Job summary
- Main area
- Fire Safety
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 396-NN-6879439-E&A-DK
- Employer
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingston & Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Kingston
- Salary
- £51,883 - £58,544 pa pr incl HCAS (outer)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Fire Safety Advisor
Band 7
Home, community, hospital
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.
We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.
Our Trust values
These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.
- Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
- Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
- Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
Job overview
The role will provide specialist fire safety advice to the Trust. The postholder will be involved in all elements of fire safety, from undertaking risk assessments to developing policies, procedures and training, to supporting Capital Projects. This role is essential to ensuring the Trust are managing the risk of fire effectively and suits a pro-active individual who is keen to promote continuous improvement and awareness.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist technical advice and guidance to senior management and the Trust Board to ensure the Trust is able to meet its statutory obligations under The Regulatory Reform Order (Fire Safety) 2005, compliance with NHS Estates, Health Technical Memorandum and other relevant fire safety legislation. This will include the development and maintenance of suitable and sufficient systems of work in respect of fire protection, fire prevention and fire safety management in the Trust as follows; fire risk assessments, reviews, training and fire audit inspections.
Working for our organisation
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Science or engineering-based qualification; or extensive experience of fire safety.
- Membership of a professional organisation (e.g. the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE); the Institute of Fire Prevention Officers (IFPO); National Association of Healthcare Fire Officers (NAHFO).
Desirable criteria
- Other relevant qualifications
Experience
Essential criteria
- Several years of practical experience in delivering fire safety.
- Extensive experience in developing and delivering training sessions
- Experience and knowledge of undertaking specialist fire risk assessments.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a hospital environment
- HTM/AFD Knowledge
Other
Essential criteria
- Key Elements from Person Spec (Other) section
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Practical knowledge and interpretation of The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
- Working knowledge of relevant fire safety elements
Desirable criteria
- Practical knowledge and interpretation of The Building Regulations 2010
Your application: Please ensure your supporting statement aligns with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.
References: Please provide 3 years of employment/educational history with professional email addresses (not personal ones like Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot supply these, inform the interviewers to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.
Closing date: To keep our recruitment process efficient, some vacancies may be capped and closed early once we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted by email or SMS from the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted. Please check your registered Trac email regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults at risk of harm. For roles involving direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All employees, however, hold a responsibility to safeguard children and vulnerable adults as part of their duties and to understand the specific safeguarding responsibilities associated with their role.
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Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Richard Evans
- Job title
- Head of Facilities
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02089342003
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