The Fire Safety Manager will lead on all matters relating to fire safety and will be responsible for establishing and leading a fire safety management system across the organisation whilst also building and maintaining key working relationships internally and externally.
In this integral role, you will work closely with Estates colleagues and be responsible for ensuring the organisation meets its statutory obligations with respect to fire safety, advising relevant Groups on the impact of new or amended legislation and supervise and monitor related compliance. You will contribute to the systems and processes for the management and delivery of the Capital programme and subsequently contribute to the development and execution of an Estates and Facilities Strategy and Plan.
The Fire Safety Manager will also be responsible for developing policies/procedures, strategies, guidance, and codes of practice to facilitate the effective implementation of the Fire Safety Policy. This includes conducting training, inspections, and audits against current fire legislation and practices across the Trust, as well as providing accurate fire risk assessments and action plans.
The role requires the production of comprehensive reports for communication to all levels within the Trust, including Executive Committees and the Trust Board. These reports will cover compliance, technical investigations, incidents, and the analysis of complex fire safety issues.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide professional fire safety leadership and management serving the needs of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) and partner organisations, ensuring compliance with current statutory requirements, codes of practice and Trust policies and procedures, Fire Code and other guidance e.g. HTM and HBN suite of documents, Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, Building Regulations, British Standards and European Directives etc.
2. Identify the Trust's status in regard to compliance with current fire legislation and guidance, escalate non-conformities, and put in place/recommend corrective actions and forecast resources required.
3. Provide specialist advice and guidance to the Estates and Facilities Directorate for initial design input in the preparation of Capital Projects to deliver effective facilities, which maximise safety and minimise revenue costs and risk.
4. Develop and implement a clear Trust fire safety strategy, ensuring an effective programme of training, inspections, risk assessments and maintenance programmes are developed and delivered to meet statutory requirements, minimise risk and resolve all fire safety issues to provide a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors.
5. Provide data and create specialist reports on a regular or ad-hoc basis to support the Team and Trust's needs such as Estates Return Information Collection (ERIC), Premises Assurance Model (PAM) and other statutory and non-statutory data collection and freedom of information.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
* Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
* Competitive annual leave allowance
* Car leasing scheme
* Childcare Vouchers
* NHS pension scheme
* Free eye tests
* Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
* Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Degree level, or equivalent professional qualification relating to Fire Safety and/or extensive experience in fire safety in a senior position
* Demonstrable evidence of continued professional development in the respective field.
* Understanding of fire safety and health and safety legislation and its application to a healthcare environment.
Desirable
* Member/Associate grade of the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) or equivalent.
* NEBOSH Health & Safety General Certificate.
* Corporate membership of a Professional Organisation e.g. IOSH, GIFireE, MIFireE, MIFSM, IHEEM etc.
Experience
Essential
* Experience in combining practical operational fire safety and experience in enforcement and risk assessment.
* Thorough knowledge of the application of current fire safety legislation to a range of premises.
* Knowledge of NHS guidance Firecode and HBNs/HTMs.
* Fire training
* Working knowledge of fire legislation and Firecode.
* Understanding of fire engineering principles and fire modelling.
Desirable
* Knowledge of NHS
* Experience in healthcare specific fire safety
* Experience of healthcare engineering or estate management, or equivalent
* Experience of preparing and delivering training courses
* Ability to create / modify computer aided design (CAD) drawings
* Experience of managing staff
Skills
Essential
* In depth knowledge and understanding of DoH technical guidance, statutory instruments and industry best practice in regard to healthcare estates services
* High levels of probity, diplomacy and confidentiality.
* Responsive and customer focused
* Ability to interpret and check computer aided design (CAD) drawings
* Excellent project management skills including an ability to lead on projects which may be uncertain and subject to constant change
Special Requirements
Essential
* Able to travel independently, extensively and efficiently across and outside of the county
* To demonstrate passion about system integration and ability to lead on this agenda through maximising opportunities and efficiencies in order to deliver high quality patient services
Employer details
Employer name
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Estates Office, St Georges site
Long Leys Road
Lincoln
LN1 1FS
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