Main area Health and Safety Services Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Part time – 15 hours per week (0800-1600 Mondays and Tuesdays with occasional flexibility by mutual agreement) Job ref 339-FD7550-CCC-B
Site Southmead Hospital Town Bristol Salary £32,073 – £39,043 pro-rata Salary period Yearly Closing 13/09/2026 23:59
North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) have merged as of 1 st July 2026 to become Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. This creates an exciting future that brings together the best of both organisations. As a single, strong and sustainable organisation, we will not only be able to deliver better outcomes for our patients and fairer care for our population, but it will also provide greater opportunities for our people.
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Job overview
- To maintain accurate records of Fire Safety training
- Design, develop, prepare and deliver a wide range of fire safety training to all staff throughout the organisation specific to their individual need and departmental requirements, in line the with the Training Needs Analysis
- Record attendees, feedback information and outcomes on the NBT systems
- Organise training dates, times and locations with all wards and departments to ensure relevant fire safety training is delivered to all staff
- Support wards and departments to carry out Fire Safety drills
- To provide Fire Safety advice on training as directed
Main duties of the job
- Responsible for developing Fire Safety training sessions for all staff, at all levels and locations of the Trust
- Prepare and deliver training in line with the Trust’s Training Needs Analysis and Matrix including:
- Fire Warden
- Evacuation including use of equipment
- Response team
- Emergency evacuation drills
along with other relevant courses including bespoke training for individuals based on their work environment.
- Provide specialist training where patient evacuation plans and PEEPs are needed to enable safe evacuation
- Visit all NBT premises and satellite sites to deliver training
- Ensure training content is relevant and up to date with the latest legislation and guidance.
Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Train appropriate staff in the safe use of firefighting equipment, emergency medical gas shutdown and the deployment / use of evacuation equipment where required
- Work with local managers and the EPPR Team to provide realistic scenario training (fire drills and tabletop exercises) to test fire, contingency planning and resilience arrangements
- Ensure all relevant training is conducted in accordance with training guidance in HTM 05-01 ‘ Managing Healthcare Fire safety’, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and the Health & Safety at Work Act and associated legislation
- Work proactively with the Fire Safety Team and Senior Managers to plan complex activities or programmes such as fire drills, tabletop evacuations exercises and building evacuations. This will require the formulation and adjustment of strategies across the organisation
- Deliver presentations in a clear and concise manner in both formal and informal training settings in order to ensure that the key points are clearly understood by the participants
- Demonstrate empathy and excellent communication skills
- Undertake daily administration duties including confident use of computers, including competent use of common applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and web-based systems
- Use initiative to prioritise own workload, exercising discretion as to the degree of urgency, importance and confidentiality
- The role will require occasional exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances as a result of reading incident reports, participating in emergency evacuations drills and ensuring the organisation is resilient in the event of emergencies
- Produce data and reports to be shared with the Fire Safety Team and used for meetings, reports etc.
Qualifications
- Certification in Fire Safety or equivalent level of experience within a fire safety role.
Knowledge
- Ability to analyse Fire drawings to aid the development of training
Personal Qualities
- Highly motivated, resourceful and uses knowledge of skills and fire legislation to protect the Trust
As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support – developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
BFT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.
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The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
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Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.
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The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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