Fire Safety Manager | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in London is seeking a Fire Safety Manager to ensure compliance with fire safety regulations across multiple sites. This key role involves strategic leadership in fire safety, developing policies, and providing expert advice to the Trust Board and Senior Management. Ideal candidates will have proven experience in fire safety management, strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Learning and development opportunities

Stimulating working environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience in fire safety management in a healthcare setting.
• Strong analytical skills to assess and manage risks.
• Excellent communication skills to advise stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the strategic lead for fire safety across all Trust sites.
• Ensure compliance with fire safety legislation and regulations.
• Develop and implement fire safety policies and governance processes.

Skills

Strategic leadership in fire safety

Expert knowledge of fire safety legislation

Capable of developing fire compliance plans

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Job description

The Estates Department at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust requires a Fire Safety Manager, Trustwide. The Estates Department provides a critical service to the Trust, directly impacting 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 themselves 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.

Role Overview

This is a role which will be key to the Trust’s role as leader and influencer in RMH in achieving operational and strategic objectives. The role is a crucial post in ensuring that RMH 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 organisation.

Key Responsibilities

1. Serve as the Trust‑wide strategic lead and expert for fire safety across all sites, providing expert professional advice to the Trust Board and Senior Management on all current legislation and RRO.
2. Set long‑term fire safety objectives in alignment with HTM 05‑01 and the Trust’s overall Strategic Plan.
3. Provide strategic leadership of Estates Fire Safety across the Trust, leading the development of Trust‑wide Estates Fire Safety policies, governance, and compliance assurance relating to Estates & Facilities Services; develop and present Fire and Estates Health & Safety reports to Trust Boards and Committees.

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 ongoing achievements.

Further Responsibilities

1. Oversee the development and implementation of capital procurement policies for the Estates Service (Fire), responsible for the development of capital projects policies (Fire) for the Trust.
2. Review & ensure all fire policies are up to date and relevant to any legislative changes.
3. Advise the Director of Projects & Estates and the Chief Operating Officer, Trust Leadership Team, Trust Board and Senior Management as required on all current fire safety legislation, ensuring that legal compliance is maintained.
4. Develop highly complex fire plans across the Trust and ensure that these are put in place across the Trust.
5. Expedite regular fire safety audits and manage annual Fire Risk Assessments for all departments.
6. Oversee the implementation of systems, control processes and risk management arrangements to support monitoring of compliance with agreed standards, other trust‑wide policies and processes and best practice requirements.
7. Provide assurance reporting for Fire Compliance matters through the Associate Director to the Trust Executive Team and Board‑level committees.
8. Develop and maintain a Trust‑wide 12‑month Fire Compliance Plan and a 5‑year strategic Fire Safety Plan.
9. Manage and implement regular fire safety audits in accordance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

This advert closes on Friday 9 Jan 2026.