Deputy Fire Safety Manager | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days annual leave (29/33 with years

Season Ticket Loan

Staff gym and leisure facilities

On-site nurseries and childcare

On-site cinemas for staff

Staff health and wellbeing programme

Job summary

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Deputy Fire Safety Manager to lead fire safety across a multi-site organisation. You will provide expert advice to the senior team on current legislation and oversee fire safety compliance in major capital projects.

The role includes developing policies, leading mandatory fire safety programs, and delivering training to staff and external bodies. A strong NHS ethos and experience in complex settings are essential.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring the Trust is compliant with legal and statutory fire safety requirements across a complex, multi-site organisation
• Act as the Trust’s site lead expert for fire safety, providing professional advice to the Trust board and senior management on current fire safety legislation
• Lead and provide expert fire information services for capital projects and advisory support to clients, partners, directors and senior management
• Develop and lead policies and strategies for the Trust’s fire compliance annual mandatory programme and continually improve reporting systems
• Support the effectiveness of a comprehensive fire safety training programme for all staff levels
• Carry out financial and budgetary responsibilities as part of the fire safety team and senior management
• Carry out R&D projects for the fire safety manager
• Conduct audits of buildings, equipment and training and plan future audits and training programs
• Deliver fire safety training to GSTT colleagues and external bodies as required

Job description

Deputy Fire Safety Manager | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Are you ready to make an impact in a dynamic, high-performing team dedicated to excellence? Do you want to join a team of professionals who are passionate about maintaining high standards to keep our patients, visitors and staff safe? Do you have you experience in fire safety support to large organisations. If so, we would like to hear from you as we are looking for an experienced individuals to work within the Fire Team in the Development & Compliance team in Essentia.

This is a role which will be key to the Trust’s role as leader and influencer in South East London and to achieving Essentia’s strategic ambitions. The role is a crucial post in ensuring that GSTT is compliant with legal and statutory requirements and that all fire safety regulations under current codes of practice are addressed across a complex and multi-site organisations by the provision of fire safety advice and support to GSTT.

We offer a dynamic challenging job in an exciting, fast moving, flexible working environment, we have a strong commitment to your personal and professional development.

In addition, we offer excellent benefits, including:

• The NHS Pension Scheme - one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK. When you start working for the NHS you automatically become a member and you will get an excellent package of pension benefits.
• A minimum of 27 days annual holiday allowance (not including bank holidays), plus the option to buy and sell. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Interest free Season Ticket Loan
• Sports and social club
• Subsidised staff gym and leisure facilities at both hospital sites, including a 25m swimming pool at Guy’s
• Subsidised on-site nurseries and childcare vouchers
• On-site cinemas for patients and staff
• A comprehensive staff health and well-being programme, '5 ways to a healthier YOU'
• Weekly lunchtime walking group
• Ride to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Free staff counselling service
• Free stop smoking service

• Responsible for ensuring the Trust is compliant with their legal and statutory requirements and that all fire safety regulations under current codes of practice are addressed across a complex and multi-site organisation
• Be the Trust’s site lead expert for fire safety providing expert professional advice to the Trust board and senior management on all current fire safety legislation and RRO
• To lead, provide expert specialist and professional fire information service for all capital projects, provide advice to other clients/partners, directors and senior management of the trust
• To develop and lead on policies, strategies and for implementation of the Trusts’ fire compliance annual mandatory programme. To continually improve reporting systems in order to maintain a safe environment for patients and staff
• Supporting the effectiveness of comprehensive fire safety training programme, for all types of staff at all levels in the Trust
• Carry out financial and budgetary responsibilities as part of the fire safety team senior management
• Carry out R&D projects for the fire safety manager
• Carry out Audits of buildings, equipment, and training
• Planning for future development of audits, training, and assessment programs
• Accountable and responsible for the planned delivery of a suite of fire safety training to all GSTT colleagues and external bodies requiring fire safety training