Job vacancy: Senior Fire Safety Adviser, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry

Job summary

Main area: Estates and Facilities
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7.5 hours per day - five days per week)
Job ref: 218-AC-B7-7096272

Employer: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Town: Coventry
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 07/04/2025 23:59

Senior Fire Safety Adviser

NHS AfC: Band 7

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Supporting the Trust Head of Health, Safety and Fire to align fire safety systems to ISO 45001 accreditation within the Trust
Liaising with local authorities and fire services across the trust boundaries as required
Supporting the trust Head of Health, Safety and Fire to write reports and answer questions regarding fire safety and reports to directors and the Health, Safety, Fire and Security committee
Use of word and excel to develop and deliver regular statistical reports on fire safety within the Trust for inclusion within the main Trust Board Report
Developing and gaining approval for objectives and ‘Key Performance Indicators’ to inform the assurance framework and performance framework for fire safety standards, compliance, and services as detailed by the Trust Head of Health, Safety and Fire
Maintaining strong links with other NHS providers to benchmark performance and to ensure that the Trust is following best practice in fire risk management
Ensuring policy and procedural alignment between the Trust and other partner organisations and proposing changes when appropriate
Undertaking development and management of Fire Risk Assessments (FRAs) and reviewing current FRAs on a scheduled format and report status monthly to the Trust Head of Health, Safety and Fire
Supporting investigating and analysing reported fire incidents with the Trust PFI Partners to ascertain causation and prevention actions
Carrying out regular inspections of Trust sites to ensure that fire safety is being maintained and report out monthly to the Trust Head of Health, Safety and Fire
Developing understanding of the work practices adopted throughout all services provided by the Trust and ensuring that fire safety measures are compatible with the operational compatibility
Planning, co-ordinating and monitoring a programme of annual fire drills/or “walkthroughs” (in patient areas).
Witnessing the effectiveness of evacuation arrangements and recommending remedial action, when necessary, in areas that will support a physical evacuation
Supporting the development and delivery of fire safety training programmes for all staff within the Trust both at services level and supporting the Head of Learning and Development with eLearning solutions and the Trust Fire Trainer
Providing specialist advice on general and specialist fire precautions, fire engineering issues and legislation
Ensuring that all services and departments have local plans in place detailing the actions to be taken in case of fire. Ensuring these are reviewed regularly and their contents are understood by staff
Providing recommendations on proposals for new build/refurbishment projects to mitigate fire risks and to ensure regulatory compliance
Ensuring that an inclusive approach to fire safety work is adopted involving both internal and external partners
Line manages the Trust Fire Safety Advisor
Adopting good principles relating to diversity and equality and that they are mainstreamed through all working practices
Prioritising workloads in order to meet deadlines
Annually agreeing appropriate objectives and personal development plans with the trust Head of Health, safety and Fire as part of the Trust development mechanism
Ordering and maintaining simple stock levels

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Person specification

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Experience

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Knowledge

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Skills

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

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To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.

UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.

If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we’ll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.

We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.

Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.

All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders