Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

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MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Science or engineering-based education to degree level or equivalent or practical experience of managing fire safety in a hospital environment at senior level.
• Membership of a professional organisation (i.e. Institute of Fire Engineers IFE; Institute of Fire Prevention Officers IFPO)
• Health & Safety qualified (ie NEBOSH general certificate).

Desirable criteria

• Successful completion of HTM Fire Safety management course or equivalent.
• Management qualification (CMS or equivalent)

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience working at a Management level within Estates & Facilities Management Environment
• Experience of working within a multidisciplined E&F management team
• Experienced in working with colleagues from Hard FM and clinical services.
• Thorough knowledge of fire safety legislation, in particular RRO and HTM guidance documents, acquired through a degree in fire engineering or attendance at equivalent courses.
• Experience in carrying out Fire Risk Assessments on a wide range of premises including a hospital environment.
• Experience in analysing and reducing unwanted fire alarms activations
• Able to work with minimal supervision and prioritise work to meet deadlines.
• Ability to undertake fire safety audits
• Make own judgments having considered the relevant legislation and guidance.
• Have strong interpersonal and communications skills to be able to negotiate and exchange specialist information with enforcement agencies, contractors, suppliers and other specialist and non-specialist agencies.
• Able to analyse, compare and interpret complex reports.
• Possess keyboard skills to produce periodic reports.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of Private Finance Initiative related contracts and monitoring procedures.
• An understanding of contract law relating to outsourced services
• Understanding of PFI contract payment mechanism
• Holds a current driving license
• Undertaken research to become familiar with how fire safety is dealt with in hospitals and be familiar with the guidance and legislation that is applicable to them.
• Experienced in dealing with fire related incidents in complex buildings.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Documents to download

• Senior Fire Safety Officer - Group Schemes Officer JD (PDF, 472.4KB)
• Senior Fire Safety Officer - Group Schemes Officer PS (PDF, 368.6KB)
• Senior Fire Safety Officer - Group Schemes FR (PDF, 928.2KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)