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Are you looking for a new challenge? Estates, Facilities and Capital Development (EFCD) have an excellent opportunity to join a friendly forward-thinking team as a Fire Safety Officer

ABOUT THE TEAM

EFCD is a complex division providing numerous services across the Trust and is made up of 4 key departments.

• Estates: The key role of the department is to service and repair all aspects of our modern healthcare facility.
• Facilities Clinical Services: The teams provide services to our entire estate including waste, portering, security, cleaning and catering.
• Capital Projects: The team is employed to manage the design, construction and development of new buildings or the major alteration or refurbishment of the existing estate.

Compliance and Business: The Compliance department’s role is to ensure EFCD’s compliance to legislation, regulations, policy and good practice.

This role sits within the Compliance and Business Team, supporting our Trust with fire safety.

The role involves undertaking / updating/ managing fire risk assessments and supporting departmental managers to ensure that all resulting actions are completed, staff are trained in fire safety and evacuation procedures.

To be able to give expert guidance on all matters relating to fire safety within the Trust to ensure compliance with Regulatory Reform Order 2005, Health & Safety Legislation, Building Regulations, and HTM FireCode.

To assist the Fire Safety Adviser to develop, implement, evaluate, and review the fire safety management strategy, policy, framework, procedures, training and effective fire safety management practices throughout the Trust to deliver fire safety compliance.

What we can offer you

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the South coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

Your Responsibilities

What you’ll do

• To assist the Trust Fire Safety Adviser, to organise, implement, co-ordinate and maintain full and efficient fire prevention, fire precautions and the training of staff in all premises managed by the Trust
• To provide developed knowledge of fire safety across a range of work procedures and practices to support the Trust Fire Safety Adviser, other managers, and staff within the Trust in particularly the Estates, Facilities & Capital Development
• In conjunction with the Fire Safety Adviser carry out fire safety inspections and fire risk assessments on all Trust properties and those managed by the Trust.
• To assist the Fire Safety Adviser in providing fire safety advice to consultants and/or colleagues in respect of statutory fire safety in existing and new buildings incorporating HTM 05 (Fire Code) and Building Regulations Part B requirements.
• To ensure all Trust staff have access to annual fire training and monitor the uptake of training, assist the Fire Safety Adviser with providing a monthly exception report on any individuals whose fire training has expired by division & department to the Director of Estates, Facilities and Capital Development
• Share responsibility for the delegated budget for fire safety, understand cost monitoring control, be able to analyse final account information and prepare reports for audit purposes.

What we’re looking for

You will:

• Must be self-motivated and able to work with a multi discipline team of diverse professions
• Be able to interpret, complex construction and engineering services drawings whether paper or computer format and provide viable and cost-effective solution to complex building services
• Have excellent communications skills, both written and verbal,
• Have a proactive approach to managing workloads with the flexibility and ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Have a high standard of IT skill, Numerate and IT literate (capable of producing own reports / documents/ presentations etc. as appropriate).Additional information

Interviews will be held on Tuesday, 18 April 2023

Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch.