Head of Fire Safety | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 23 Mai 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 22 Mehefin 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Prestwich, M253BL |
| Cwmni: | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7191205/437-7191205 |
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The Head of Fire Safety has responsibility for managing all aspects of Fire Safety, Fire Prevention, Fire Safety Training delivery to all staff, and provision of professional written and verbal advice in regard to Fire Safety legislation, Fire Code, Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety Order) 2005, Building Regulations and other relevant legislation both within the Trust and for other client bodies
· Ensuring that an organisational fire safety management framework is effective and in place using HTM 05-01
· Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and technical guidance.
· Work strategically to plan the design of new buildings and monitor building works to ensure compliance with HTM’s, Building Regulations and The Fire Safety Order
· Development and implementation of policies relating to fire safety
· Keeping informed of changes in the relevant statutory provisions and assess the implications of such changes with regard to their area of responsibility.
· Support investigations teams and suitably trained experienced staff facilitate root cause analysis and participate in the investigation of serious untoward incidents/team management reviews as required.
· Work with the Learning team to develop and deliver effective Fire Safety Training.
· Ensure the maintenance of incident records including records of false alarms and unwanted fire signals
· Provideprofessional fire safety advice to all levels of staff
· Assist/support other facilities managers in matters other than fire safety as and when required to
· Assume duties and responsibilities of fire safety advisor/s in their absence
• Be the named budget assurer for fire safety budget
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
• · advice and support to staff and staff-side representatives in devising and implementing reasonable and practicable protocols, procedures and emergency fire plans
• · Advise on the implications of current and new legislation and monitor to ensure that positive steps are being taken to implement requirements. In particular, to examine maintenance standards, working practices, employee involvement and environmental conditions.
• · Ensure that adequate records are maintained in accordance with legislative requirements, policies, codes of practice and procedures.
• · Disseminate relevant information to managers and employees, ensuring that the Trust has a robust audit trail to demonstrate that appropriate action has been taken.
• · Provide highly specialised advice and guidance; support the Trust’s managers and staff in their responsibilities to manage fire safety, enabling the Trust to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of the REGULATORY REFORM (FIRE SAFETY) ORDER 2005
• · Provide highly specialised advice and support when proposals or plans for the provision of new facilities or the alteration of existing facilities are considered, to ensure that all appropriate legislative requirements have been taken into account.
• Participating, and leading as necessary, in emergency and unplanned events including, supporting the Trusts emergency planning and response
• · Investigate, report and ensure appropriate management action is taken in response to any reported situation which may constitute a possible breach of Fire Safety Regulations or result in possible legal proceedings.
• Participating in safety groups and in investigations of incidents as necessary.
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
• Pay Enhancements:
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 – 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
This advert closes on Sunday 8 Jun 2025