Senior Fire Safety Advisor | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

This role is responsible for the operational and technical management of fire safety on behalf of the Estates and Facilities Division and the Trust. Working for the Senior Fire Safety Officer the role will support and undertake all aspects of fire safety management required to ensure that the Trust is fully compliant to the FireCode (HTM 05-02); the Fire Strategy of the Trust and support all other divisions within Estates and Facilities as required by the Head of Estates and Facilities, such as policy and procedure development. The key areas of responsibility will be fire safety audits and risk assessments; training; evacuation procedures and fire compartmentation.Responsibilities

Communication and Relationship SkillsWork with the Senior Fire Officer, Specialist Consultants and all staff at the Trust to ensure compliance of the FireCode (HTM 05-02) and associated fire legislation.Work with all staff across the Trust to ensure that all training is up to date and recorded and reported.Work with senior colleagues of Estates and Facilities to ensure communication on all aspects of operational and tactically delivery of fire safety management policies and procedures is adhered to.Prepare written reports for the relevant governance meetings on behalf of the Senior Fire Officer, Head of Technical Estates – Hard FM and Head of Estates and Facilities as required.Represent and attend various committees where formal presentations may be expected for areas of responsibility.Represent the Trust, Head of Estates and Facilities and Head of Technical Estates – Hard FM on internal and external forums within this technical area of responsibility, as required and carry out appropriate duties to maintain continuity of service.Negotiate and obtain agreements both in house, communicating with Directors and managers throughout the organisation and with external agencies bodies.

Knowledge, Training and ExperienceSpecialist knowledge on fire safety management is a key corporate responsibility to ensure that the Trust’s policy and procedures are achieved across all aspects of fire safety.Advise the Trust on fire safety policy and all matters relating to Fire Safety best practice and Fire Safety legislation such as the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 compliance.Responsible for advising for the reduction of risks relating to fire. Undertake and manage comprehensive fire risk assessments and associated risks identified, including fire compartmentation, warning, and response, means of escape, evacuation and PEEP (personal emergency evacuation plan). Together with emergency lighting and fire signage.Ability to liaise with the team and advise on fire ventilation and suppression systems to ensure that the estates infrastructure is fully compliant.Experience of ensuring compliance in relation to fire maintenance and the process necessary to upgrade when appropriate, providing technical reassurance to the Trust.Lead teams meetings and audits as required. Supporting the fire wardens and marshalls to undertake their responsibilities.

Planning and Organisational SkillsPlan fire risk assessments as required and ensure necessary training of staff to support this process. Ensure the training is tailored to meet the operational and legislative needs of all departments across the Trust and ensure that all parties are aware of their statutory duties as appropriate.Support service interruptions as appropriate in conjunction with other staff within the trust, to ensure all contingencies have been identified and covered, supported by risk assessments, COSHH, method statements and the permit to work systems.Provide technical support to Capital Projects and Estate Strategy such as Ward and department refurbishments.Ensure all statutory compliance requirements, systems and standards set for the Trust are in line with legislation, NHS standards and the quality of work accepted by the Trust. Further ensuring that controls result in desired and targeted performance being achieved and duly recorded.Work to achieve agreed objectives with considerable independence within professional parameters.Provide authoritative advice on issues responsible for without reference to Head of Estates and Facilities.Provide technical related reports for committees and governance and support technical associated business case development through to approval and implementation.

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