23633 - Health, Safety and Fire Practitioner

Ministry of Justice; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Bank holidays

Civil Service pension

Hybrid work

Flexible working

Season ticket loan

Training and development

Induction training

Job summary

The National Service’s Estates, Health, Safety, Litigation and Safety Group is hiring a permanent Health, Safety and Fire Practitioner to provide first-line health, safety and fire advice to managers, staff, prisoners and contractors in a prison establishment. Hybrid working is available within the UK, with some travel to other establishments as needed.

Responsibilities include investigating incidents, delivering training, conducting risk assessments, and supporting contingency plans.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate required within 2 years of appointment.
• HMPPS Fire Risk Assessment qualification within 2 years of appointment.
• RPE Training Qualification upon appointment.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and administer accident, assault, near miss and fire incidents, recording in the Sphera system.
• Produce and monitor fire risk assessments and manage actions to mitigate risks.
• Coordinate fire safety arrangements, drills and liaison with Fire & Rescue Service.
• Deliver health, safety and fire training and assessments; support RIDDOR referrals and first aid.
• Conduct health, safety and fire tours to verify compliance and report concerns.
• Administer DSE system and advise on ergonomic assessments when needed.
• Monitor contingency planning and assist in testing health, safety and fire contingency plans.
• Collaborate with MoJ Estates on high-risk audits and reporting of unsafe conditions.
• Ensure inductions for staff and stakeholders and provide emergency actions guidance.
• Advise senior managers on dangerous conditions and provide technical advice on site projects.
• Assist regional litigation teams by collating information for complex cases.
• Support the health, safety and fire risk register and incident data for establishment committee.

Skills

IT skills

MS Word

MS Excel

Training skills

Data analysis

Time management

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate (within 2 years)

HMPPS Fire Risk Assessment qualification (within 2 years)

RPE Training Qualification (on appointment)

Tools

Sphera system

DSE system

Job description

A permanent Health, Safety and Fire Practitioner post within the National Service's Estates, Health, Safety, Litigation and Safety Group, working inside a prison establishment. The work covers incident investigation, fire risk assessments, DSE assessments and first-line health, safety and fire advice to managers, staff, prisoners and contractors. Hybrid working is available where business need allows, but only from within the UK, and cover at other establishments may be needed. Fit depends on achieving a NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent within two years of appointment.

What the job involves

• Investigate and administer accident, assault, near miss and fire incidents, collating evidence and recording it on the Sphera system
• Produce, review and monitor establishment fire risk assessments, identifying significant risks and managing actions to mitigate them
• Manage and co-ordinate fire safety arrangements, including drills, tours, tactical exercises and liaison with the Fire and Rescue Service
• Deliver health, safety and fire training and assessments, provide peer quality assurance, and support RIDDOR referrals, immunisations, first aid and RPE compliance
• Conduct frequent health, safety and fire tours using a triangulated approach to verify compliance and report concerns
• Administer the DSE system, carry out DSE assessments and advise managers when ergonomic assessments are needed
• Monitor contingency planning and assist in developing and testing health, safety and fire contingency plans
• Work with MoJ Estates on high-risk audits, tripartite meetings, work requests and reporting of unsafe conditions
• Ensure all staff and stakeholders receive health, safety and fire induction and know the actions required in an emergency
• Advise senior managers on dangerous conditions requiring immediate action and give technical advice on projects and site visits
• Assist regional litigation teams by collating information and documentation to defend the service in complex cases
• Support the health, safety and fire risk register, PHASE checklists, and incident and compliance data for the establishment committee

What’s required

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent, within 2 years of appointment
• HMPPS Fire Risk Assessment qualification, within 2 years of appointment
• RPE Training Qualification, on appointment

Registration & licences

• Associate membership of IOSH, within 2 years of appointment
• Technician grade of the Institution of Fire Engineers, within 2 years of appointment
• Engineering Technician (EngTech) grade through the Engineering Council
• Place on the Institution of Fire Engineers Fire Risk Assessors register

Skills & knowledge

• Good IT skills, keeping electronic systems accurately populated
• Able user of MS Word and MS Excel
• Basic training and presentation skills
• Information collation and analysis
• Dealing effectively and assertively with staff at all levels
• Working to tight deadlines and prioritising workload

Checks & eligibility

• DBS Standard check
• Security and identity checks before taking up post
• Eligibility under Civil Service nationality rules

What’s offered

• Annual leave, pro-rated for non-standard working patterns
• 9 days for bank, public and privilege holidays, added to annual leave
• Choice of two Civil Service pension schemes
• Hybrid working where business need allows
• Flexible working, subject to completing probation
• Season ticket advance after two months' service
• Training and development, including promotion programmes
• Security, diversity and individual induction training