Fire Safety Advisor (Band B (£17.86 per hour) - Fire Safety - NTW Solutions

We are really glad you are thinking of working with us. We provide important services to the NHS and other partners. We have a range of roles and working here is varied and interesting and you can make a positive difference to people’s lives.

Our people are at the absolute heart of what we do and our services are based on having great people work for us. We know from our staff survey that people like working here and people love the friendly and supportive teams we have.

We care about our staff and provide great benefits and have a range of health and wellbeing support available. We strive to be a great and inclusive place to work and having an inclusive workforce is something we are passionate about.

Job overview

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)

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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.

Person specification

Skills and Experience

• 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.
• A good understanding of fire modelling techniques and working knowledge of risk management techniques.

Education and Qualifications

• 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.
• Membership of professional organisation ie Institute of Fire Engineers (MIFireE) or Confederation of Fire Protection Association of Europe (CFPA).

Experience

• Experience in Health and Safety, with a focus on Fire Safety.
• Experience of Healthcare Fire Safety.

All jobs will be appointed on the NTW Solutions Limited terms and conditions and not NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions. New starters who are not in the NHS Pension already will be enrolled into a NEST pension.

Various posts are subject to DBS clearance prior to commencement.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage interview details will be sent to you via the email address that you used in your application.