Band 7 Fire Safety Officer

Transformation Unit; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Fire Safety Officer in London to lead fire risk assessments, advise on fire safety compliance, and manage contractor engagements across multiple hospital sites. The role requires professional Fire Risk Assessor credentials and membership in IFSM/IFE with PAS79 expertise.

The post emphasises regulatory compliance, training delivery, and collaboration with the Trust's Fire responsibilities to ensure patient and staff safety.

Qualifications

• Throrough knowledge of fire risk assessments, legislation, fire safety training.
• Ability to devise and deliver training programmes.
• Good knowledge of PAS79.
• Detailed knowledge of Firecode.
• AT* - Apprenticeship Training.

Responsibilities

• Manage a cyclical programme of fire risk assessments and ensure actions/recommendations are addressed.
• Assume the duty of Authorised Person-Fire under the Fire Safety order to assist preventive measures.
• Provide specialist, technical advice and support in line with fire safety legislation.
• Liaise with the Responsible Person (Fire) for Trust premises to discharge responsibilities.
• Experience in managing Contractors for regulatory compliance works on occupied and leasehold properties.
• Be a qualified Fire Risk Assessor and member of IFME/IFSM with up-to-date PAS79 knowledge.

Skills

Fire risk assessments

Fire safety training

Training programme delivery

PAS79 knowledge

Firecode knowledge

Education

Science or engineering education

IFSM/IFE membership or equivalent

Job description

Employer Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Free Hospital Town London Salary £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 13/11/2026 23:59

Band 7 Fire Safety Officer

NHS AfC: Band 7

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of technology that can perform various tasks that typically required human intelligence. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants.However, it’s important that examples and responses genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey. Further guidance can be found in the NLPSS Applicant Toolkit https://royalfree.pagetiger.com/cuuomnr/1 .

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring that its recruitment processes are carried out with integrity, transparency, and fairness for all applicants. To help maintain these standards, we ask candidates to provide accurate and truthful information throughout the recruitment process.

If incorrect or misleading information is identified, this may affect the progression of an application, any employment offer, or continued employment. As part of our due diligence, the company may verify the information provided by applicants and take appropriate act ion where necessary.

We do not charge applicants any fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including applications, interviews, sponsorship arrangements, pre-employment checks, or employment offers. All vacancies are advertised through TRAC/NHS Jobs and candidates are assessed solely on their skills, qualifications, experience, and suitability for the role. If you are asked to make a payment in connection with an NHS job opportunity, please treat this as suspicious and contact the organisation directly using the details published on our official career's website

To be responsible for the Trust and Medical School policies and standards related to fire prevention, including training, and to assist managers in the development of local procedures relating to these policies and standards so that patients, and general public, staff and students are protected.

To support execution of undergoing fire compliance related projects to include attending meetings, provide advice and technical evaluation, monitor and check on contractor’s performance and undertaken relevant risk assessments following completion of works.

To complete pre and post-occupational fire risk assessments for a range of premises.

Main duties of the job

To manage a cyclical programme of fire risk assessments and ensure all actions andrecommendations required are addressed. Also, able to produce relevant evacuationplans on CAD format.

To Assume the duty of Authorised Person-Fire under the Regulatory Reform (firesafety) order 2005 to properly assist in undertaking preventive and protectivemeasures.

To provide specialist, technical advice and support in line with Regulatory Reform(fire Safety) order 2005.

To liaise with the Responsible Person (Fire) for the various Trust premises andprovide any assistance, advice or training necessary to enable the ResponsiblePerson (Fire) to discharge their responsibilities.

To be experience of managing Contractors to successfully undertake regulatorycompliance works to occupied and leasehold properties.

The successful candidate will be a qualified Fire Risk Assessor and be a member ofthe Institute of Fire Engineers (AIFireE), have experience and be familiar withPAS:79:2012 format of fire risk assessment and comprehensive up-to-dateknowledge of all legislation such as Regulatory Reform FSO 2005, Housing Act2004, Building Regulations 2010, standards and best practice in fire safety.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Royal Free shared commitments

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments.

Education & Qualifications

• Science or engineering based education or extensive experience of Fire Safety
• Membership of a professional organisation eg: IFSM, IFE/Institute of Fire Engineers, IFPO/ Institute of Fire Prevention Officers or other similar organisation

Experience

• Significant experience of fire safety preferably in NHS

Skills and aptitudes

• Throrough knowledge of fire risk assessments, legislation, fire safety training
• Ability to devise and deliver training programmes
• Good knowledge of PAS79
• Detailed knowledge of Firecode
• AT* - Apprenticeship Training. Where AT* is entered next to the job title indicates that this vacancy is for an apprenticeship role.
• By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS.This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.Therefore we require you to complete your stat and Man e-learning modules prior to joining our organisation.
• If you are an EU/EEA citizen who does not have EU Settlement or Pre-Settled status, you will require a visa to work in the UK.
• You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points‑based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed. For more information about the criteria, please click here
• If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks youridentity and right to work documentation will be verifiedremotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk
• The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
• The Trust will request a DBS(CRB) if post involves regulated activities. The Trust is compliant with the Disclosure and Barring Service Codes of practice and the Rehabilitation of offenders act.
• By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

Please note:

• Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
• Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

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