Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Location
Portsmouth, Hampshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time experienced competent Fire Safety Manager or a serving Fire Officer who is looking for a change in career at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust . The Trust comprises of a PFI site (Queen Alexandra Hospital) and a large non-PFI campus.
You will have extensive knowledge and experience in the application of Health Technical Memorandums (HTM-05 series Fire code), Health Building Notes (HBN series), Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, and the Building Regulations, and their practical implications and application in varied healthcare environments. The Fire Safety Act 2021 and Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 also apply to a number of our premises.
You must act in collaboration with our Estates and Facilities Team, our PFI partners and work with Safety Groups within our Governance (Including Fire Safety), and you will be an excellent and diligent communicator, able to provide Fire Safety training to other colleagues, partners and contractors regarding risks, controls, design requirements and complex procedures; to provide assurance to the Trust board as to fire safety compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- You will ensure compliant standards of fire safety are implemented and maintained across a large and complex Trust. Ensuring legislative compliance, and the continuing development and provision of a safe environment for staff, patients and the public.
- You will program and conduct a comprehensive programmes of fire safety risk assessments, and keep accurate up-to-date records. Communicate the findings of the assessments to the appropriate managers, including where necessary escalation with in the Estates and Facilities Department and to Health and Safety.
- Deliver a structured program of fire safety drills and keep detailed records, and organise and run planned exercises to test efficacy of the implementation of precautionary measures.
- Maintain a comprehensive database of the fire safety risk assessments, fire drills, fire safety reports, training material and training records. Formulate and successfully deliver various fire safety training to staff and managers. Provide advice to Estates and Facilities staff on the design, build and refurbishment of premises in compliance with HTM-05 series Fire code, building regulations, and legislation.
- Provide expert advice and guidance to managers and staff at all levels of the organisation.
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Qualifications
Essential
- Fire engineering/fire safety qualification to higher Degree level or equivalent of 5 year serving fire officer or senior fire safety management experience.
- Membership of professional organisation (Institution of Fire Engineers; Institution of Occupational Safety and Health).
Desirable
- Training in healthcare fire safety
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and experience in the application of Fire code.
- Knowledge of risk management techniques.
- Experience and knowledge of undertaking fire risk assessment.
- Knowledge of fire safety, fire risk management, fire legislation and codes of practice fire safety training.
- Experience of preparing and delivering training courses.
- Ability to undertake fire safety audits.
- Ability to process highly complex information into meaningful formats appropriate for the intended audience.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to make administrative/procedural decisions and judgements.
- Ability to produce procedural documentation and protocols.
- Understanding of complex fire safety issues and risks which impacts facilities management, construction and building services.
Desirable
- Practical knowledge and interpretation of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
- Practical knowledge and interpretation of the Building Regulations 2010.
- Skill in the use of various software, including spreadsheets, contract management systems, presentation software and databases, preferably Microsoft/Windows products.
- Overall understanding of current health service sector issues
- Understanding of Private Finance Initiative contracts and contract management from a client’s perspective
Experience
Essential
- 5 years of experience of operating in a management role.
- Awareness of fire safety and other risk issues.
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries to improve standards.
- Experience of working with external agencies and influencing internal change.
- Experience in working in a facilities management, construction or building services environment.
- Experience in presenting complex information to senior staff, responding to questions, and participating in decision making.
- Awareness of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, its practical implications and application.
- Ability to assimilate, analyse and present complex problems, identify necessary action, make recommendations and ensure actions are implemented.
Desirable
- Working experience within a large public sector organisation.
- Understanding of fire modelling techniques.
- Experience in a related area in a responsible capacity.
- Experience of Private Finance Initiative contracts and compliance management from a client’s perspective.
Additional Information
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
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