Fire Safety Advisor - Liverpool, United Kingdom - The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
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Liverpool, United Kingdom

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Role summary The post holder will provide specialist fire safety guidance and competent advice to senior management and the Trust Board to ensure the Trust is able to meet its statutory obligations under the Regulatory Reform Order (Fire Safety) 2005 and any other relevant legislation or guidance.

Maintaining an adequate level of fire precautions within Trust premises.

The post holder will work closely with the Risk and Governance and Estates & Facilities departments, senior management teams and departmental managers in order to ensure the provision of a fire safe environment for patients/staff/visitors and to facilitate sustained/improved patient care and wellbeing.

The Fire Safety Advisor will ensure that risk assessments are undertaken at appropriate intervals, inspections are undertaken, staff training is delivered and there is effective liaison with external agencies including Mersey Fire & Rescue Service.

Develop and implement local fire evacuation procedures to support the Hospital Fire Evacuation Plan.

Ensure a safe and healthy environment (fire), for the Trust to meet its responsibilities under applicable legislation; this includes maintaining the relevant documented evidence to support any inspection, review or audit.

Act on NHS Improvement or NHS Estates & Facilities Alerts which may affect the fire safety of the Trust premises.

COMPETENT ADVICE Act as the lead competent person for fire in accordance with current statutory provisions.


Provide advice and support to the Trust Board, Chief Operating Officer, Head of Risk & Governance and Estates Department advising on matters of fire safety Attend all team meetings concerned with the construction and /or alteration of Trust premises and advise on the fire precautions necessary to meet building regulations and other national standards approval.

Provide cost effective advice in specification of fire precautions in the design of new buildings and alterations to existing buildings.

On all building projects, act as the direct contact for building contractors, architects, engineers, building control officers, fire service officers, and other enforcing authorities in matters relating to fire in order to ensure the safe progress of all such works, through to completion.

Prepare and present periodic reports to management and Directorates, on minor works, the condition of fire safety measures within the Trust, and day-to-day fire safety issues.

Conduct Health & Safety visits and report to the Head of Risk & Governance on compliance and performance. Prepare reports based on Risk Assessments, prioritising recommended improvements to the fire safety measures. Review such recommendations dependent on new/changed priorities.

Lead on fire safety audits/risk assessments and the identification and assessment of fire risks within Trust premises with prioritised recommendations for the improvement to fire safety measures.


Carry out a dedicated annual audit of the fire safety measures within the Trust, and report on the audit for inclusion in the trust Risk Register, or with recommendations for improvement where necessary.

Undertake fire safety visits and report to the Risk & Governance department on compliance & performance. Progress issues to completion. INCIDENT MANAGEMENT Ensure all fire incidents are reported, recorded, investigated and managed on the DATIX Risk Management system.

Prepare and present reports on all such incidents to the Health, Safety and Security Group. Investigate and report all such alarms and details to NHS Estates. Provide detailed analysis of incidents in order to identify trends and steps necessary to reduce incidents of fire/unwanted signals.

Develop and manage systems and procedures designed to reduce the number of unwanted fire alarms within the Trust, in accordance with Firecode and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS) guidance.


Monitor annual statistics for all fire alarms for the purpose of reviewing key performance indicators for the fire safety measures.

Also use these figures for the annual Estates Returns Information Collection (ERIC return). Manage and supervise the adequate provision, siting and maintenance of all first aid fire-fighting equipment throughout Trust premises.

Liaising with key contractors to ensure all fire equipment is serviced and maintained annually by a competent person in accordance with national guidance.

COMMUNICATIONS Develop and maintain effective partnerships with the Divisions, communicate and disseminate fire safety information across the Trust.

Take the Lead Officer role in the delivery of fire safety input to any working group/s established by the Trust having implications for matters relating to fire.

Act as the direct contact with Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, in relation to fire safety matters and information for the benefit of operational fire-fighting.

Through regular meetings, develop and maintain communication links with the representatives of MFRS, providing information relat
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