Full Job Description
NHS Property Services (NHSPS) is dedicated to enabling excellent patient care by serving as a trusted property advisor to the NHS. We are committed to providing the best estate solutions, ensuring that our healthcare facilities are optimised for efficiency and effectiveness.
We proudly manage a diverse portfolio of 2,700 properties across England, catering to the needs of 6,300 customers. This extensive portfolio represents approximately 10% of the total NHS estate. Our properties range from historic listed buildings to state-of-the-art integrated care centres, encompassing hospitals, GP practices, and administrative offices.
We have a vacancy to join our national team as a Senior Fire Safety Advisor that will play a crucial role in ensuring fire safety compliance across our buildings. As part of NHSPS, you’ll have clear responsibilities for fire safety on behalf of NHSPS as a Landlord.
The salary on offer is starting from £53,000 with a £3,000 car allowance and with eligibility for our annual 10% bonus.
This role is covering the North region.
This role will require DBS & Driving Licence.
About the role:
The Senior Fire Safety Advisor is the responsible for all fire safety matters within the region they cover in NHSPS, reporting directly to the Estates Delivery Partner. This role involves leading all aspects of fire safety, including the implementation of the fire safety management system within the area of responsibility. The Senior Fire Safety Advisor will contribute to the development of strategies, guidance, and codes of practice to support the effective implementation of the Fire Safety Policy.
You Will:
Responsible for compliance with all regulatory provisions regarding fire safety within the region they cover in NHS PS.
Leading expert for fire safety, providing expert professional advice to stakeholders and senior management on all current fire safety legislation and best practices.
Identify NHSPS’s status regarding compliance with current fire legislation and guidance, escalate non-conformities and put in place/recommend corrective actions and forecast resources.
Escalation point for technical and compliance queries.
Line Management of Fire Safety Advisors within area of responsibility.
What you will bring to the role:
In-depth knowledge of Firecode, Health Building Notes, Building Regulations Approved Document B, Fire Safety, Risk Management, Fire legislation and codes of practice and Fire safety training
Overall understanding of current health service sector issues and experience within a large public sector organisation, specifically within Healthcare.
Experience and knowledge of undertaking high risk fire risk assessments.
Experience of working across organisational boundaries to improve standards.
Ability to undertake fire safety audits, including in complex health care premises.
Proficient in writing complex technical reports and papers that can be understood by a non-technical audience.
Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills for assessment of complex facts or situations and formulation of improvement strategies.
Fire engineering/engineering science, or fire/fire safety degree; or extensive experience and knowledge in fire safety.
Qualification in high-risk Fire Safety Risk Assessments
Membership of a professional organisation (e.g. the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) or National Association of Healthcare Fire Officers (NAHFO))
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