Health, Safety and Fire Practitioner - Part Time 18.5 hours - HMPP

This vacancy is only available to existing Civil Servant employees and employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs). Please review the  Eligibility  section before you apply.

Working Pattern

Part Time

Vacancy Approach

Cross Government

Location

Maidstone

Region

Kent, Surrey & Sussex

Closing Date

04-Sep-2026

Business Unit

DDC Kent and Sussex

Post Type

Permanent

HEO

Number of jobs available

1

Reserve List

12 Months

Job

20830

Health Safety Fire Team , is a regional team working within a prison. Although role is based at East Sutton Park, based on business need you may be asked to provide cover duties at another prison in Kent Surrey or Sussex in discussion with your manager.

The salary is pro rata to based on 18.5 hours.

This is a non-operational specialist role based within establishments and line managed via the Senior Health Safety and Fire HS&F Advisor within the National Service - Estates, Health, Safety, Litigation and Safety Group HSF&L Team.

The role supports national plans and systems for the effective management of HSF and Litigation via the risk through the provision of first line advice and support for establishment(s) and by the co-ordination and operation of relevant establishment(s) administration and management systems in line with national policy.

There are no line management responsibilities.

The post manages the day to delivery by liaising and co-ordinating health, safety and fire management in establishment(s), providing first line guidance and advice, training and support to key stakeholders including the SMT, staff, prisoners, contractors and visitors. Ensuring matters are investigated in a timely manner as per guidance. The job holder will undertake the role, having access to all work areas, plant and equipment within the establishment.

The post holder will report to the Senior HS&F Advisor in the HSF&L Delivery Team. Support for other establishments in the geographical area or wider structure may be required in line with risk.

• Responsible for the administration, management and assurance of all accident, assault, near miss and fire incidents. This involves investigating complex incidents, while collating sensitive information, obtaining CCTV/BWVC evidence and recording evidence finds on the Sphera system to support cases and advisory actions.
• The administration and management of the DSE training and assessment software system; undertaking individual DSE assessments for acute cases and advising Managers when ergonomic assessments are necessary in complex cases.
• Responsible for the Health safety and fire safety critical training and assessment to validation. Covering a range of software systems, strategies and policy principles to allow staff to deal safely with emergency incidents. Provide advice to managers, opening individual learning plans for those deemed to have a specific learning need and provide peer quality assurance.
• Support in the management, monitoring, review, and delivery of the risk management model within the HSF&L Governance Strategy. To advise and support the senior management and governing governor of any dangerous conditions requiring immediate action and intervention. Offering significant impactful knowledge towards resolution of complex life critical services within health, safety and fire process assurance.
• Responsible for the production, review and monitoring of establishment FRA’s, identifying all significant risks and actions, reporting and managing to mitigate or eliminate the risk. Liaise regularly with the PSP (North/South/LT&HS) HSF&L team, to ensure that national priorities and actions for HS&F are fed into relevant establishment management forums and report through monthly stakeholder reports to highlight and progress concerns.
• Manage and co-ordinate fire safety arrangements within the establishment in line with legislation and policy, including co-operating and co-ordinating with internal/external management stakeholders, to plan and execute fire safety drills, familiarisation tours, tactical exercises and where required be the point of contact…