Fire Safety Advisor

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The role of the Fire Safety Adviser is to provide competent fire safety advice, inline with current Legislation and guidance, to the Trust. The advice provided is to ensure that the Trust meets its legislative requirements, maintains compliance and provides a safe environment, free from fire, for its staff, patients and members of the public.

• To uphold the requirements of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety Order) 2005, as amended.
• To maintain statutory requirements dictated by HTM Firecode.
• To provide specialist advice on all aspects of Fire Safety, legal and technical requirements to the Trust and as necessary to other stake holders.
• To support training functions. Where necessary, producing, organising and delivering training.
• Ensure all persons and property are protected from risk of Fire.
• Undertake investigation of fire Incidents and compile detailed reports as required.

Any other Fire Safety role, as agreed with the Fire Safety Manager

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building  are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Carrying out inspections, risk assessments, audits & research

• The post holder will be the specialist in carrying out suitable and sufficient Fire Risk Assessments, in line with Trust policy in compliance of all statutory agreements and HTM part K, providing recommendations to overcome recorded failures or to make improvements
• The inspection of contractor activities with regard to Fire Safety
• Investigate and report on the cause of any Fire related incidents
• Investigate and report on all fire alarm activations and proactively look at reducing UwFS and False alarms across the NBT Estate
• Routine monitoring and measuring of fire safety performance and statistics
• Monitoring of the provision, maintenance and effectiveness of fire equipment and protection
• Liaise with external agencies such as Fire and Rescue Services, in their role as Enforcing Authority;
  Building Control;
  Health and Safety Executive etc., and prepare reports / comments to external bodies such as architects on new buildings / alterations

• Senior management in all statutory compliance, strategy and policy matters
• Estates technical staff on the interpretation and compliance of all fire legislation
• Contractors and Capital Projects teams carrying out work throughout the organisation
• Department / ward managers
• Colleagues as a Fire Safety representative at various meetings

• Design, develop, prepare and deliver a wide range of fire safety training to all staff throughout the organisation specific to their individual need and departmental requirements, in the with the Trusts Training needs Analysis
• Where necessary, record attendees, feedback information and outcomes on the NBT systems
• Where necessary, organise training dates, times and locations with all wards / departments to ensure appropriate training is delivered to all staff
• Where necessary, support wards / departments with the execution of fire safety drills.

• Attendance at Fire Safety Meetings
• Prepare and compile reports related to fire safety as requested by Fire Safety…