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Deputy Fire Safety Manager | North Bristol NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 10 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,148 - £52,809 per annum (FTE), pro rata for part time staff |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 October 2024 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS10 5NB |
| Company: | North Bristol NHS |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6603383/339-CCC5012 |
Summary
The Deputy Fire Safety Manager will support the Fire Safety Manager and be the lead for the Fire Safety Advisors.
Working as part of a specialist team this post will deliver a range of fire safety services within NBT.
This post holder will be expected to take a leading role within the team to deliver a highly effective service to staff, to enable them to fulfil their fire safety responsibilities. This may include, but is not limited to:
• Responsible for ensuring that the Trust is compliant with their legal and statutory requirements and that all fire safety regulations under current codes of practice are addressed across a complex and multi-site organisation.
• To provide expert specialist and professional fire information service for all capital projects, provide advice to other clients/partners, directors, and senior management of the Trust.
• To develop and lead on policies, strategies and for implementation of the Trusts’ fire compliance annual mandatory programme. To continually improve reporting systems in order to maintain a safe environment for patients and staff. regularly check organisations Intranet website.
• Supporting the effectiveness of comprehensive fire safety training programme, for all staff levels in the Trust
• Carry out financial and budgetary responsibilities as part of the fire safety team senior management.
The post requires:
• Highly developed specialist knowledge of Fire safety and complex premises.
• Specialist knowledge obtained through a combination of professional qualification, diplomas and experience in subject matter – to masters equivalent.
• Registration with Institute of Fire Prevention Officers (IFPO), Institution of Fire Engineers(IFE) or Institute of Fire Safety Managers (IFSM).
• Hold NEBOSH diploma or NEBOSH Fire Safety and Risk Management certificate, or equivalent Fire training course fire training certification.
• Hold certification in HTM Fire code.
• Hold L4 diploma or L3 certification in Fire Safety and prevention.
• Have a significant understanding of the relationships between various departments in order to ensure coordination of ongoing service delivery across the Trust.
• Practical application of fire prevention theory, and highly developed specialist detailed knowledge of building fire design and construction
• People management skills in the day to day running of the team. Responsible for the Fire Safety Advisors (FSA) both employed and contracted consultants.
• Effective. communication skills, post holder will communicate with staff at all levels including writing formal papers and reports.
• The ability to understand, characteristics of fire and the science of fire prevention. Practices, guidance and legislation concerning fire safety in relation to health care premises.
Physical
• The post is office-based but the postholder is expected to spend a large part of the day accessing all parts of the sites.
• The post will require the post holder to access and spend time on construction sites. This may include working at height and an understanding of Construction Design Management (CDM).
• Lifting of training equipment and other various items to conduct all aspects of the role.
• There may be a need to travel to different sites.
• The postholder will need to be able to accompany others including external stakeholders and interested parties on site visits.
• As a DSE user, the postholder will use computer equipment for lengthy periods of time each working day.
Mental Effort
• Complex and varied workload
• Working to tight deadlines and adapting to changing priorities
• Responding to incidents
• Securing effective involvement and engagement, with a wide range of stakeholders
• Working independently and on own initiative
Emotional Effort
• Overcoming cultural/organisational/personal barriers to change
• Managing the expectations of others
• Maybe exposed to distressing information as a result of incident review
Main Duties of the job
• Deputise for Fire Safety Manager when required
• Assist Trust Fire Safety Manager with the day-to-day management of Fire Safety in NBT
• Manage fire safety audits and Fire risk assessment.
• Support Site Directors on Fire Safety matters
• Assist with the review of fire policies and relevant documentation including leading on some policies and protocols
• Provide & maintain all records.
• Ensure legal compliance is being maintained.
• Planning Quality & Improvement initiatives both short and long term
• Provide/support Training of NBT staff in line with the Training Needs Analysis (TNA)
• Undertake visual condition surveys in relation to fire safety e.g. Fire door inspection
This advert closes on Wednesday 25 Sep 2024