Job Description
We are seeking a skilled and knowledgeable Fire Safety Manager to help lead the Fire Safety Team at Cambridge University Hospitals.
You will be responsible for the delivery of Fire Safety Management services across the estate, including offsite properties.
Providing management support to a team that provides specialist fire safety advice in relation to the maintenance and repair of all building fabric, utilities and engineering services, across the Trust, using the best possible business and working practices.
Ensuring a good working relationship with departmental managers will be essential to the achievement of the Fire Safety Team’s objectives. The post-holder will be expected to show a thoroughly professional attitude in all their relationships.
- Developing and delivering a strategic compliance road map and plans towards full Fire Safety compliance.
- Ensuring all appropriate policies and procedures are developed and regularly updated.
- Delivery of the Risk Based Inspection Programme, Building and Engineering advice, corporate and specialist training and issue
- Delivery of fire safety training of all staff at the Trust and associated satellites by constantly devising and improving training and evacuation methods commensurate to particular
- Ensuring the Fire Safety team is kept up-to-date with any changes in legislation and guidance appertaining to Fire Safety and represents the Fire Safety team within the Estates and Facilities Directorate, and within the wider Trust.
- Providing informed advice to the Trust on its development across its Estate with the Trust Fire The post holder will form part of a multi-disciplinary team whose role is to provide the best possible Fire Prevention Service to the Trust.
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 11000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close on 21st February 2023
Interviews are due to be held on 6th March 2023
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
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