About this role
Job summary
This role is required to be responsible (not accountable) for the writing of low to medium risk, fire risk assessments across the trusts estate which covers the county of Cornwall. It is essential in ensuring management controls are communicated through fire safety training, working closely with the Trusts fire safety trainer.
This role will be responsible for implementing adequate local fire safety controls via the risk assessment process.
Working with the Estates and Facilities Quality Manager, the role will devise a prioritisation list of minor new work actions or capital investment requests, enabling the Trust to prioritise works on a "risk to fire safety" basis.
This role will have a professional input to fire safety training contracts and external fire risk assessment processes, ensuring the Trust is meeting its legal obligations whilst undertaking a value for money exercise.
Main duties of the job
Required to receive and issue sensitive and confidential information and ensure this status remains. This includes authorising engineer reports, fire safety risk reports and action plans and fire safety incident reports. Required to liaise with our emergency planning colleagues, in the oversight and support of fire evacuation drills. Fire safety trainer in the identification of local fire risks through local fire risk assessments and audits. Advise and support the undertaking of any localised specific controls required as a fall out of the fire risk assessment. Health and safety advisors, to ensure fire elements are captured within their local audits. Head of health and safety services in the implementation of trust wide fire safety arrangements. To undertake low to medium risk, fire risk assessments and assist in the undertaking fire safety audit, when necessary.
About us
We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 5,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience Essential
L6 Fire Safety specific qualification and/or relevant experience. Specialist Fire Prevention Qualifications to a Level 3 vocational qualification or equivalent. Experience in fire safety risk management
Desirable
Certificated Qualification in Training/Teaching or extensive experience in preparation, delivering training
Skills and Aptitude Essential
Ability to formulate action plans and programmes
Knowledge and abilities Essential
Knowledge & experience of relevant legislation, statutory obligations & requirements in relation to Fire Safety.
Desirable
Experience of Fire Safety training within the NHS.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address Latham Park
St Blazey Road,
Latham Park, St Blazey, Par.
PL24 2HY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)