Assistant Fire Safety Advisor

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Flexible/ Agile working

Job summary

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) – Specialist Estates Services in Cardiff invites an enthusiastic Assistant Fire Safety Advisor to join our fire team, supporting fire safety across the NHS estate in Wales. You will assist the Principal Fire Safety Advisor, provide guidance to Welsh Government and NHS Wales Boards, and help monitor compliance with Firecode and related guidance.

A degree in fire engineering or equivalent experience, plus good IT and communication skills, are required.

Qualifications

• Degree in fire engineering, fire management or building context, or equivalent experience.
• High level of IT literacy with good communication, team-working and presentation skills.
• Welsh language ability is desirable for this post.

Responsibilities

• Support the Principal Fire Safety Engineer and Fire Safety Advisor across a wide range of fire safety issues in the NHS estate.
• Advise NHS organisations on compliance with statutory legislation and Firecode guidance.
• Monitor NHS organisations’ performance in respect of fire safety regimes.

Skills

Fire safety knowledge

IT literacy

Communication skills

Teamwork

Presentation skills

Welsh language (desirable)

Education

Degree in fire engineering / fire management / building context

Job description

NWSSP – Specialist Estates Services, based in Cardiff, is seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Fire Safety Advisor to join our fire team, focused on supporting fire safety across the NHS estate in Wales.

As part of a small professional team, you will be responsible for supporting the Principal Fire Safety Advisor in the provision of advice and guidance to Welsh Government, Health Boards/Trusts of NHS Wales and other key stakeholders on fire safety related matters.

As a confident individual, to meet this opportunity, you will be degree qualified in a relevant subject such as fire engineering, fire management or building related context, and/or have equivalent demonstrable experience. Your high level of IT literacy must be complemented by good communication, team-working and presentation skills.

The post will be based in Cardiff or alternative regional NWSSP office (to be agreed), noting travel across the Principality will be required. NWSSP-SES operate agile working and flexi-time arrangements, and the successful candidate will also benefit from the opportunity of close personal support, mentoring and training through the Organisation’s commitment to personal and professional development to help them achieve their personal career goals.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

To Support The Principal Fire Safety Engineer And Fire Safety Advisor Across a Wide Range Of Fire Safety Issues In The NHS Estate And, In Particular

• implement Welsh Government (WG) directives, fire policy and strategies.
• advise NHS Organisations on compliance with statutory legislation and mandatory requirements of Firecode and associated guidance
• monitor NHS Organisations’ performance in respect of fire safety regimes.
• advise NHS Organisations on areas of improvement to safeguard the safety of patients, staff and the estate.
• engage with health boards and other stakeholders to advise on progression of public or privately funded development schemes in relation to fire.

At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.

Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.

Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.

Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone.

NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Anthony Pitcher Job title: Principal Fire Safety Engineer Email address: [e-mail]