Exciting Opportunity: Fire Safety Manager
Join a Leading Healthcare Trust Dedicated to Excellence
Are you a passionate and experienced fire safety professional looking for an opportunity to make a real difference in healthcare? At The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are committed to creating a safe, welcoming, and efficient environment for our patients, staff, and visitors. We are now seeking an exceptional Fire Safety Manager to join our innovative Division of Infrastructure and play a pivotal role in safeguarding our healthcare facilities.
At The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, we pride ourselves on fostering a culture of excellence, where talent is nurtured, and professionals are empowered to thrive. Our Division of Infrastructure is central to delivering top-tier services that ensure a safe, clean, and high-performing environment. If you’re ready to take on a leadership role that directly impacts patient care and well-being, this is your opportunity to shine.
What We Offer
1. A leadership position in a progressive and supportive environment
2. The opportunity to shape fire safety policy across a diverse healthcare setting
3. Collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams that value safety and innovation
4. A platform for professional growth and career development
If you’re ready for a rewarding challenge and want to be part of a forward-thinking healthcare Trust, apply today and help us continue our mission of delivering outstanding care.
Main duties of the job
As the Trust lead on all matters relating to fire safety, the postholder will be responsible for establishing and leading a fire safety management system across the organisation and building key working relationships internally and externally.
1. Leading on how the organisation meets its statutory obligations in respect of fire safety and advising the relevant Committees of the effects of new or amended legislation and on the effectiveness of compliance.
2. Identify and lead initiatives in support of a comprehensive Fire Strategy including supporting policy, protocols, and procedures for all Trust sites.
3. Responsible for developing appropriate strategies, guidance, and codes of practice to facilitate effective implementation of Fire Safety Policy.
4. Responsible for training, inspections and audits against current fire legislation and fire practices across the Trust.
5. Responsible for providing accurate fire risk assessments and action plans.
6. Produce comprehensive reports for communicating to all levels within the Trust including Executive Committees and Trust Board.
7. Provide leadership, advice, and support in Fire Safety Management across the Organisation.
About us
We provide care and support to over a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings, and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.
We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job responsibilities
1. Liaise with all necessary internal and external stakeholders e.g. Trust staff, PFI partners, Local Government, The Fire and Rescue Service, the Health and Safety Executive etc. on matters of fire precautions.
2. Forge and maintain excellent working relationships with managers at all levels, to ensure that the resources of the Trust Infrastructure Division contribute to the delivery of patient care.
3. Provide professional fire safety leadership and management throughout the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust (MYTT) ensuring compliance with current statutory requirements, codes of practice and Trust policies and procedures, Department of Health Firecode and other guidance.
4. Ensure that the Fire and Rescue Service and Local Authority Building Control are informed of any work that may affect the fire safety of any building.
5. Identify the Trust’s status regarding compliance with current fire legislation and guidance, escalate non-conformities and put in place/recommend corrective actions.
6. Lead the Operational Fire Safety Committee ensuring meetings are regular and documented.
7. Conduct fire safety audits and fire risk assessments, compile standardised professional management reports.
8. Minimise the risk of fire occurring by establishing and maintaining safe fire procedures within a complex healthcare environment.
9. Organise fire drills and monitor their effectiveness.
10. Manage specialist investigations of all fire incidents, producing appropriate reports.
11. Maintain comprehensive records of all fire incidents and investigations.
12. Manage and supervise the adequate provision, siting and maintenance of firefighting equipment, life safety systems.
13. Provide specialist advice and guidance to the Infrastructure Division for initial design input in the preparation of capital schemes.
14. Monitor adherence to the Trust’s Fire Policy.
15. Prepare and deliver a programme of fire lectures to all staff.
16. Produce, review, and update comprehensive fire risk assessments for all Trust properties.
17. Ensure that there is in place satisfactory means to carry out the statutory testing of all fire safety installations and equipment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to masters degree level or equivalent specialist knowledge and experience
* In depth managerial, financial and strategic knowledge demonstrated through leadership or management qualification e.g., ILM qualification or equivalent
* Qualification obtained through Specialist Fire Safety Courses e.g., Fire Service College or NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management
* Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
* Member of the Institute of Fire Engineers/or relevant professional body
* Current CFPA Diploma in Fire Prevention
* Qualification in Risk Assessment and/or Health and Safety Regulations
* Registered as a Fire Risk Assessor with a recognised accreditation body
Knowledge and Awareness
* A thorough knowledge of the application of current fire safety legislation to a range of premises
* Understanding of Fire Engineering principles and Fire Modelling
* A working knowledge of Fire Legislation and Department of Health Fire code
Experience
* Specialist knowledge of Fire Safety Management systems and legislation.
* Knowledge of risk management theory and techniques.
* Experience of carrying out Fire Risk Assessments and managing the delivery of remedial actions.
* Experience of preparing and delivering training courses.
* Experience of managing others, particularly experienced individuals.
* Experience in team working, managing a personal workload and the preparation of reports.
* Experience of Fire Safety Management and risk assessments in a complex healthcare context and PFI site.
* Knowledge of Fire Safety principles in healthcare premises including the HTM 05 series.
* Knowledge of fire-related building services and engineering principles.
* Knowledge of Estates HTMs and HBNs.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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