Health, Safety and Fire Manager

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust; Harrow; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust located in the United Kingdom is seeking a motivated Health, Safety and Fire Manager to oversee fire safety services and support health and safety operations. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and considerable experience in healthcare settings. Key responsibilities include ensuring compliance with fire safety standards across multiple facilities, while developing effective training programs for staff. This role offers a salary range of £53,751 to £60,651 per year, along with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Education to degree level or equivalent in health and safety management.
• Professional qualification in health and safety or fire safety.
• Experience in healthcare, health, safety and fire.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for efficient operation of fire safety services.
• Support health and safety services across the Trust.
• Ensure compliance with fire and H&S legislation.

Skills

Effective inter-personal skills

Good report writing skills

Car Driver with access to own vehicle

Good training skills

Ability to develop training programmes

Education

Degree level or equivalent in health and safety

Professional qualification in health/safety/fire safety

H&S NEBOSH (Gen Cert) or CFPA Diploma in Fire Prevention

Member of IOSH

Qualified training instructor PTTLS or equivalent

IFE approved Fire Safety/Fire Warden Trainer

Job description

Health, Safety and Fire Manager

The closing date is 19 December 2025

As part of a small team, the Health, Safety and Fire Managers are responsible for the efficient operation, planning and development of the Fire Safety Services and supporting the Health and Safety Team across the Trust, ensuring that these functions are carried out to nationally agreed and recognised standards for the benefit of patients, visitors and staff.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified, experienced and motivated Health, Safety and Fire Manager to join the Compliance, Fire and Health and Safety Team within the Estates & Facilities Directorate at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.

As part of a small team, the post holder will be responsible for the efficient operation, planning and development of the fire safety services and support the health and safety services across the Trust, ensuring that these functions are carried out to nationally agreed and recognised standards for the benefit of patients, visitors and staff.

The post will cover all of London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust premises, with the post base split between Northwick Park & St Mark's Hospital and Ealing Hospital. The post will be required to work and travel across all Trust premises.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Estates & Facilities (Compliance, Fire and Health and Safety), the successful applicant will have extensive knowledge of and experience in all fire and health and safety matters, be highly motivated and organised with the ability to deliver advice.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Education

• Educated to degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent level of health and safety and fire safety management competency
• Professional qualification in discipline related to health and safety or fire safety or evidence of working towards
• Holder of H&S NEBOSH (Gen Cert) or CFPA Diploma in Fire Prevention
• Member of IOSH
• Member of the National Association of Healthcare Fire Officers
• Qualified training instructor PTTLS or equivalent
• IFE approved Fire Safety/Fire Warden Trainer

Knowledge/Experience

• Experience of healthcare, health, safety and fire
• Experience in Datix Incident Reporting & Risk Management Systems
• Extensive fire safety/prevention experience gained in Fire Brigade/Armed Forces/ Healthcare and/or Local Fire Authority or comparable industrial organisation
• Experience in the sponsorship of project works to address non-compliance with fire and H & S legislation
• Experienced in the use of Risk Management techniques and processes

Skills, Abilities and attributes

• Effective inter-personal, influencing and communication skills and an ability to deal with staff at all levels
• Good report writing skills
• Car Driver with access to own vehicle
• Good training skills
• Ability to develop and deliver effective training programmes, both written and orally
• Experience of taking notes of meetings with action plans

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

£53,751 to £60,651 a year per annum, including High Cost Area Supplement