About this role
Job summary
This role provides an exciting opportunity to join the Health and Safety team as a Fire Safety Advisor. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing technical advice on a range of fire related issues and projects, and will advise and support the Senior Fire Safety Advisor in delivering the University Health Board (UHB) service strategy for Fire.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to work closely with the Clinical Service Boards and Capital Estates and Facility teams, ensuring that they remain fully supported by your Fire Safety expertise. You will be required to correctly advise on all aspects of fire related risks and ensure that adequate management processes are in place for effective fire safety precautions.
You will undertaking fire safety risk assessments for your areas of responsibility and provide regular reports/submissions to senior management on fire related issues.
You will be based at at one of the main hospital sites within Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Qualified to degree level in fire related subject. Equivalent fire safety experience and Level 4 Certificate in Fire Safety
Desirable
Membership of a Professional Institution such as the following: IFE, IEE, IET, I.MechE, CIBSE, IHEEM, CIOB, RICS,RIBA. Relevant Fire Safety Experience
Knowledge Essential
Demonstrate the ability to undertake detailed, suitable and sufficient complex fire risk assessments.
Desirable
Evidence of detailed knowledge and understanding of the entire suite of HTM's, Building Regulations Documentation and other related estate and engineering best practice guidance documents.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Address University Hospital Llandough and CAVUHB Wide
Penlan Road
Llandough
CF64 2XX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)