Fire & H&S Manager

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Fire and H&S Manager to oversee fire safety across its facilities. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with fire regulations, managing the fire safety assurance system, and providing training to staff. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in fire safety management and a commitment to excellence in patient care.

Benefits

Dynamic working environment

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working requests

Qualifications

• Proven experience in fire safety management.
• Ability to lead fire safety assurance and risk management.
• Strong communication skills for training and advising staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise on fire prevention and legislation compliance.
• Monitor fire safety across all Trust premises.
• Develop and manage the fire safety assurance system.

Skills

Technical fire safety knowledge

Management experience

Regulatory compliance understanding

Job description

The Estates Department at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust requires a Fire and H&S Manager, Trustwide. The Estates Department provides a critical service to the Trust, Estates directly impacts on frontline clinical care, cutting edge research, infection prevention and control and efficiency and sustainability across the Trust. The effectiveness of the Estates service is governed by the skills, experience, professionalism, productivity and attitude of the Estates staff. The postholder must conduct their behaviour at all times in a professional manner and consistent with Trust Values. The post holder will take full ownership of the role and responsibilities of the post as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification.

• To provide technical expertise and management support to the Trust, its Officers and Managers on all aspects of fire prevention, protection and training to ensure that the Trust is able to meet its statutory obligations under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRFSO), Process Fire Precautions (Health & Safety at Work Act ’74, MHSWR ’99 & DSEAR ’02) Building Regulations (Approved Documents B & M) and associated guidance in compliance with Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 05-01/2&3, and any other relevant fire safety legislation.
• To be responsible for deciding on technical fire safety matters and the monitoring of overall fire safety in all premises owned, leased, or occupied by the Trust.
• Lead the development, and maintenance, of the fire safety assurance system. Manage the corporate application of fire safety, and implement and review the fire risk management strategy within the organisation.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Alison Palmer
Job title: Senior Business Manager
Email address: [e-mail]