Deputy Fire Safety Manager

Transformationunitgm; Manchester; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Manchester is seeking a Deputy Fire Safety Manager to oversee fire safety compliance and management across multiple sites. The role involves coordinating fire safety policies, managing teams, and ensuring compliance with fire safety legislation. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a major healthcare organization, promoting safety and excellence in patient care.

Qualifications

• Graduate of the Institute of Fire Engineers or equivalent.
• Successful completion of a specialist fire prevention course.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring compliance with fire safety legislation across the Trust.
• Managing fire safety teams and coordinating fire safety issues.
• Developing and reviewing fire safety management systems.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Communication

Report Writing

Budget Management

Education

Graduate of the Institute of Fire Engineers

NEBOSH General Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Employer Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road Campus Town Manchester Salary £53,755 - £60,504 Per anum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/05/2025 23:59

Deputy Fire Safety Manager

Band 8a

Job overview

Ensuring the Trust Board has appropriate assurances that the requirements of current fire safety legislation are met across the Trust and, where appropriate compliance with the objectives of Fire code.
Co-ordinating fire safety issues throughout the organisation’s activities.
Overseeing day-to-day implementation of the fire safety policies.
Managing the fire safety teams across Manchester University Foundation Trust
Ensuring all new construction and renovation works taking place across the Trust are compliant with Building Regulations and HTM Guidance with regards to fire safety.
Ensuring Helipad operations are compliant with CAA recommendations and the facility is manned and operational during programmed hours

Main duties of the job

Deputising for and assisting the Fire Safety Manager in undertaking the following tasks:-• Ensuring that effective arrangements are in place to safely deal with any outbreak of fire and activations of any fire alarm system.
Developing & maintaining close working relationships with the PFI Consortium at both Oxford Rd and Wythenshawe sites, the Trust Estates Teams and other FM service providers.
Line management of the fire safety teams across the Trust including Helipad manager and team.
Co-ordinating fire safety issues throughout the organisation’s activities across all sites and Community Properties.
Maintaining the existing fire precautions standards and driving a program responsible for improving fire safety throughout the Trust.
Developing, implementing, monitoring and reviewing the organisation’s fire safety management system
Developing, implementing, monitoring and reviewing the organisation’s fire safety procedures and protocols.
Ensuring that appropriate fire risk assessments (FRAs) are undertaken, recorded and the outcomes suitably reported.
Chairing fire safety groups and committees as necessary.
Attending and preparing positional reports for the Operational Health and Safety Group Meeting.
Advising management of the steps necessary to comply with current fire safety legislation, British Standards, HTM’s and any other published guidance or approved document.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate of the Institute of Fire Engineers or equivalent
• Successful completion of a specialist fire prevention course.
• Professional knowledge acquired through degree + specialist knowledge acquired through courses and experience to master’s level or equivalent.
• Knowledge of the application of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety Order).
• Knowledge on the application of Building Regulations.
• Experience of applying HTM fire safety guidance in a hospital environment.
• Membership of a professional organisation.
• Experience of reviewing Business Continuity plans.
• NEBOSH general certificate or equivalent.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Significant specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and experience.
• Experience of managing and leading teams.
• Have knowledge and understanding of buildings maintenance and fabrication.
• Understanding of and completion of fire risk assessment.
• Report writing skills.
• Advanced IT skills including word, excel, PowerPoint. Excellent communicator at all levels.
• Ability to compile accurate and concise reports. Ability to complete complex documentation.
• Ability to read and understand plans and drawings.
• Innovative thinker and problem solver.
• Ability to organise self and others. Ability to manage a budget. Ability to work on own and as part of a team

ATTRIBUTES

• Highly motivated and resourceful with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Able to work with minimal supervision and manage fire safety matters and compliance matters within the Trust.
• Ability to make judgments having considered the relevant legislation and guidance.
• Holds a current driving license.

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.