Fire Safety Advisor - £2.5k Incentive
Accepting applications until: 26-Oct-2025 22:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 26-Oct-2025 22:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- St Nicholas Hospital/Northgate Park
- Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Postcode
- NE3 3XT
- Major / Minor Region
- Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent: 37.5 hours per week
- Hours
- Full time
- Job share
- Flexible working
Salary
- Salary
- £41,224 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NTW Solutions Band B)
Specialty
- Main area
- Estates - Fire Safety
We are really glad you are thinking of working with us. We provide important services to the NHS and other partners. We have a range of roles and working here is varied and interesting and you can make a positive difference to people’s lives.
Our people are at the absolute heart of what we do and our services are based on having great people work for us. We know from our staff survey that people like working here and people love the friendly and supportive teams we have.
We care about our staff and provide great benefits and have a range of health and wellbeing support available. We strive to be a great and inclusive place to work and having an inclusive workforce is something we are passionate about.
Job overview
Are you passionate about fire safety and ready to make a real impact across a diverse healthcare estate? NTW Solutions is seeking a dedicated Fire Safety Advisor to join our Estates team and help ensure the safety of patients, staff, and visitors across our properties.
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As Fire Safety Advisor, you’ll play a key role in ensuring compliance with fire safety legislation and NHS standards across a designated sector of our estate, which includes hospitals, offices, and residential homes. You’ll lead on fire risk assessments, training programmes, incident investigations, and the development of fire strategy documents. You’ll also work closely with internal teams and external bodies such as the Fire & Rescue Service, planners, and building control officers.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement fire safety risk treatment plans.
- Deliver fire safety training to over 2,500 staff, including out-of-hours sessions.
- Conduct fire risk assessments and audits in line with HTM 05 and RRO 2005.
- Investigate fire incidents and produce detailed reports.
- Ensure fire safety compliance in new builds and refurbishments.
- Liaise with Fire & Rescue Services and other statutory bodies.
- Manage fire safety equipment and coordinate maintenance programmes.
We’re looking for someone with:
- A thorough knowledge of fire safety legislation and NHS Firecode.
- Strong experience in fire safety training and risk assessment.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Proficiency in CAD and IT systems.
- A NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety (or willingness to work towards it).
- The ability to travel between sites regularly.
Desirable qualifications include membership of professional bodies such as MIFireE or CFPA, and experience in healthcare fire safety.
Working for our organisation
NTW Solutions is proud to provide services to the NHS. We keep hospitals clean and patients fed and we keep buildings running and grounds tidy. Our digital teams support the vital systems the NHS relies on, our pharmacy team ensures patients get the medicine they need, and our workforce team recruits people onto the frontline. We transcribe thousands of important medical letters, provide a lease car service to keep people on the move, and ensure suppliers are paid on time.
We provide a wide range of benefits including a good rate of pay and pension and an extensive range of discounts. We care about health and wellbeing and offer a range of support for the people who work here.
We believe everyone has potential and welcome applications from people from a culturally diverse background, those who are LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, anyone who is unemployed or has been out of work for a period of time, or those who have served in our armed forces.
We were set up by CNTW NHS Foundation Trust to provide support services. As a limited company we have built a commercial ethos onto our NHS values and now provide our services to other NHS organisations and beyond.
We make a difference and working here is fulfilling and rewarding. Our social purpose is also driving our plans to become net zero and to tackle discrimination and champion equality. Working here means joining a friendly bunch of people dedicated to supporting better care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description itself for a wider overview of the role.
This vacancy includes an attractive £2.5K welcome bonus* - a rewarding welcome for a rewarding career.
*Terms and conditions apply: Specifics to be discussed at interview.
Please note that this role is not under NHS agenda for change terms and conditions, as this vacancy is for NTW Solutions Ltd not Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Must have a thorough knowledge of Fire Safety Legislation, Fire Risk Assessments, Building Design for Fire Safety, Fire Fighting Equipment and Fire Safety Policy and Procedures
- Excellent working knowledge in the field of training with the ability to organise others and administer Fire safety training including preparation and delivery
- Must have excellent knowledge of the Health Technical Memorandum HTM guidance documents and a thorough working knowledge of HTM 05 Fire Safety. (FIRECODE)
- Must understand the risk assessment process and have the ability to undertake fire safety audits.
- Must have comprehensive working knowledge and understanding of The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. (RRO)
- Good organisation skill complemented with good IT Skills including the operation and use of CAD (computer aided design) software and systems
- Be able to handle and demonstrate the use of firefighting equipment.
- Standard typing / keyboard skills for the preparation of reports
Desirable criteria
- A good understanding of fire modelling techniques and working knowledge of risk management techniques
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Healthcare Fire Safety
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Significant equivalent experience in fire safety management equating to degree level.
- NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety or willing to work towards.
- Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post as travel between sites will be required on a regular basis.
Desirable criteria
- Corporate Membership of professional organisation ie Institution of Fire Engineers (MIFireE) or Confederation of Fire Protection Association of Europe (CFPA)
- A science or engineering based formal qualification to degree level in an appropriate subject.
- Hold Fire Risk Assessor accreditation through a professional body such as the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE), Institute of Fire Safety Managers (IFSM) or third-party certified equivalent.
- Completed ICDL or equivalent.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Steve Smith
- Job title
- Senior Fire Safety Advisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 566 5832
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