Fire Safety Manager

Overview

Lead authoritative fire safety, engineering, and compliance activities across the Trust’s estate, aligning with HTM 05-01. Provide expert leadership to the Fire Safety Team and shape a comprehensive fire safety management system. Based at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, you will engage with external authorities, drive risk assessments, and ensure high-risk environments stay compliant. This role offers meaningful impact in patient safety and healthcare facilities management.

Pay / Benefits

• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Learning opportunities
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes
• Salary sacrifice schemes

Responsibilities

• Provide expert leadership on fire safety, fire engineering, and compliance across the estate
• Support the Fire Safety Team in delivering a compliant fire safety management system
• Lead on Fire Risk Assessments, hazard identification, and implementation of control measures
• Coordinate with Fire Authorities, specialists, contractors, and suppliers
• Contribute to capital projects and major development schemes related to fire safety
• Design and deliver mandatory fire safety training to multidisciplinary teams
• Prepare clear, professional reports for varied audiences
• Support audits and investigations into fire incidents and drive improvement actions

Key requirements

• Extensive experience in managing fire safety in large, high-risk premises
• Knowledge of fire safety principles, frameworks, and legislation (RRO 2005)
• Skilled in fire risk assessments and control measure development
• Experience with fire authority audits and root-cause analysis
• Experience in capital projects related to fire safety
• Ability to deliver fire safety training to diverse audiences
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office
• HTM 05-01 Firecode and related HTMs
• NEBOSH / Degree level or equivalent qualification
• Membership of a professional body (IFE/IFPO or similar)
• CPD in fire safety or related fields
• Certificate in Training Practice or equivalent (or extensive training experience)

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Negotiation and stakeholder engagement with external agencies
• tactful, diplomatic communication under pressure
• HTM 05-01 Firecode and related HTMs
• Fire risk assessment methods
• Hazard identification and risk mitigation

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