Fire Safety Manager

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Blackpool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facilities management provider is seeking a Fire Safety Manager in Blackpool. You will lead fire safety efforts, ensuring compliance with legislation, advising on fire risks, and supporting the operational team. Strong IT skills and a good understanding of fire safety legislation are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing fire safety and health and safety specialists.
• Ability to advise on fire safety matters and compliance with legislation.
• Strong communication skills for presenting to clients and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead as the Appointed Person (AP) on fire safety.
• Review and improve safety strategies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with fire safety legislation.

Skills

Good IT skills

Fire safety legislation knowledge

Performance monitoring

Job description

The successful post holder will work in a small team of fire safety and health and safety specialists in managing KPIs for fire safety. Duties include providing advice and guidance on fire safety legislation, identifying and mitigating fire risks, advising on effective control measures, monitoring performance, and communicating key lessons learned from fire incidents. The post also involves advising service users on managing fire incidents and unwanted fire signals, and presenting information to Atlas customers, end users, and clinical teams.

You will lead as the Appointed Person (AP) on fire safety, advising on all fire safety matters. Regularly reviewing and improving safety strategies, policies, procedures, and standards to ensure compliance with current legislative and operational requirements is essential. Good IT skills and the ability to produce and present reports to client meetings are required. You will develop a good working knowledge of the sites within the estate and of outsourced service providers delivering services to those sites.

Working closely with our client base, IPCC, clinical users, and external organisations (fire), you will support the Director of Operations and Head of Estates in meeting legislative obligations and deputise across a full range of duties. Responsibilities include reviewing ongoing performance levels from data/reports produced by the Facilities Management Information System / Quality Assurance system, initiating appropriate actions to maintain performance standards, and producing and implementing service improvement plans if necessary.

You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all relevant fire safety legislation and site-specific health, safety, and welfare policies. Maintaining formal and informal communication with Ward/Departmental Managers related to service activities, using IT systems to monitor data within the Quality Assurance and other management reporting systems, and undertaking performance reviews to identify training and development needs for staff are also key duties.

The post holder will have responsibility for the overall monitoring and management of fire safety services for Atlas, covering a range of sites, both acute and community-based, across multiple locations.

As experts in healthcare facilities and property management, we deliver fully-managed healthcare facilities services and property management solutions to clients throughout Blackpool, Fylde, Wyre, and North Lancashire. Our teams ensure properties and amenities provide the best environment for customers, patients, staff, and visitors. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we support frontline clinical services and assist in delivering patient care. Our profits are reinvested to grow our business and provide employment, training, and development opportunities for local people.