Job Summary
This role provides an exciting opportunity to join the Health and Safety team as a Fire Safety Advisor. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing technical advice on a range of fire-related issues and projects, and will advise and support the Senior Fire Safety Advisor in delivering the UHB service strategy for Fire.
Main Duties of the Job
The successful candidate will be expected to:
1. Work closely with the Clinical Service Boards and Capital Estates and Facility teams, ensuring that they remain fully supported by your Fire Safety expertise.
2. Correctly advise on all aspects of fire-related risks and ensure that adequate management processes are in place for effective fire safety precautions.
3. Undertake fire safety risk assessments for your areas of responsibility and provide regular reports/submissions to senior management on fire-related issues.
You will be based at one of the main hospital sites within Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About Us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer.
Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focused on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Our mission is Caring for People, Keeping People Well, and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal.
Job Responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential: Qualified to degree level or equivalent fire safety experience.
Desirable: Membership of a Professional Institution such as the following: IFE, IEE, IET, CIBSE, IHEEM, CIOB, RICS, RIBA.
Knowledge
Essential: Demonstrate the ability to undertake detailed, suitable and sufficient fire risk assessments.
Desirable: Evidence of detailed knowledge and understanding of the entire suite of HTMs, Building Regulations Documentation, and other related estate and engineering best practice guidance documents.
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