidance, implementing operational service developments across the Division and Trust wide.

Please note: This role is being advertised at Band 7 for fully qualified and experienced candidates. However, we are also able to offer this opportunity as a Band 6 developmental role as an Assistant Fire Safety advisor, which would see the successful candidate placed onto a formal training programme that includes the attainment of both external industry qualifications and internal mentoring and workplace application of learning, until fully qualified at Band 7.

This role will require on-site working at Addenbrooke's Hospital.

Main duties of the job

To provide technical expertise to the Fire Safety Management Team to enable their duties to be fulfilled effectively. Ensuring that relationships with key stakeholders are maintained. Contributing to the preparation of department business and investment plans. Operating within a performance management framework for the Division. Working closely with key stakeholders, particularly within other Trust. Assist in establishing a vision and strategic actions for the departments and the Division. Contribute to the setting of budgets and income plans as well as supporting development of operational plans and strategies as part of the business planning. Day to day operational and administrative.

About us

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

This vacancy will close on: 7 July 2024

Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 15 July 2024, subject to change.

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent in-depth experience equivalent to a post graduate level qualification Fire safety level 4 diploma or equivalent level of fire safety competency Professional qualification in discipline related to fire engineering or safety Holder of NEBOSH (Gen Cert) or CFPA Diploma in Fire Prevention or equivalent

Desirable

Member of the National Association of Healthcare Fire Officers Member of the Institution of Fire Engineers or a member of a recognised professional fire body Institute of Fire Prevention Officers Professional registration through a relevant body ( Eng Tech, I. Eng., C Eng.) 3rd party certification under a UKAS accredited fire risk assessor competency scheme Leadership or management qualification or equivalent highly developed specialist experience

Experience

Essential

Experience of undertaking investigations and preparing reports on fire incidents Experience in undertaking detailed fire risk assessments and fire safety audits. Experience in the sponsorship of project works to address non-compliance with fire and Health and Safety legislation Experience of dealing with a range of conflicting demands Experience of meeting a range of targets and deadlines

Desirable

Experience of Healthcare Fire Safety Experience in the use of Risk Management techniques and processes Experience of working effectively across a large and complex multi-disciplined organisation Leading a team through change initiatives, and experience of transformational change Experience of working effectively across organisational and professional boundaries

Knowledge

Essential

Extensive knowledge and experience in the application of Health Technical Memorandums (05 series Firecode) and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, its practical implications and application. Working knowledge of: fire safety, fire risk management and risk techniques, fire legislation, relevant statues, codes of practice, British Standards and fire safety training

Desirable

Service redesign Budget management/financial analysis and Service planning, including Cost Improvement Plans Understanding of the underpinning principles of equal opportunities, health and safety at work, risk management, data protection and confidentiality

Additional Requirements

Essential

The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent. Highly motivated and resourceful team player with a proactive approach to problem solving Innovator and self-motivated with a positive attitude and willingness to take responsibility and to use own initiative The ability to motivate others to deliver sometimes challenging outcomes within a changing environment Full clean driving licence Occasional moderate physical effort required as duties dictate evacuation of patients Occasional moving of heavy equipment fire extinguishers, training equipment Occasional working at heights and in confined spaces scaffold or roof voids

Skills

Essential

Advanced IT skills and ability to use Microsoft range of products Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills Excellent networking and communication skills and a skilled negotiator able to manage difficult situations, including negotiation and liaison with external agencies and suppliers. Accomplished facilitation skills Ability to plan workload and priorities Excellent leadership and motivational skills and operate effectively as part of a team Adept at report writing and analysing information Able to produce, analyse and interpret data Ability to understand and summarise highly complex information and present this to mixed, broad ranged audiences Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload; be proactive and innovative when it comes to problem solving Ability to act as role model and mentor

Desirable

Familiarity and practical working experience of electronic fire risk assessment platforms

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