Fire Safety Manager

Job overview

The Fire Safety Manager will lead on all matters relating to fire safety and will be responsible for establishing and leading a fire safety management system across the organisation whilst also building and maintaining key working relationships internally and externally.

In this integral role, you will work closely with Estates colleagues and be responsible for ensuring the organisation meets its statutory obligations with respect to fire safety, advising relevant Groups on the impact of new or amended legislation and supervise and monitor related compliance. You will contribute to the systems and processes for the management and delivery of the Capital programme and subsequently contribute to the development and execution of an Estates and Facilities Strategy and Plan.

The Fire Safety Manager will also be responsible for developing policies/procedures, strategies, guidance, and codes of practice to facilitate the effective implementation of the Fire Safety Policy. This includes conducting training, inspections, and audits against current fire legislation and practices across the Trust, as well as providing accurate fire risk assessments and action plans.

The role requires the production of comprehensive reports for communication to all levels within the Trust, including Executive Committees and the Trust Board. These reports will cover compliance, technical investigations, incidents, and the analysis of complex fire safety issues.

Main duties of the job

Provide professional fire safety leadership and management; serving the needs of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) and partner organisations, ensuring compliance with current statutory requirements, codes of practice and Trust policies and procedures, Fire Code and other guidance e.g. HTM and HBN suite of documents, Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, Building Regulations, British Standards and European Directives etc

Identify the Trust’s status in regard to compliance with current fire legislation and guidance, escalate non-conformities, and put in place/recommend corrective actions and forecast resources required.

Provide specialist advice and guidance to the Estates and Facilities Directorate for initial design input in the preparation of Capital Projects to deliver effective facilities, which maximise safety and minimise revenue costs and risk

Develop and implement a clear Trust fire safety strategy, ensuring an effective programme of; training, inspections, risk assessments and maintenance programmes are developed and delivered to meet statutory requirements, minimise risk and resolve all fire safety issues to provide a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors.

Provide data and create specialist reports on a regular or ad-hoc basis to support the Team and Trust's needs such as Estates Return Information Collection (ERIC), Premises Assurance Model (PAM) and other statutory and non-statutory data collection and freedom of information

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

• Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Car leasing scheme
• Childcare Vouchers
• NHS pension scheme
• Free eye tests
• Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

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