Based at The Salford Royal Hospital, yet with travel across all Northern Care Alliance sites, the successful post holder will report to the Group Fire Safety Manager and play a key role in the Northern Care Alliance's Estates and Facilities fire safety team.
The Senior Fire Safety Advisor is tasked with supporting the Group Fire Safety Manager in the development and delivery of the Group Fire Safety Strategy:
• The day-to-day implementation of the fire safety policy and fire safety management plan.
• Reporting of non-compliance with legislation, policies and procedures to the Deputy Director of Capital Estates & Facilities.
• Deliver a package of Fire Safety Training material across all Care Organisations within the Northern Care Alliance (NCA), with the requirement to interpret and answer questions based upon locality.
• Programme, complete and record fire risk assessments including the development of suitable action plans for all required areas.
• In the absence of the Group Fire Safety Manager, the post holder will hold full delegated responsibility or deputise accordingly to represent the department across a wide range of services.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Main Tasks & Overview of Responsibilities
• Provide expert fire safety advice to the Care Organisation (CO) Chief Operating Officers, Capital Managers and General Managers for Estates and Facilities.
• Co-ordinating fire safety issues throughout the organisation’s activities across all sites including Community Properties.
• Ensuring co-operation between all relevant parties so fire safety standards across the Trust meet national requirements and recommendations.
• Support with the management of all day-to-day fire safety matters across the Salford Care Organisation and drive implementation of the NCA Fire Safety Management Plan across the EF&C department, clinical areas, and back of house departments.
• Provide a link to relevant Care Organisation committees and other stakeholder meetings as required.
• To provide specialist, technical advice, and support in line with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 as required.
• Liaise with Estates staff, design teams, local building control officers and fire authorities in the preparation of specifications for fire precautions in new and existing premises and to ensure to that they are compliant with relevant Building Regulations and HTM guidance in respect of fire safety.
• Provide assurances to the Fire Strategy Group that the NCA Organisation properties under the management of third parties are fire safety compliant.
• Apply the Regulatory Reform Safety Order by ensuring the completion, recording and reporting of a fire risk assessment of all premises. Ensure, where necessary, fire safety improvements identified by the assessment are actioned accordingly.
• Programme, complete, record and devise suitable action plans for fire risk assessments and ensure that risks identified are included in the Northern Care Organisation’s risk register as appropriate.
• Ensuring that requirements related to fire procedures for less-able staff, patients and visitors are in place.
• Ensure effective liaison with the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) in respect of inspections, site visits and fire calls.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
This advert closes on Tuesday 7 Jan 2025
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