Job vacancy: Fire Safety Officer, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Huntingdon

Job summary

Main area: Fire Safety
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 310-CORP-6817323

Employer: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Kingfisher House
Town: Huntingdon
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 14/01/2025

Fire Safety Officer

Band 7

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

Undertake or manage the undertaking of Fire Risk Assessments (FRAs), review current FRAs where necessary and develop action plans and manage resolution of remedial actions.

Undertake fire safety audits for all Trust Premises, collaborating with the Estates team, Service providers and any external AE or auditor.

Maintain an awareness of changes in fire safety legislation and guidance to ensure the Trust meets it obligations around Fire Safety.

Provide recommendations on proposals for new build/refurbishment projects.

Provide advice on general and specialist fire precautions, fire engineering issues and legislation.

Ensure all wards, departments and units have local plans in place detailing the actions to be taken in event of fire. Ensure these are reviewed regularly and their contents understood by staff.

To understand the work practices of wards and departments throughout the Trust and ensure that fire safety measures are compatible with the operational compatibility of the Trust.

Undertake and document fire drills.

Develop and implement Fire Safety Policy and Fire Management Plan including maintaining up to date drawings and data associated with fire systems.

Chair the Trust’s Fire Safety Management Group and provide reports to relevant committees

Monitor and investigate UFS and fire related incidents.

Deliver the Trust’s Fire Safety Training Programme (e.g. Corporate induction, Fire Response Team, Evacuation Training, Evac Chair training, Elearning and fire drills).

Manage data of records of fire safety training and report to managers on attendance levels.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

Science- or engineering-based education; or extensive experience of fire safety
Certificate in Training Practice or extensive experience of preparing and delivering training.
Membership of a professional organisation (e.g. the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE); the Institute of Fire Prevention Officers (IFPO))

Desirable criteria

Professional qualification in a fire-related subject.
Registered as a fire risk assessor with a recognised accreditation body.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

Fire Safety legislation and best practice
Risk Management
General computer literacy skills and ability to use Microsoft Office applications including Office 365, Excel (including pivot tables) and Word.

Desirable criteria

Ability to use CAFM systems

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience in undertaking fire safety audits and conducting investigations
Experience of outsourced service providers.

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
Children and young people’s mental health services;
Children’s community services in Peterborough;
Social care;
Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.