Job summary Join Our Team as Fire Safety Advisor including a Welcome Bonus If you're passionate about fire safety and want to make a difference in a healthcare setting, we want to hear from you Take the next step in your career and join us in creating a safer environment for all. Welcome Bonus - £2.5K - A Rewarding Welcome for a Rewarding Career( T&C's Apply ) If you currently work in the NHS, or have done in the last 3 Years and have an NHS Pension you can retain your NHS Pension when you join us (T&C's Apply) Exciting Opportunity Awaits Main duties of the job We are seeking a qualified and experienced Fire Safety Advisor to join our dedicated team at NTW Solutions Ltd. In this vital role, you will play a key part in ensuring fire safety compliance within our Sites. Responsibilities: Provide expert advice on fire safety issues, ensuring compliance with healthcare standards and legislation. Implement fire safety precautions using a risk-managed approach. Adhere to NHS monitoring and reporting mechanisms relevant to fire safety management We would be happy to meet with you and show you around our site/s, meet the team and let you know about what NTW Solutions has to offer its employees. Feel free to contact us on the details attached to this advert. About us NTW Solutions Limited is proud to provide services to the NHS. We keep hospitals clean and patients fed and we keep buildings running and grounds tidy. Our pharmacy team ensures patients get the medicine they need, and our workforce team recruits people onto the frontline. We transcribe thousands of important medical letters, provide a lease car service to keep people on the move, and ensure suppliers are paid on time. We are dedicated to being a great inclusive place to work. We provide a wide range of benefits including a good rate of pay and pension and an extensive range of discounts. We care about health and wellbeing and offer a range of support for the people who work here. We believe everyone has potential and welcome applications from ethnic minorities, those who are LGBTQ, people with disabilities, anyone who is unemployed or has been out of work for a period of time, or those who have served in our armed forces. We were set up by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust to provide support services. As a limited company we have built a commercial ethos onto our NHS values and now provide our services to other NHS organisations and beyond. We make a difference to people's lives and working here is fulfilling and rewarding. Our social purpose is also driving our plans to become net zero and to tackle discrimination and champion equality. Working here means joining a friendly bunch of people dedicated to supporting better care. Date posted 30 October 2024 Pay scheme Other Salary £34,931 a year Per Annum (2.5K Welcome Bonus) Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 263-SOL-EST-509 Job locations Northgate Hospital Morpeth NE61 3BP Job description Job responsibilities Please find attached our Job Description for full details and responsibilities for this role. Pay: Band B (£17.86 per hour) We welcome your application. Please note that all jobs will be appointed on the NTW Solutions Limited terms and conditions (not NHS/A4C terms). Anyone currently paying into the NHS Pension scheme will be able to retain this upon joining NTW Solutions (T&C's Apply) If you currently work for NTW Solutions on AfC terms and and conditions, you will be given the choice to retain these or move onto NTW Solutions terms and conditions. Please note that the above advertised salary will not apply if you choose to remain on AfC. Job description Job responsibilities Please find attached our Job Description for full details and responsibilities for this role. Pay: Band B (£17.86 per hour) We welcome your application. Please note that all jobs will be appointed on the NTW Solutions Limited terms and conditions (not NHS/A4C terms). Anyone currently paying into the NHS Pension scheme will be able to retain this upon joining NTW Solutions (T&C's Apply) If you currently work for NTW Solutions on AfC terms and and conditions, you will be given the choice to retain these or move onto NTW Solutions terms and conditions. Please note that the above advertised salary will not apply if you choose to remain on AfC. Person Specification Skills and Experience Essential Have a thorough knowledge of fire safety, fire risk assessments, fire legislation, fire regulations and NHS fire standards and regulations, and codes of practice The ability to organise others and administer fire safety training Understand the risk assessment process and have the ability to undertake fire safety audits Good organisation skills Good IT skills and experience of standard Microsoft Office applications and the operation and use of CAD (computer aided design) software and systems Be able to handle and demonstrate the use of firefighting equipment Able to navigate around a site to undertake risk assessments including accessing confined spaces such as ducts and loft spaces Able to concentrate on complex tasks and switch between tasks while maintaining concentration and standards To be able to work flexibly, meeting the demands of various staff groups, this includes training shift workers out of hours Desirable A good understanding of fire modelling techniques and working knowledge of risk management techniques Education and Qualifications Essential A Fire Engineering/Fire Safety Management formal qualification to degree level or Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety or significant demonstrable relevant fire safety experience in the healthcare sector Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post as travel between sites will be required on a regular basis Desirable Membership of professional organisation ie Institute of Fire Engineers (MIFireE) or Confederation of Fire Protection Association of Europe (CFPA) Experience Essential Experience in Health and Safety, with a focus on Fire Safety Desirable Experience of Healthcare Fire Safety Person Specification Skills and Experience Essential Have a thorough knowledge of fire safety, fire risk assessments, fire legislation, fire regulations and NHS fire standards and regulations, and codes of practice The ability to organise others and administer fire safety training Understand the risk assessment process and have the ability to undertake fire safety audits Good organisation skills Good IT skills and experience of standard Microsoft Office applications and the operation and use of CAD (computer aided design) software and systems Be able to handle and demonstrate the use of firefighting equipment Able to navigate around a site to undertake risk assessments including accessing confined spaces such as ducts and loft spaces Able to concentrate on complex tasks and switch between tasks while maintaining concentration and standards To be able to work flexibly, meeting the demands of various staff groups, this includes training shift workers out of hours Desirable A good understanding of fire modelling techniques and working knowledge of risk management techniques Education and Qualifications Essential A Fire Engineering/Fire Safety Management formal qualification to degree level or Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety or significant demonstrable relevant fire safety experience in the healthcare sector Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post as travel between sites will be required on a regular basis Desirable Membership of professional organisation ie Institute of Fire Engineers (MIFireE) or Confederation of Fire Protection Association of Europe (CFPA) Experience Essential Experience in Health and Safety, with a focus on Fire Safety Desirable Experience of Healthcare Fire Safety 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name NTW Solutions Limited Address Northgate Hospital Morpeth NE61 3BP Employer's website https://www.ntwsolutions.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)