Fire Safety Officer

An exciting opportunity has arisen to support the Trust with the effective management of Fire Safety. This post will be based within the Estates Management Service.

This post will work across the Trust's sites to support meeting our statutory responsibilities and fire safety needs.

The post holder will provide a range of specialist expert advice and assistance to a wide range of staff, senior managers, and Trust Directors. Experience of fire risk assessments, delivery of training, and collaborating with Hard FM service providers is essential together with relevant fire safety qualifications.

Responsible for professional fire safety management throughout the estate including development of policies and local protocols. Manage and undertake routine audits, inspections, fire risk assessments, and remedial actions. Support the Trust's Fire Safety Manager (Associate Director of Estates) in the implementation of policy and service development.

Advise and make recommendations to the Trust on all aspects of fire safety in accordance with statutory requirements, Codes of Practice, Firecode, and other guidance. To ensure that adequate fire safety training is undertaken for all staff within the Trust, appropriate to their environment.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings but also within the community. These services include children's, adult, and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research, and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long-term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

Undertake or manage the undertaking of Fire Risk Assessments (FRAs), review current FRAs where necessary and develop action plans and manage resolution of remedial actions.

Undertake fire safety audits for all Trust Premises, collaborating with the Estates team, Service providers, and any external AE or auditor.

Maintain an awareness of changes in fire safety legislation and guidance to ensure the Trust meets its obligations around Fire Safety.

Provide recommendations on proposals for new build/refurbishment projects.

Provide advice on general and specialist fire precautions, fire engineering issues, and legislation.

Ensure all wards, departments, and units have local plans in place detailing the actions to be taken in the event of fire. Ensure these are reviewed regularly and their contents understood by staff.

To understand the work practices of wards and departments throughout the Trust and ensure that fire safety measures are compatible with the operational compatibility of the Trust.

Undertake and document fire drills.

Develop and implement Fire Safety Policy and Fire Management Plan including maintaining up-to-date drawings and data associated with fire systems.

Chair the Trust’s Fire Safety Management Group and provide reports to relevant committees.

Monitor and investigate UFS and fire-related incidents.

Deliver the Trust’s Fire Safety Training Programme (e.g., Corporate induction, Fire Response Team, Evacuation Training, Evac Chair training, Elearning, and fire drills).

Manage data of records of fire safety training and report to managers on attendance levels.