Fire Safety and Compliance Manager

Job summary

• Ensuring the Trust Board has appropriate assurances that the requirements of current fire safety legislation are met across the Trust and, where appropriate, that the objectives of Firecode are achieved.
• Co-ordinating fire safety issues throughout the organisation's activities.
• Overseeing day-to-day implementation of the fire safety policies.
• Ensuring all major Capital schemes inclusive of new construction and renovation works taking place across the Trust are compliant with Building Regulations and HTM Guidance with regards to fire safety.

To fulfill the role and the activities of the named person in Service Level Agreements currently or in the future provided by the Trust regarding provision of fire safety support services.

• Support an already established Capital team with the managing of fire safety.
• Provide Professional guidance to ensure the trust meets compliance on all fire safety related topics.
• Provide direct line management to the fire safety advisor and any outsourced training facilitators / external contractors.

The main duties of the Fire Safety Manager are as per the attached supporting job description, and should be read in full.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of #Pennine Care People and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

The main description of the Fire Safety Manager are as per the attached supporting job description and should be read in full.

Essential

• Must have extensive experience of managing fire safety in a healthcare setting
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Membership of NAHFO Qualified Fire Brigade inspecting Officer
• Specialist Fire Safety Course Fire Service College or equivalent
• Health and Safety based training and qualifications including Manual Handling Assessment and Confined Spaces.
• Short courses and experience to Masters equivalent level
• Must be capable of working under own initiative to meet time frames of organisation for such items as reporting

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

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