Fire Safety Advocate - Salford, United Kingdom - Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

Northern Care Alliance NHS Group
Northern Care Alliance NHS Group
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Salford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge.

Together, we've a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore.

If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
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come and take your place with us.

Job overview:


Main purpose of the job:

The Fire Safety Advocate is tasked with supporting the Group Fire Safety Manager in the development and delivery of the Group Fire Safety Strategy:

  • The day-to-day implementation of the fire safety policy and fire safety management plan.
  • Reporting of non-compliance with legislation, policies and procedures to the Associate Director of Estates.
  • Programme, complete and record lower risk fire risk assessments
    Main duties of the job:

The Fire Safety Advocate for the Salford Care Organisation will provide fire safety advice to the Care Organisation (CO), Estates Managers and General Manager for Estates and Facilities.

Liaise with the Group Fire Safety Manager and provide any assistance and advice necessary to support in the delivery of fire safety initiatives across the respective care organisation.


  • Support the driving of change in the fire safety and awareness.
  • Support with all daytoday fire safety matters across the Salford Care Organisation and support with the implementation of the NCA Fire Safety Management Plan across the EF&C department, clinical areas, and back of house departments.
  • The post holder is expected to work using their own initiative and on projects whilst working to agreed standards and within approved policies and procedures. They will be required to assess the best way to fulfil their responsibilities and achieve their objectives with guidance from the Group Deputy Director of Estates/Chair of Fire Strategy Group.
  • Provide a link to relevant Salford Care Organisation committees and other stakeholder meetings as required.
  • To support the execution of ongoing fire compliance related projects at the Salford CO to include attending meetings, provide advice, monitor and check on contractor's performance and undertake relevant risk assessments following completion of works.
  • Provide assurances to the Fire Strategy Group that the Salford Care Organisation properties under the management of third parties are fire safety compliant.
  • Programme, complete, record and devise suitable action plans for fire risk assessments and ensure that risks identified are shared with the Group Fire Safety Manager as appropriate.
  • Review fire related incidents and fire alarm activation investigations.
  • Support the Health & Safety Advisors to promote Health and Safety as an integral part of good management practice.
  • Liaise with the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) in respect of inspections, site visits and fire calls.

Working for our organisation:


The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (SRFT) and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (PAT).

Our dedicated team of around 20,000 staff - our NCA Family - provide a range of community and hospital services to over one million people across Bury, Oldham, Rochdale and Salford, as well as providing more specialist care services to patients across Greater Manchester and beyond.

Our Care Organisations are designed to operate within a group arrangement of hospitals, community, and healthcare services.

Together they manage and are responsible for the day-to-day running of their hospital and community services, ensuring the safe delivery of high-quality care at scale.


Due to our size and status, we can offer group-wide, flexible multi-site opportunities, as part of our connected, integrated and forward-thinking team.

We care passionately about the experience our staff, patients, service users and their families receive day in, day out.

We continue to find ways to drive forward improvements in the provision of safe, high-quality integrated health and social care to our local communities.

We are pioneering in our thinking and approach and remain at the forefront of research and innovation.

We're also proud to invest big in learning and development, use world-class digital technology and collaborate closely with universities and industry.


Detailed job description and main responsibilities:


Person specification:


Qualifications:


Essential criteria:


  • Science, engineering or health and safety based education to diploma level or equivalent
- fire safety diploma level 3 (or equivalent)

  • Membership of a professional organisation (i.e. Institute of Fire Engineers IFE; Institute of Fire Prevention Officers IFPO, NAHFO et
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