Fire Safety Manager

Job overview

Do you have a passion for fire safety in the public sector?  if so, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust have an exciting opportunity for a Fire Safety Manager to join our team to ensure all aspects fire safety are maintained at a high standard.

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary Estates team, the role reports to the Head of Fire Safety and is responsible for the delivery and technical expertise for the Trust compliance for Fire safety including advice for relevant Fire codes for Capital projects, LFB audits, Fire training and Fire risk assessments.

You will have a proven track record of providing NHS (or similar) Fire Safety Management as well as being an inspirational leader who takes pride in stakeholder engagement.

Main duties of the job

• Accountable for the day-to-day management of fire safety throughout Lewisham Greenwich NHS Trust both acute sites and community and ensuring the Trust statutory requirements are met.
• Assist the Head of Fire Safety to develop long term fire management plans, procurement strategies for the Trust that are ongoing and related to the 5-year development plans.
• The post holder will manage and implement regular fire safety audits on an annual,18 & 24 month and 36-month basis and risk assessments for all departments, including  all acute areas as well our Community buildings,  live-in accommodation and office spaces. ,

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A key member of the Lewisham Greenwich NHS Trust Fire Safety Team, contributing fully to the strategic management of the Trust and ensuring that fire strategies and policies are consistent with these, and that building and technical compliance is met.

The post-holder has Accountability and Responsibility for ensuring the Trust is compliant for all fire safety legal and statutory requirements in accordance with all specifications within the Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order 2005, Health Technical Memorandums (HTMs) Guidelines and all other regulations under current codes of practice that are addressed across a highly complex and multi-site organisation. To be the operational lead for fire safety/risk and governance and to chair local meetings ensuring risk registers are updated and local actions allocated and managed.

The post holder is accountable as  one of the Trust’s lead expert for fire safety providing professional expertise, technical leadership for all estates staff, directors, and senior managers of the organisation and advice external 3rd party agencies where appropriate on all current fire safety legislation and RRFSO 2005.